Health

Thir Sakdi Phu Cxm / EyeEm/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A Georgia resident has died after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba, according to the state’s Department of Public Health. Health officials said in a release Friday the resident likely contracted Naegleria fowleri — an amoeba that destroys brain tissue — while swimming in […]

Makoto Honda / 500px/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A new study is sounding the alarm about a rise in alcohol-related deaths, especially in women. The investigation, published by JAMA’s Substance Use and Addiction on July 28, examined 605,948 alcohol-related deaths from 1999 to 2020, which didn’t include deaths from injuries, homicides or death indirectly linked […]

Martina Paraninfi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Doctors are increasingly discouraging people from using e-cigarettes given the mounting evidence about the significant negative health impact of vaping– even as a smoking cessation tool. For current smokers, “there are other very powerful, safe and FDA approved interventions,” Dr. Petros Levounis, the President of the American Psychiatric Association and […]

Courtesy of Abigail Robinson (NEW YORK) — Elias Robinson-Rodriquez was just 11 months old when he underwent a type of heart transplant so rare it had previously been performed on only six children globally. Elias, now 1, was born with a congenital heart defect called transposition of the great arteries, in which the two main […]

rbkomar/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A red meat allergy caused by tick bites is an “emerging public health concern,” according to two new studies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a serious, potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that arises after people eat red meat or consume products with alpha-gal, a […]

Dayton Children’s Hospital (NEW YORK) — Doctors in Ohio performed a groundbreaking surgery to separate conjoined twins, the first of its kind due to the twins’ age and the complexity of their condition. When the doctors at Dayton Children’s Hospital in Ohio first heard about Guatemalan conjoined twins Pedro and Augusto in 2019, who were […]

The Good Brigade/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A pill for postpartum depression led to meaningful improvements in depression symptoms, according to a late-stage study published Wednesday in The American Journal of Psychiatry. The pill, zuranolone, is not yet approved, but the Food and Drug Administration is expected to make its approval decision by Aug 5. […]

ABC News (NEW YORK) — When many people think of autism and an initial diagnosis, they think of children. A growing number of adults are learning they have autism, and their condition has gone untreated for years. “The Bachelor” star Demi Burnett, 28, sat down for an interview with “Nightline” co-anchor Juju Chang to reflect on […]

Karl Tapales/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Several routine childhood vaccines require multiple doses to be effective, but a new study finds children are not receiving all of them. The study, published in the journal Pediatrics Wednesday, found one in six toddlers between ages 19 months and 35 months started the vaccine series but didn’t complete it, […]

Courtesy of Mallory (BIRMINGHAM, Ala.) — The first baby has been born from a transplanted uterus, outside of a clinical trial, the University of Alabama at Birmingham announced Monday. UAB said the birth occurred via a planned cesarean section in late May, and mom Mallory — who prefers to be identified only by her first […]