Health

Let’s face it: Kids are microbe magnets. They also like to share. These tiny humans don’t enter the world knowing that spraying a sneeze into your face or wiping their runny noses and then putting their grubby little hands into their mouths are a big “No-no.” But they can learn from you. “Kids mirror the… […]

Respiratory viruses sometimes hit you in pairs, meaning you can catch a cold or the flu along with COVID-19. It’s called “coinfection,” but as far as scientists can tell right now, it doesn’t happen very often. One review found that less than 1% of people with COVID-19 have also caught the flu at the same… […]

You might think of mucus – the runny, goopy, or gummy stuff you sneeze out, sniff in, and cough up – as something pesky you never seem to have a tissue for. It might not be sexy, but mucus is one of your body’s biggest defenders.This slippery, sometimes sticky fluid comes from the mucus membranes… […]

July 12, 2023 – As children learn to walk and talk, their brains are remarkably open to new information. They gather knowledge from parents, their environment, and trial and error. Teenagers do too, as they adopt the emotional and intellectual skills needed to become adults. In adulthood, however, our minds become relatively locked, closed to new… […]

July 12, 2023 — Can a seemingly healthy person develop high blood pressure? The answer is yes: You can develop primary hypertension, or high blood pressure, even if you exercise regularly, eat healthy foods, and don’t smoke. Primary hypertension is high blood pressure from an unknown cause — though it commonly stems from family history and… […]

Editor’s note: Damian McNamara is a staff writer for WebMD and Medscape, our sister site for health care professionals. July 10, 2023 – Apparently, you can write about medical studies for years and still not know what it’s really like to participate in one. Until the day you do.I always figured I would stay a safe… […]

July 11, 2023 – Kathy Blackwell is not going to allow a couple of aching joints stop her from living her best life.The 73-year-old resident of Simi Valley, a bedroom community about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles, organizes regular activities for her group of seniors. The 20- to 30-member-strong band of seasoned citizens, mostly… […]

July 11, 2023 – In the seesaw world of trying to maintain a healthy diet, researchers have good news for dairy lovers: Whole-fat foods, particularly dairy, can and should be included in a nutritious diet.The finding flies in the face of U.S. and other dietary guidelines that recommend restricting whole-fat foods in favor of low-fat… […]

July  7, 2023 – Experts in the Alzheimer’s disease field are throwing around works like ”breakthrough”, ”celebrate” and ”thrilled,” a day after the FDA granted full approval to a new drug to treat early stages of the disease. With no cure in sight, any new approval ushers in hope, including with an agent like Leqembi that… […]

July 10, 2023 – Eileen Brewer is the mother of an 11-year-old who often gets severe headaches.“She started showing signs of headache when she was a baby,” said Brewer, of Columbia, MD, where she is the president of Clusterbusters, an organization that supports research into treatments for cluster headaches and advocacy for people struggling with… […]