WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- New Jersey native Lisa Pisano was staring down the end of her days.The 54-year-old had heart failure and end-stage kidney disease, but several chronic medical conditions excluded her as a candidate for heart and kidney...
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- Nearly 40% of Americans live where the air is polluted enough to harm them, a new report warns.In the American Lung Association's “State of the Air” report, released Wednesday, the number of people living with...
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- Bits of inactive bird flu virus have been discovered in samples of pasteurized milk from across the United States, health officials said Tuesday, although they stressed the viral fragments don't threaten humans.However,...
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- Anne Helms is one busy mom, constantly juggling the demands of working from home with parenting two young children.Despite that whirl of activity, Helms says she often feels isolated and lonely.“I work from home full...
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- A budget-busting 3.6 million Medicare recipients could now be eligible for coverage of the weight-loss drug Wegovy, a new KFF analysis says.That’s because the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of...
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- The percentage of married American women under the age of 50 who are infertile rose between 2011 and 2019, new government statistics show.Data from the National Survey of Family Growth show that "the percentage of...
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- “Dream it, be it” might sound like a cliche, but a new study says there’s something to the notion.Teenagers who set ambitious goals for themselves tend to be more successful as young adults, researchers reported...
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- Many people with tough-to-treat depression may be trying psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, as an alternative to antidepressants.Thinking that it's a "natural" drug, folks might assume it comes...
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- America’s mental health woes essentially serve as an annual economic downturn for the nation, a new study says.Mental illness costs the U.S. economy $282 billion every year, equivalent to the average economic...
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- Black and Hispanic Americans are gaining a better understanding of CPR, with a growing number expressing confidence they could use it to save a life, a new survey finds.About 44% of Black Americans now feel confident...
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- Acne, psoriasis, eczema, vitiligo, alopecia: Any one of these common skin ailments can render a child vulnerable to stigma and bullying at school, new research confirms.“These chronic skin conditions can be...
WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- Long-term daily use of aspirin has been known to prevent colon cancer, but up to now it’s been unclear why that is.Now, researchers think they understand how aspirin acts against colon cancer, a new study says.Aspirin...
