MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- The pandemic caused only “modest” delays in developmental milestones for infants and toddlers, a new study has found. Previous research has reported that pandemic-related lockdowns disrupted the lives of many...
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- Even though fentanyl-linked fatal overdoses are soaring among young adults, a new survey of American college students found that just 1 in 7 knew how to administer the overdose antidote drug naloxone. Many who took the...
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- The dangerous heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation is becoming more common in middle-aged people, a new study warns. More than a quarter of patients at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) seeking...
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- People’s idea of “old age” is aging itself, with middle-aged folks and seniors believing that old age starts later in life than did peers from decades ago, a new study finds. The study revolves around the...
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- Measles infections continue to spread across the country, with 125 cases now reported in 18 states, new U.S. government data shows. That is more cases than were reported in all of 2022, the most recent annual peak...
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- The H5N1 avian flu virus that's infecting U.S. cattle is increasingly showing up in mammals -- a dangerous sign that it could someday easily infect people. That's the warning issued late last week by World Health...
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- Parents too often wave the white flag when it comes to young picky eaters, a new survey finds. Three out of five parents say they’re willing to play personal chef and cobble up a separate meal for a child who balks...
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- Two common PFAS "forever chemicals" have been deemed hazardous substances by the Environmental Protection Agency. The new designation, enacted under the country's Superfund law, will let the EPA investigate and clean up...
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- A strong relationship can help a breast cancer survivor thrive in the aftermath of their terrible ordeal, a new study finds. Diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer places tremendous stress on the women and their...
