How Has COVID-19 Changed the world?
Overview The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the world and led to substantial changes in many aspects of society. The pandemic has resulted in widespread illness and death, economic disruption,…
Blood Pressure Medication Recalled Over Cancer Risk Concerns, FDA Says in New Warning
On Dec. 21, the FDA announced that Lupin Pharmaceuticals is voluntarily recalling four lots of Quinapril tablets that were distributed to patients. The medication is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor,…
CRISPR For Cancer Takes a Big Step Forward
Researchers have made an important step forward toward a long-desired goal: using the gene-editing technology CRISPR to treat cancer. In a study published in Nature, scientists recruited 16 people who…
Your Smartphone Is a Haven for Allergens
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter A science fair project by Hana Ruran, of Hopkinton, Mass., found that cell phones are often loaded with cat and dog allergens, bacteria and fungi.…
Getting COVID-19 Multiple Times Is Risky for Your Health
At this point in the pandemic, it’s easy to think of COVID-19 as something closer to the flu than a dangerous disease. But even though the latest Omicron variants do…
Listeria Outbreak in Deli Meat Kills One and Sickens More Than a Dozen
A food poisoning outbreak tied to deli meat and cheese has sickened 16 people, including one who died, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. Most were hospitalized and one illness resulted…
In a First, Doctors Treat a Fatal Genetic Disease Before Birth
A toddler is thriving after doctors in the U.S. and Canada used a novel technique to treat her before she was born for a rare genetic disease that caused the…
Masks Cut Covid Spread in Schools, Study Finds
By RONI CARYN RABIN The New York Times Masks have been a cultural flashpoint since the start of the pandemic, and mask mandates in schools have been especially incendiary. Critics…
Fentanyl in High School: A Texas Community Grapples With the Reach of the Deadly Opioid
KYLE, Texas — The hallways of Lehman High School looked like any other on a recent fall day. Its 2,100 students talked and laughed as they hurried to their next…
South Dakota Voters Approved Medicaid Expansion, but Implementation May Not Be Easy
RAPID CITY, S.D. — South Dakotans voted Tuesday to expand the state’s Medicaid program to cover thousands of additional low-income residents, becoming the seventh state to approve expansion via the…
