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First Death From Vaping-Linked Lung Illness Reported by Illinois Health Officials

A patient has died after suffering a mysterious lung illness linked to vaping, health officials said Friday. The death comes in the wake of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announcing this week that more than a hundred similar possible cases have been documented across the country. The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)…

Health Ed Cara

A Superbug Salmonella Sickened Hundreds of People Through Cheese, Beef, and Raw Milk

According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an outbreak of superbug salmonella sickened hundreds of people and hospitalized dozens over the past two years. But what makes the incident especially scary is that the outbreak was transnational, having likely come from cattle in both the U.S. and Mexico. It…

Health Ed Cara

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U.S. Mosquitoes Are Laying ‘Time Capsule’ Eggs That Can Outlast Colder Winters

Mosquitoes didn’t become the most prolific animal killer of humanity by being lazy. A new study this week suggests that a common disease-causing species in the U.S. has learned how to lay dormant eggs that can survive harsher winters in the North. The Asian tiger mosquito, or Aedes albopictus, is thought to have first invaded…

Health Ed Cara

Some Cellphones Reportedly Exceed FCC Radiation Limits—but Don’t Flip Out Just Yet

A new Chicago Tribune report on cellphone radiation sure sounds alarming: Popular smartphones were found to emit higher-than-allowed levels of radiation. But while some of the findings are definitely worth investigating further, there’s no reason to be freaked out about health risks for now. The Chicago Tribune, according to its comprehensive report, brought 11 new,…

Health Ed Cara

To Pet Owners, a Dog’s Whimpering Sounds Just as Sad as an Infant’s Cry

Devoted pet owners are often said to treat their furry friends like children. A new study out Wednesday seems to show that’s not too far from the truth. The study found, among other things, that pet owners rated the sounds of a dog whimpering to be as sad as cries coming from a human baby.…

Health Ed Cara

Researchers Are Closer to Understanding the Strange Meat Allergy Caused by Ticks

Scientists at the University of Virginia have seemingly come closer to unraveling the mystery behind a strange red meat allergy caused by certain tick bites. They report finding a way to trigger the allergy in lab mice—an important step for studying the condition. And with the help of animal experiments, they also claim to have…

Health Ed Cara

Air Pollution From Cars Linked to Degenerative Eye Disease

The effects of pollution on human health are often subtle yet wide-reaching. Case in point, a new study out Tuesday seems to show that heavy exposure to certain automobile fumes can raise the risk of developing a degenerative disease that steadily erodes eyesight. The disease is known as age-related macular degeneration, or AMD. AMD is…

Health Ed Cara

The UK Just Lost Its Measles-Free Status, and the U.S. Could Be Next

Progress in fighting measles in Europe has taken a substantial step back. This week, the World Health Organization stripped the UK of its measles-free status, just two years after it commended the country for eradicating the virus locally. The UK’s fate could very well be a harbinger of what will happen to the United States…

Health Ed Cara

MDMA-Assisted Therapy Shows Promise as Treatment for Alcohol Addiction

Supplementing psychotherapy with small doses of MDMA could be an effective strategy to prevent relapses of alcohol addiction in patients, an ongoing small clinical trial suggests. The research is yet another example of how scientists and doctors are finding or rediscovering therapeutic uses for recreational and illicit drugs. MDMA-assisted therapy is actually an old idea,…

Health Ed Cara

A Woman Lived with a ‘Twin’ Inside Her for 17 Years Without Knowing

A young woman in India unknowingly lived with one of the rarest and most unsettling medical conditions for nearly two decades, her doctors say. According to a case report out this week, the woman had a sac containing her still-growing “twin” lodged in her abdomen for 17 years. The twin had hair, teeth, and even…

Health Ed Cara

Dozens of People in Multiple States Have Lung Disease Linked to Vaping, and No One Knows Why

Health officials still seem to be in the dark as to what exactly is going on with growing cases of lung disease linked to vaping.

