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FRIDAY, Sept. 25, 2020 — There may be a slightly increased risk of autism for each week a child is born before or after 40 weeks of gestation, according to a new study. Researchers are still trying to pinpoint the causes of autism, but both genetic and environmental factors are believed to play a role. […]
Continue ReadingFRIDAY, Sept. 25, 2020 — Risky, groundbreaking surgery saved a 12-year-old dog that had an aggressive tumor and was given only weeks to live, University of Florida veterinarians report. Cello, a female goldendoodle, had a rare tumor that caused a life-threatening obstruction of her major veins. “This was one of the most advanced cases of […]
Continue ReadingFRIDAY, Sept. 25, 2020 — Low blood levels of vitamin D might heighten people’s odds for severe or even fatal COVID-19, new research shows. Taking in a healthy level of vitamin D may therefore “reduce the complications, including the cytokine storm [release of too many proteins into the blood too quickly] and ultimately death from […]
Continue ReadingFRIDAY, Sept. 25, 2020 — People who buy into conspiracy theories about COVID-19 may be especially likely to refuse a vaccine when one becomes available, a new study suggests. Researchers said the results are not surprising. But they highlight how mistrust in authorities could already be undermining efforts to get the pandemic under control: Those […]
Continue ReadingHere are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Scientists Sequence Genome of Mold That Produced First Penicillin The genome of the original mold that produced the first penicillin has been sequenced by scientists. The world’s first antibiotic was accidentally discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming when […]
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Use Our Content This story can be republished for free (details). President Donald Trump, outlining his âAmerica First Health Planâ Thursday, announced that his administration will allow the importation of prescription drugs from Canada. The final plan clears the way for Florida and other states to implement a program bringing medications across the border despite […]
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This story also ran on NPR. This story can be republished for free (details). Matthew Fentress was just 25 when he passed out while stuffing cannolis as a cook for a senior living community six years ago. Doctors diagnosed him with viral cardiomyopathy, heart disease that developed after a bout of the flu. Send Us […]
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Canât see the audio player? Click here to listen on SoundCloud. The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg â and the insistence of President Donald Trump and the GOP-led Senate to fill that vacancy this year â could have major implications for health care. The high court will hear yet another case challenging the […]
Continue ReadingTHURSDAY, Sept. 24, 2020 — Fewer U.S. heart attack survivors are having another heart attack within a year, a new study finds. Rates of recurrent heart attacks, hospitalization for heart failure and deaths within a year have gone down in heart…
Continue ReadingTHURSDAY, Sept. 24, 2020 — Parents and other caregivers need to be more aware of the potentially lethal “Benadryl Challenge” circulating on social media, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Thursday. The new internet dare, broadcast widely on teen-friendly TikTok, urges kids to overdose on the over-the-counter antihistamine Benadryl to achieve a hallucinatory state. […]
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