• Jamie Foxx Reveals He Had Brain Bleed in 2023

    Actor Jamie Foxx has shared the details of a life-threatening medical emergency he experienced last year after doctors discovered he had suffered a brain bleed. In his new Netflix comedy special, “What Had Happened Was,” Jamie Foxx...

    • Posted December 11, 2024
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  • Bird Flu in California Child Similar to Strain Seen in Livestock

    As an outbreak of bird flu among dairy cows continues, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday that the strain of bird flu detected in a California child is similar to the strain spreading through livestock, though the patient...

    • Posted December 11, 2024
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  • Genital Herpes Affects 1 in 5 Younger Adults Worldwide

    Genital herpes is widespread the world round among younger adults, with more than 846 million people living with the lifelong sexually transmitted infection, a new review finds. About 1 in 5 people younger than 50 live with...

    • Posted December 11, 2024
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  • ‘Brain Boost’ From Today’s Exercise May Linger Through Tomorrow

    Want to give your brain a boost for tomorrow? Get in a little pulse-pounding exercise today, a new study shows. In a finding that suggests the benefits of exercise may linger longer than believed, researchers discovered that...

    • Posted December 11, 2024
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  • What Works Best to Help Young Vapers Quit?

    Many young adults can kick their vaping habit with a little coaching and support. New research published Dec. 10 in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine shows that nearly half of a group of 18- to 24-year-olds...

    • Posted December 11, 2024
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  • Parents’ Smoking Could Raise Risk for MS in Kids

    For children genetically predisposed to develop multiple sclerosis (MS), exposure to cigarette smoke in the family home could raise that risk even higher, new research shows. “A higher genetic MS risk is associated with an increased vulnerability...

    • Posted December 11, 2024
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  • Are You a ‘Late Gift-Giver’? Study Finds Folks Mostly Don’t Mind

    It can feel like a shameful moment, bracing yourself to hand over a Christmas or birthday gift that’s days or months overdue for one reason or another. But slackers take heart — a new study has found...

    • Posted December 11, 2024
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  • ‘Ableism’ Prevents Many Americans From Getting Mental Health Care

    Ableism, or prejudice against people with disabilities, is an established problem in general healthcare. Now, a small study shows those same issues persist in mental healthcare. Sometimes, the barriers to care are physical, such as inaccessible entrances...

    • Posted December 11, 2024
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  • Removing, Storing Patient’s Blood Before Liver Surgery Helps Avoid Transfusions

    Canadian Rowan Ladd scratched her head when doctors said they might bank a blood donation from her at the start of her 2022 liver surgery, but she figured it couldn’t hurt. “You’re told before surgery that the...

    • Posted December 11, 2024
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  • Task Force Supports Women Over 30 Collecting Samples for Cervical Cancer Screening

    In guidelines that may encourage more women to get screened for cervical cancer, a leading health task force has backed giving women over 30 the option to collect their own vaginal samples for testing. Instead of needing...

    • Posted December 10, 2024
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