article FILE – French fries (Photo Illustration by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that eating just three servings of french fries per week was associated with a 20% higher risk of developing T2D. Baked, boiled or mashed potatoes, however, were not linked to an increased...
By Jackie Fortiér KFF Health News For two decades, Washington, D.C., pediatrician Lanre Falusi has counseled parents about vaccine safety, side effects, and timing. But this year, she said, the conversations have changed. “For the first time, I’m having parents of newborns ask me if their baby will still be able to get vaccines,” Falusi said....
People who take certain medication to manage anxiety and depression may be more vulnerable to heat-related illness. SEATTLE — Some patients taking antidepressant medications may be at increased risk for heat-related illnesses this summer, as common prescription drugs can interfere with the body’s natural cooling mechanisms, according to medical experts. Dr. Lida Turner, Chief of...
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Though mpox cases in Africa continue to trend downward from a peak a few months ago, cases rose in some countries last week, amid new challenges that include exponential spread in Guinea and the arrival of clade 2b in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), officials from Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention...
By Taylor Knopf In April, the federal Department of Education canceled hundreds of millions of dollars in grant funding that put additional mental health workers and services in schools, including four grants in North Carolina. The schools were notified by vague, boilerplate letters that said their funding — which was supposed to be doled out...
A third person has now died and nearly 70 people have fallen ill as part of a growing Legionnaires’ cluster in Harlem, city health officials reported Tuesday. The disease was initially detected on July 25; since then, three people have died and 67 people have been diagnosed, the New York City Health Department revealed in...
Advances in gene-editing are leading to renewed interest in modifying DNA in human embryos. VICTOR HABBICK VISIONS/Science Photo Library/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption VICTOR HABBICK VISIONS/Science Photo Library/Getty Images A Chinese scientist horrified the world in 2018 when he revealed he had secretly engineered the birth of the world’s first gene-edited babies. His work...
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What Is the Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak That Has Killed Two People in New York City? Fifty-eight people have been infected—and two have died—in a New York City outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease—a severe type of pneumonia caused by a bacterium commonly associated with air-conditioning systems and cooling towers By Meghan Bartels edited by Lauren J. Young...