Health Ed Cara

The FDA Is Previewing Some Grisly New Cigarette Warnings

The federal government wants to scare the living hell out of you—at least if you’re thinking about smoking. This week, the Food and Drug Administration previewed a series of new warnings that it plans to have plastered on all cigarette products and advertisements. And they’re a doozy. The proposed warnings, 13 in total, feature much…

Health Ed Cara

Scientists Say They’ve Found a New Organ in Skin That Processes Pain

It’s not common that researchers discover what could be an entirely new part of the human body. But a team in Sweden claims to have uncovered an intricate network of cells underneath skin that helps process certain kinds of pain. The find could broaden our conceptions of how we feel pain, as well as how…

Health Ed Cara

Scientists Have Created a Vaccine for Cat Allergies, but You Can’t Have It Yet

People unjustly kept away from feline companionship due to an allergy are rejoicing this week, after news resurfaced of a potential vaccine that makes cats less able to cause allergies. But while this research is promising, a finished product won’t be available at least until 2022. The vaccine in question is being developed by Swiss-based…

Health Ed Cara

Insurance Companies Will Have to Cover EpiPen for Kids Under New Illinois Law

Illinois will become the first state in the nation to require that insurance companies cover the EpiPen auto-injector for anyone 18 years of age or younger. The state bill, which passed 92-0 in the Illinois House and 51-0 in the state Senate, will take effect on January 1, 2020. The EpiPen is a life-saving medication…

Health Matt Novak

Report: Juul’s Meaningless Attempts at Self-Regulation Just Led to Explosion in Knockoff Juul Pods

Juul pulled almost all of its flavored nicotine pods other than menthol and mint off the market last year under pressure from the Food and Drug Administration, which under recently departed Administrator Scott Gottlieb was pursuing a hardline stance on the vaping industry and specifically on Juul, which has been repeatedly accused of knowingly marketing…

Health Tom McKay

A Chlamydia Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Human Trial

A vaccine for the most commonly reported sexually transmitted infection in the U.S.—the bacterial disease chlamydia—is now a substantial step closer to reality. On Monday, researchers reported that two of their vaccine candidates were found to be safe in a phase 1 clinical trial of 35 women. Though the trial wasn’t meant to prove their…

Health Ed Cara

Massachusetts Man Reportedly in a Coma After Contracting Brain Infection From a Mosquito

A rare, sometimes fatal viral infection spread by mosquitoes has resurfaced in Massachusetts—and has likely sent at least one man into a coma. Over the weekend, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported that a local resident contracted the Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus. Dozens of communities remain at critical or high risk for the…

Health Ed Cara

Preliminary Data Shows Two New Ebola Drugs Dramatically Decrease Mortality Rates

Two new clinical treatments for the infamous Ebola virus may result in it becoming a “preventable and treatable” disease, the BBC reported on Monday, with a study of four drugs finding that two treatments called REGN-EB3 and mAb114 were effective in limiting mortality from the disease. Per Wired, while researchers have already developed an experimental…

Health Tom McKay

A Man’s Dentures Got Stuck in His Throat During Surgery, Leaving Him Bleeding for Weeks

Here’s a story that’ll haunt you into your golden years. Doctors say their elderly patient endured a nightmarish week of his throat bleeding out and weeks more of surgeries and hospital care, all because surgeons had forgotten to remove his dentures—dentures that then became lodged in his throat. According to one of the 72-year-old man’s…

Health Ed Cara

First Death From Vaping-Linked Lung Illness Reported by Illinois Health Officials

A Superbug Salmonella Sickened Hundreds of People Through Cheese, Beef, and Raw Milk

U.S. Mosquitoes Are Laying ‘Time Capsule’ Eggs That Can Outlast Colder Winters

Some Cellphones Reportedly Exceed FCC Radiation Limits—but Don’t Flip Out Just Yet

To Pet Owners, a Dog’s Whimpering Sounds Just as Sad as an Infant’s Cry

Researchers Are Closer to Understanding the Strange Meat Allergy Caused by Ticks

Air Pollution From Cars Linked to Degenerative Eye Disease

The UK Just Lost Its Measles-Free Status, and the U.S. Could Be Next

MDMA-Assisted Therapy Shows Promise as Treatment for Alcohol Addiction

A Woman Lived with a ‘Twin’ Inside Her for 17 Years Without Knowing

Dozens of People in Multiple States Have Lung Disease Linked to Vaping, and No One Knows Why

The FDA Is Previewing Some Grisly New Cigarette Warnings

Scientists Say They’ve Found a New Organ in Skin That Processes Pain

Scientists Have Created a Vaccine for Cat Allergies, but You Can’t Have It Yet

Insurance Companies Will Have to Cover EpiPen for Kids Under New Illinois Law

Report: Juul’s Meaningless Attempts at Self-Regulation Just Led to Explosion in Knockoff Juul Pods

A Chlamydia Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Human Trial

Massachusetts Man Reportedly in a Coma After Contracting Brain Infection From a Mosquito

Preliminary Data Shows Two New Ebola Drugs Dramatically Decrease Mortality Rates

A Man’s Dentures Got Stuck in His Throat During Surgery, Leaving Him Bleeding for Weeks

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