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What Is Nipah, the Virus Spread by Bats That’s Killing People in India?

A deadly viral disease spread by bats is once again infecting humans, but in this case, it isn’t Ebola. As of June 1, an outbreak of the Nipah virus has infected at least 18 people and killed 17 in Kerala, India, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported. The outbreak, which is the first to hit…

Health Ed Cara

No, Harvard Isn’t Studying How to Cure Cancer Through Diet

Over the past few weeks, multiple media outlets have written about Kathy Bero, a 54-year-old woman who claims her breast cancer 12 years ago was ultimately defeated through a special diet and diligent use of reiki, an alternative medicine that purports to treat disease via healing energy channeled through a person’s hands. Her recovery was…

Health Ed Cara

Opioids Caused 1 in 5 Deaths of Young People in the US in 2016

It’s no secret that opioids kill more Americans annually than ever before. But a new study published Friday in JAMA Network Open highlights just how devastating the crisis has been to certain age groups. In 2016, it found, opioid overdoses were responsible for a fifth of all deaths among people in their mid-20s to 30s—a…

Health Ed Cara

The Experiment That Made Philadelphia Chinese Food Healthier

As anyone who’s made a habit of ordering late-night delivery well knows, these meals typically aren’t too healthy. And when it comes to heaping amounts of salt in these foods, there’s perhaps no greater culprit than Chinese takeout. But a new study published Wednesday in Public Health Reports details a strategy that helped Chinese restaurant owners…

Health Ed Cara

Ambien Has Some Terrible Side Effects, Even If It Doesn’t Make You Racist

Last night, Soros truther and former hit ABC star Roseanne Barr penned a barrage of tweets attempting to explain some recent racist, paranoid tweets that got her namesake show cancelled. Among the explanations she offered, such as it being Memorial Day, she alluded to tweeting while taking the sleep aid zolpidem, commonly sold under the…

Health Ed Cara

A California Doctor Is in Trouble for Claiming to Treat Ebola Through Sound

Bill Gray, a 75-year-old, Stanford-trained doctor based in California, claims on his website that he can treat almost any patient’s health problems through personalized, “homeopathic” audio recordings sent via email. But the California medical board is having none of it. Earlier this month, it filed a five-page complaint against Gray for behaving unprofessionally, setting the…

Health Ed Cara

Nutritional Supplements Don’t Improve Heart Health, Study Finds

People who use vitamin and mineral supplements to keep their heart in tiptop shape probably aren’t getting much out of it, suggests a new review published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The study found that most popular supplements, such as vitamin C and calcium, seemed to provide no benefits in preventing…

Health Ed Cara

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

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

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

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

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

Detroit Man Who Sold Diseased Body Parts Gets Nine Years in Prison

A Detroit body broker was sentenced to nine years in federal prison on Tuesday for hustling diseased organs. Arthur Rathburn, 64, was convicted of leading a scheme that involved selling and renting body parts with HIV and Hepatitis B and C to dental and medical schools that were unaware the body parts they were acquiring…

Health Jennings Brown

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

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

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

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

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

FDA Publicly Shames Drug Companies That Block Generic Meds

Today the Food and Drug Administration published a list of pharmaceutical companies accused of bogging down the development of generic drugs. The makers of brand name drugs are constantly putting up obstacles that delay the development of generic medications, according to generics manufacturers, and this new list calls them out. But it remains to be…

Health Matt Novak

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

What Is Nipah, the Virus Spread by Bats That’s Killing People in India?

No, Harvard Isn’t Studying How to Cure Cancer Through Diet

Opioids Caused 1 in 5 Deaths of Young People in the US in 2016

The Experiment That Made Philadelphia Chinese Food Healthier

Ambien Has Some Terrible Side Effects, Even If It Doesn’t Make You Racist

A California Doctor Is in Trouble for Claiming to Treat Ebola Through Sound

Nutritional Supplements Don’t Improve Heart Health, Study Finds

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

Detroit Man Who Sold Diseased Body Parts Gets Nine Years in Prison

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

FDA Publicly Shames Drug Companies That Block Generic Meds

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

Trump Says He’ll Sign Order to Pay TSA

Deadpool Will Deface ‘Magic: The Gathering’ Classics for a New Secret Lair

Apple’s Siri Isn’t Just Going to Use One Chatbot. It’s Going to Use All of Them

Why ‘For All Mankind’ Season 5 Is the Key to the Rest of the Series

ASUS ZenScreen 15.6-Inch Portable Monitor Is Now Cheaper Than Black Friday in Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Early Wildfires Are Surging Across the US—and Trump’s New Fire Agency Isn’t Ready

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

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