Your tiredness may be a sign of anemia. These iron-rich foods can help.
If you suspect that you’re low in iron, such as fatigue, shortness of breath, and cold hands or feet, see your health-care provider before taking action. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sharon Liao Source Type: news
China vows to crack down on fentanyl chemicals. The impact is unclear.
Policy experts remain skeptical that China’s pledge will make a lasting dent in the global supply chain for illicit drugs. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: David Ovalle Source Type: news
A rift over ‘profound autism’ reveals a community’s deeper divide
Amid a burgeoning neurodiversity movement, some say autistic children who are nonverbal and intellectually disabled are being left behind. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Katherine Ellison Source Type: news
Study undercuts premise for excluding women from medical research
Women’s body temperatures are no more variable than men’s, researchers found. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Blakemore Source Type: news
CDC releases 77,000 more doses of RSV shot for infants
The move is the latest step by federal agencies to address shortages of the therapy as the country heads deeper into respiratory virus season. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sabrina Malhi Source Type: news
Biden picks Vanderbilt physician to lead National Cancer Institute
W. Kimryn Rathmell, a prominent cancer researcher, will oversee initiatives intended to reduce the cancer death rate and speed up clinical breakthroughs. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dan Diamond Source Type: news
Exercising with flat feet? Here’s what you need to know.
There’s little to suggest that treating flat feet helps anything. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ian McMahan Source Type: news
Lung cancer survival rates have risen, but data show racial inequality
The report highlights the need for better messaging about screening for lung cancer, which is still the nation’s leading cause of cancer-related deaths. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sabrina Malhi Source Type: news
She was born with a second uterus. She’s pregnant in both.
Kelsey Hatcher, who lives in Alabama, is pregnant with two fetuses in separate uteruses. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kyle Melnick Source Type: news
Filters, fruit and other tips for better-tasting drinking water
The urge to drink water can diminish as you age. To get enough fluids, consider these filters, flavors and ideas. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Catherine Roberts Source Type: news
If you don’t love your drinking water, here are 6 things to try
The urge to drink water can diminish as you age. To get enough fluids, consider these filters, flavors and ideas. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Catherine Roberts Source Type: news
How CDC’s new director is trying to regain trust shattered by covid
Mandy Cohen is tasked with restoring credibility to the once-vaunted agency at a time of extreme political divisions and fading trust in government — and science. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lena H. Sun Source Type: news
Program to get doctors to high-need areas falling short, study says
Overall, 73 percent of counties with shortages still had physician shortages a decade after their designation in the federal program. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Blakemore Source Type: news
Tuberculosis exposure at day care prompts ‘urgent’ testing for 500 children
Tuberculosis can advance rapidly in young children, creating an “urgent situation” after hundreds were potentially exposed at a YMCA day-care facility. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Justine McDaniel Source Type: news
FDA approves first vaccine against mosquito-borne virus chikungunya
The single-dose shot, called Ixchiq, is designed to prevent an illness that can cause debilitating joint pain for months to years. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - November 10, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sabrina Malhi Source Type: news
