I get it, food safety is a boring topic. When I would talk or write about food safety before Covid it usually elicited a yawn. Covid opened our minds to … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
A simple blood test might determine which patients are at risk for long COVID, a new study says. Higher levels of leukocytes — a form of white blood cell — … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
“Hidden hunger” — low levels of essential vitamins or minerals — is common among people with Type 2 diabetes, a new evidence review says. Overall, as many as 45% of … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
Four in every 10 cancer patients treated with chemotherapy develop severe peripheral nerve pain, a new evidence review suggests. These patients might experience loss of balance and coordination, weakness or … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
When Robert F. Kennedy Jr. starts the first of two days of confirmation hearings on Wednesday, it won’t be just a big moment for the former environmental lawyer and presidential candidate. It will also be a breakthrough event for the once-fringe anti-vaccine movement, as Senators weigh allowing one of its most high-profile boosters to head … Read more
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will face questioning by Senators from both parties on Wednesday and Thursday, in one of the most anticipated confirmation hearings for President Donald Trump’s Administration. If confirmed by the Senate, Kennedy would head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), which oversees many of the country’s health agencies, from the … Read more
The flu is always a nasty foe—and it’s particularly vicious this year. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been at least 12 million flu infections since the fall in the U.S., leading to 160,000 hospitalizations and 6,600 deaths. Dr. Mahesh Polavarapu, medical director of emergency medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian … Read more
The tide has largely turned against alcohol. Drinking, at least in moderation, was once seen as a harmless—or even healthy—indulgence that could strengthen your heart and even lengthen your lifespan. But in many scientific circles, consuming virtually any amount of alcohol is now seen as toxic. On Jan. 3, outgoing Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released … Read more
Extreme temperatures — mostly heat — are projected to kill as many as 2.3 million people in Europe by the end of the century unless countries get better at reducing carbon pollution and adapting to hotter conditions, a new study says. Currently, cold temperatures kill more people in Europe than heat by large margins. But … Read more
At least 20 states were unable to draw funds from an HHS payment system hours after the White House ordered a pause on the disbursement of grants and loans. View original article Contributor: Rachel Roubein, Lena H. Sun, Shannon Najmabadi, Amanda Morris