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Health officials: It’s time to give flu vaccine another shot

WASHINGTON – The flu forecast is cloudy and it’s too soon to know if the U.S. is in for a third miserable season in a row, but health officials said Thursday not to delay vaccination. ...

DATE: Sep 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Scientists rethink Alzheimer’s, diversifying the drug search

WASHINGTON – When researchers at the University of Kentucky compare brains donated from people who died with dementia, very rarely do they find one that bears only Alzheimer’s trademark plaq...

DATE: Sep 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Early study results suggest 2 Ebola treatments saving lives

WASHINGTON – Two of four experimental Ebola drugs being tested in Congo seem to be saving lives, international health authorities announced Monday. The preliminary findings prompt...

DATE: Aug 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

New standards aim to improve surgery for the oldest patients

WASHINGTON – The 92-year-old had a painful tumor on his tongue, and major surgery was his best chance. Doctors called a timeout when he said he lived alone, in a rural farmhouse, and wanted ...

DATE: Jul 26, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Study: Millions should stop taking aspirin for heart health

WASHINGTON – Millions of people who take aspirin to prevent a heart attack may need to rethink the pill-popping, Harvard researchers reported Monday. A daily low-dose aspirin is r...

DATE: Jul 25, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

A peek into opioid users’ brains as they try to quit

BETHESDA, Md. – Lying inside a scanner, the patient watched as pictures appeared one by one: A bicycle. A cupcake. Heroin. Outside, researchers tracked her brain’s reactions to the surprise ...

DATE: Jul 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

E-cigarette flavorings may pose heart risk, study suggests

WASHINGTON – E-cigarettes aren’t considered as risky as regular cigarettes, but researchers have found a clue that their flavorings may be bad for the heart. Longtime smokers who ...

DATE: Jun 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Tracking microbes people carry may predict future health

WASHINGTON – We share our bodies with trillions of microbes that are critical to staying healthy, but now scientists are getting a much-needed close look at how those bugs can get out of wha...

DATE: May 31, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Apple Watch may spot heart problem but more research needed

WASHINGTON – A huge study suggests the Apple Watch can detect a worrisome irregular heartbeat at least sometimes – but experts say more work is needed to tell if using wearable technology to...

DATE: Mar 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

New sensors monitor sick babies without wires blocking hugs

WASHINGTON – Peek into any U.S. hospital’s baby ICU, and you’ll see sick and premature newborns covered in wired monitors that tear at fragile skin and make it hard for parents to cuddle the...

DATE: Mar 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Using 1 germ to fight another when today’s antibiotics fail

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Bacteria lodged deep in Ella Balasa’s lungs were impervious to most antibiotics. At 26, gasping for breath, she sought out a dramatic experiment – deliberately inhaling a ...

DATE: Mar 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

How ‘completely avoidable’ measles cases continue to climb

WASHINGTON – The U.S. has counted more measles cases in the first two months of this year than in all of 2017 – and part of the rising threat is misinformation that makes some parents balk a...

DATE: Mar 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health