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The US Probably Had Its Third Straight Year of Lowered Life Expectancy in 2017

The US likely experienced its third consecutive year of a sagging life expectancy in 2017, based on preliminary data published this week by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Increased deaths from suicide and drug overdose probably played a role in the decline. If final calculations do show that life expectancy declined again in…

Health Ed Cara May 25

At Least 52 People in Utah Were Poisoned by Fake Cannabis Oil

A poisoning outbreak traced to synthetic cannabinoids sickened at least 52 people in Utah and sent 31 to the emergency room this past winter, reveals a new report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But unlike other recent outbreaks, the victims weren’t trying to buy synthetic weed: They had bought what…

Health Ed Cara May 25

Bug-Sprayed Clothing Really Does Keep Ticks Away

A new CDC-led study published today in the Journal of Medical Entomology suggests it might be a great time to invest in a new fashion trend: bug spray-laced clothing. The study found that clothing treated with permethrin was able to stop several species of disease-causing ticks in their tracks, either paralyzing them or making them…

Health Ed Cara May 24

Does Your Community Have These Happy Neighborhood Traits?

Certain aspects of a neighborhood, including its ethnic diversity and the availability of public transit, are associated with better reported well-being among residents, according to a study published Wednesday in PLOS One. Researchers used data from an existing survey called the Gallup-Sharecare Well-Being Index. From 2010 to 2012, more than 300,000 Americans were asked about…

Health Ed Cara May 24

One Vaping Flavor Can Harm Human Cells, Study Finds

It’s a lingering question as to just how dangerous firing up an e-cigarette really is, especially when compared to the health impact of traditional tobacco cigarettes. Yet research presented this week at the American Thoracic Society’s annual conference suggests that part of the potential harm of vaping could come from the chemicals used to give…

Health Ed Cara May 24

More Than 50 People in Brooklyn Just Overdosed on Synthetic Weed. Why Does This Keep Happening?

“When someone’s taking these drugs, they’re essentially a human guinea pig.”

Health Ed Cara May 22

A Defunct Pregnancy Drug May Still Affect the Grandchildren of Women Who Took It

The ties that bind us to our ancestors might be even more influential than we knew, suggests a new study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. It found that the grandchildren of women who took a certain hormone-mimicking drug before the 1970s were at higher risk of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) compared to children…

Health Ed Cara May 21

Almost Every American Who Got Sick From Dairy Was Consuming Raw Milk or Cheese

Say what you will about store-brand milk’s crummy marketing history and relative blandness—at least it’s rarely loaded with germs that’ll send you running to the toilet, or even worse, to the hospital. The same definitely can’t be said for raw milk, reveals a new, if fairly obvious, study out this month in the journal of…

Health Ed Cara May 18

For the Love of God, Keep Your Literal Ass Away From the Pool When You’re Sick

Given that summer is somehow only a short while off for Americans, here’s a timely reminder courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Please, we beg you, keep your disgusting butt away from the swimming pool or hot tub if you’re feeling the least bit like you might have diarrhea. On Thursday, the CDC…

Health Ed Cara May 18

The World’s First Drug to Prevent Migraines Has Just Been Approved, and It’s Pricey

On Thursday, the Food and Drug Administration approved the first drug explicitly developed to prevent migraines. But while the drug may signal a new wave of effective treatments for this debilitating—yet often ignored and dismissed—medical condition, there are still questions as to how many migraine sufferers will actually be able to afford it. The drug,…

Health Ed Cara May 18

The US Had Its Lowest Birth Rate Ever Last Year

American women had fewer children in 2017 than in any year since 1987, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease and Prevention Thursday. And the overall birth rate was the lowest ever recorded in the US. While there are some positive trends in the report, such as fewer teen pregnancies, there…

Tech News Ed Cara May 17

The Latest Ebola Outbreak Has Reached a Major African City

An ongoing outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in Africa has become much more worrying, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported Thursday. While previous cases of the often fatal viral disease had been found in rural areas during this most recent outbreak, the first urban case of Ebola was recently…

Tech News Ed Cara May 17

The U.S. Opioid Crisis Is So Devastating, It’s Made More Organs Available for Transplant

New research out today in the New England Journal of Medicine highlights yet another impact of the opioid crisis: More people have gotten the organ donations they’ve needed in recent years because of more deaths caused by drug abuse and overdose. The research also suggests these donated organs aren’t any less safe than organs from…

