BlendJet recalls nearly 5M portable blenders due to fire, laceration hazards
BlendJet recalled 4.8 million portable blenders after reports of burning and laceration injuries. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hospitals purchased by private equity firms are less safe, Harvard study says
The trend of private equity firms purchasing hospitals is making them less safe and lessening the quality of care, a study released by Harvard Medical School on Tuesday says. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
In $4 billion deal, Bristol Myers Squibb to buy cancer therapeutics firm RayzeBio
Biopharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squibb announced Tuesday that it will acquire RayzeBio. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Owning a pet may slow rate of cognitive decline, study suggests
Owning a pet may slow the rate of cognitive decline among older adults living alone, new research suggests. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High blood pressure, cholesterol before age 55, even if treated, can boost heart disease risk
Having high cholesterol and high blood pressure before age 55 has a lasting impact on your risk of heart disease in later life -- even if you subsequently lower your levels, new research indicates. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 20, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Weight-loss medications captured Americans' attention in 2023
Even in a year that saw new drugs for Alzheimer ' s disease and cancer greenlighted for use in the United States, treatments for weight loss garnered a bulk of health-related headlines in 2023. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC warns of'urgent need' to increase vaccinations for COVID-19, other respiratory illnesses
Healthcare providers across the U.S. are in for a rough winter if immunization rates against COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses do not increase, the CDC warns. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Gen Z perceives more dangers than previous generations, study shows
Members of Gen Z -- those born from the late 1990s to the early 2010s -- perceive more dangers in life than previous generations, a study reveals. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Smoking shrinks brain, says study linking cigarettes to Alzheimer's, dementia
Researchers have found a new reason to quit smoking. Not only does smoking destroy the heart and lungs, it also shrinks the brain, according to researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 13, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Women less likely to die from gun injuries than men, study shows
Female victims of gun violence have better outcomes than men with similar injuries, according to a study released Tuesday. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 12, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Food stuck in your throat? Sipping cola won't help, study indicates
If a piece of turkey becomes lodged in your throat this holiday season, experts recommend against trying to free it with cola -- an old wife ' s tale given new life through advice found on seemingly credible websites. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CDC issues health alert for potentially deadly Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an alert for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever after at least five U.S. residents have contracted the disease since July following travels to Mexico. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
FDA approves first human gene editing therapy for sickle cell disease
The Food and Drug Administration Friday approved a new sickle cell disease treatment using the CRISPR genome editing technology. It ' s the first approved human gene editing therapy. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Research shows allergy medicine ingredient can reduce lung cancer tumors
Icahn School of Medicine researchers at Mount Sinai Hospital reported Wednesday they have discovered an ingredient in allergy medicine can boost immune systems and reduce lung cancer tumors. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Many couples around the world share high blood pressure, study says
New research from the American Heart Association reveals that many spouses or partners in heterosexual relationships also may have a dangerous health problem in common -- high blood pressure. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - December 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
