‘Ego-lifting’ cited as probable factor in exercise-related head injuries
Adolescent weightlifters are most likely to suffer head and facial mishaps, and men outpace women in ER visits, study says. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - April 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Linda Searing Source Type: news
Most sudden infant deaths involved unsafe sleep habits, study finds
The analysis mirrors known risk factors for sudden infant death. Current recommendations say infants should sleep on firm, flat, level sleep surfaces. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 31, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Blakemore Source Type: news
Bird flu spreads to dairy cows in Idaho, Michigan and New Mexico
Five states have been affected, with evidence the virus may be spreading cow-to-cow. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lena H. Sun Source Type: news
FDA issues alert on heart pump associated with 49 deaths
Impella pumps are tiny devices used temporarily used to help support a patient ’s heart. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 30, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rachel Roubein Source Type: news
Rare but severe cases of meningitis are on the rise, CDC warns
The agency is reporting a spike in bacterial infections that can cause potentially life-threatening inflammation in the brain and spinal cord. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sabrina Malhi Source Type: news
Puerto Rico declares an epidemic after dengue cases spike. What you need to know.
More than 500 cases have been reported from the island. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 27, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sabrina Malhi Source Type: news
Alito and Thomas kept bringing up Comstock. That scared abortion rights supporters.
Justices Samuel A. Alito Jr. and Clarence Thomas repeatedly invoked the 151-year-old law Tuesday during oral arguments in an abortion pill case. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dan Diamond Source Type: news
Supreme Court skeptical of efforts to restrict access to abortion pill
Several justices seemed interested in a narrow ruling that would not address the regulatory or safety issues, but would maintain existing access to mifepristone. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ann Marimow, Caroline Kitchener Source Type: news
Periods, ‘live tissue’: Female justices get specific about women’s health
The abortion pill case included several strikingly candid discussions of pregnancy- and abortion-related issues. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Caroline Kitchener Source Type: news
Bird flu detected in milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas
Avian flu was found for the first time in U.S. livestock this month, including in cows and a goat. The risk to humans is low, but experts warn against drinking raw milk. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andrew Jeong Source Type: news
Abortion, guns and the state of a divided Supreme Court
Public trust in the Supreme Court is at historic lows, just as justices weigh in on some of the nation ’s most important debates, from abortion pills to guns. Today, Ann Marimow on the state of a divided court and its attempts to regain credibility. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Elana Gordon, Lucy Perkins, Monica Campbell, Sean Carter, Peter Bresnan, Maggie Penman Source Type: news
How to keep your kidneys working well
Kidney damage can ’t be reversed, but there are lifestyle steps and treatments that can help keep chronic kidney disease in check. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ashley Abramson, Halle Levine Source Type: news
DNA test says it can predict opioid addiction risk. Skeptics aren ’t so sure.
The Food and Drug Administration approved the test despite an agency committee of experts voting overwhelmingly against recommending approval. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: David Ovalle Source Type: news
How abortion pill mifepristone is used, and where you can legally access it
An impending Supreme Court hearing about the drug has been complicated by confusion and misinformation. Here ’s what you need to know. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sabrina Malhi, McKenzie Beard Source Type: news
Measles count through mid-March surpassed last year ’s total
Measles, caused by a virus lodged in the nose or throat, can spread easily when someone with the infection coughs, sneezes or talks. (Source: Washington Post: To Your Health)
Source: Washington Post: To Your Health - March 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Linda Searing Source Type: news
