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With new guidelines released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), blood donor eligibility now will be based on individuals’ responses to screening questions — rather than group-wide restrictions. With the previous guidelines, men who have sex with men (MSM) faced restrictions when donating blood due to concerns about the spread of HIV from […]
Two cases of a common fungal infection known as tinea, or ringworm, failed to respond to standard treatment due to a recently emerged fungus in the United States, according to a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report. “Tinea is a common, highly contagious, superficial infection of the skin, hair or nails caused […]
Alyssa Nash, 27, of Northern Iowa, is a healthy, energetic young woman with a bright smile and a deep love for her family. She enjoys ceramics, painting and working as a receptionist at a local hospital. But underneath her happy exterior, Nash carries a quiet fear of turning into someone she no longer recognizes. Seven […]
Health officials in Maine have reported the first identified Powassan virus case and death this year. The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed the fatal case in a Sagadahoc County resident. The state’s Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday that the deceased adult had developed neurologic symptoms. They died in the […]
During the summer, millions of Americans who love to enjoy the hot sun should do their best to protect their skin from harmful ultraviolet rays by following strict sunscreen practices. What SPF should your sunscreen have? Find out how it may help premature aging and skin cancer. Roughly one in five Americans would eventually develop […]
The World Health Organization (WHO) isn’t too sweet on the use of sugar substitutes for weight loss or disease prevention. In new guidance, the WHO specifically recommended against the use of non-sugar sweeteners (NSS) for the purposes of controlling body weight or lowering the risk of non-communicable diseases. “Replacing free sugars with NSS does not […]
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As millions of Americans, particularly our young people, continue to struggle with worsening mental health challenges, the White House announced on Thursday — the National Day of Mental Health Action — how the Biden administration plans to tackle the crisis. Coinciding with Mental Health Awareness Month, the new strategy involves increasing mental health staffing in […]
Scientists have found that artificial intelligence could be an effective tool in predicting pancreatic cancer before a single symptom appears, according to a study published in the journal Nature Medicine on May 8. A team of researchers led by Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark and Harvard Medical School in Boston completed a sweeping study to determine […]
It isn’t healthy to hold a grudge. That’s according to a new study from Harvard University, which revealed that forgiving others could benefit people’s overall mental health. International researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Boston, Massachusetts, studied 4,598 subjects from five countries — Colombia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Africa and […]
Levels of lifetime and current depression are at an all-time high for Americans this year, according to a new poll. The rate of Americans who report that they were depressed at some point in their lives hit 29% this year, according to a Gallup poll published Wednesday. The reported level of those currently depressed hit […]
As the artificial intelligence train barrels on with no signs of slowing down — some studies have even predicted that AI will grow by more than 37% per year between now and 2030 — the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued an advisory calling for “safe and ethical AI for health.” The agency recommended caution […]
