TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 -- COVID-19 appears to have paralyzed a teen girl’s vocal cords, blocking her breathing to the point that surgery was required, a new case report says. The case suggests that vocal cord paralysis might be a rare...
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 -- Cases keep rising in an outbreak of salmonella illness tied to cantaloupes that began last month, with 302 people now sickened across 42 states, federal officials said. As of Dec. 15, four people had died and 129 had been...
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 -- Cinnamon samples gathered at a facility in Ecuador linked to tainted applesauce pouches were found to contain levels of toxic lead that were 2,000 times higher than proposed standards, according to U.S. Food and Drug...
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 -- A person’s toothbrush could be a true lifesaver if they land in a hospital ICU, according to new evidence review. Regular toothbrushing is associated with lower rates of death in the intensive care unit (ICU),...
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 -- Hospital coffee machines have received some side-eye as a potential source of spreading infection, but a new study debunks the belief. “To our great relief…a general ban on coffee makers doesn’t seem...
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 -- Early results from a trial of a new kidney disease medication show it significantly reduces levels of a urine marker of kidney damage. The experimental drug -- called BI 690517 for now -- cut levels of the liver protein...
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 -- At-home tests for colon cancer make this important screening readily available to folks who can’t afford or would rather not go through a colonoscopy. Unfortunately, more than 1 in 10 at-home tests sent to a lab are...
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 -- The average U.S. adult eats a meal’s worth of snacks every day, a new study suggests. Americans average about 400 to 500 calories in snacks daily, often more than what they ate at breakfast, according to data from...
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 -- Probiotics might be able to help people dodge the worst effects of COVID-19, new clinical trial results show. Unvaccinated people who took a lactobacillus-laced probiotic had reduced COVID symptoms and even delayed...
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 -- Remaining childless throughout adult life might be tied, in some cases, to illnesses experienced in childhood, new research suggests. Childlessness isn't just about fertility. As a University of Oxford news release on the...
TUESDAY, Dec. 19, 2023 -- Elite athletes who suffer a sudden cardiac arrest might have genetics that make them more vulnerable to heart disease, a new study suggests. Analysis of more than 280 top-level endurance athletes revealed that 1 in 6 have...