Health Ed Cara May 16

Chimp Beds Are Way Less Filthy Than Human Beds

In a twist that rivals cinema’s best, a new study published Tuesday in Royal Society Open Science suggests a horrible truth: We’ve been the damn dirty apes all along. It found that beds made by one of our closest primate relatives, chimpanzees, contain little personal filth, meaning germs and parasites from their own body, and…

Health Ed Cara May 16

Virtual Cops Could Be Better at Interviewing Eyewitnesses Than Real Ones, Study Suggests

As many a crime documentary has made clear, eyewitness testimony is often much less accurate than you might think. But a new study published recently in Frontiers in Psychology suggests there could be a relatively simple way to improve witness recollections: Have a virtual avatar do the interviewing instead of a cop. Researchers at the…

Health Ed Cara May 15

Ebola’s Back Again—Why Don’t We Have a Cure for It Yet?

Ebola has once again resurfaced. On Friday, the World Health Organization reported that there have been at least 34 suspected cases of the viral disease and 18 deaths since early April in the Bikoro District of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). But Ebola’s resurgence, hardly unexpected, can’t help but bring a question to…

Health Ed Cara May 11

The Red Cross Wants to Stop Universally Screening Blood Donations for Zika

A new study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that it took more than $40 million over a 15-month period to screen nearly every blood donation sent to the American Red Cross for the mosquitoborne Zika virus. The report found that the massive effort—which went into effect following Zika outbreaks that…

Health Ed Cara May 11

The FDA Is Taking Two Shady Stem Cell Clinics to Court

The Food and Drug Administration’s crusade against irresponsible stem cell clinics is heating up. On Wednesday, the agency announced it was seeking permanent injunctions against two of the most prominent clinics in the US. The injunctions, if successful, would bar the clinics and specific doctors there from performing unapproved stem cell therapies. One injunction goes…

Health Ed Cara May 10

Your Coworker’s Outdoor Smoke Break Could Still Contaminate Your Cubicle, Study Finds

Smoking has been banned in most public indoor spaces within the US for years now—and for the better—but that doesn’t necessarily mean nonsmokers are free from toxic cigarette chemicals. New research published Wednesday in Science Advances suggests that not only can the chemical residue left behind by cigarette smoking find its way into “smoke-free” buildings,…

Health Ed Cara May 9

Doctors Have an Alarmingly High Suicide Rate, and No One Is Sure How to Help Them

Medical doctors are more likely to die from suicide than members of any other profession in the US, suggests new research presented this week at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. And worse than that, few interventions seem to have helped make these suicides less common. Studies have consistently shown that doctors die…

Health Ed Cara May 9

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The US Probably Had Its Third Straight Year of Lowered Life Expectancy in 2017

At Least 52 People in Utah Were Poisoned by Fake Cannabis Oil

Bug-Sprayed Clothing Really Does Keep Ticks Away

Does Your Community Have These Happy Neighborhood Traits?

One Vaping Flavor Can Harm Human Cells, Study Finds

More Than 50 People in Brooklyn Just Overdosed on Synthetic Weed. Why Does This Keep Happening?

A Defunct Pregnancy Drug May Still Affect the Grandchildren of Women Who Took It

Almost Every American Who Got Sick From Dairy Was Consuming Raw Milk or Cheese

For the Love of God, Keep Your Literal Ass Away From the Pool When You’re Sick

The World’s First Drug to Prevent Migraines Has Just Been Approved, and It’s Pricey

The US Had Its Lowest Birth Rate Ever Last Year

The Latest Ebola Outbreak Has Reached a Major African City

The U.S. Opioid Crisis Is So Devastating, It’s Made More Organs Available for Transplant

Chimp Beds Are Way Less Filthy Than Human Beds

Virtual Cops Could Be Better at Interviewing Eyewitnesses Than Real Ones, Study Suggests

Ebola’s Back Again—Why Don’t We Have a Cure for It Yet?

The Red Cross Wants to Stop Universally Screening Blood Donations for Zika

The FDA Is Taking Two Shady Stem Cell Clinics to Court

Your Coworker’s Outdoor Smoke Break Could Still Contaminate Your Cubicle, Study Finds

Doctors Have an Alarmingly High Suicide Rate, and No One Is Sure How to Help Them

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