FOOD SAFETY NEWS – As Easter approaches, families nationwide are prepping celebrations, complete with beloved traditions and mouthwatering meals. However, amid the excitement of decorating eggs and sharing meals, it’s crucial to…
Month: March 2024
Untangling the threads of early onset dementia
MAYO CLINIC NEWS NETWORK – Changes in personality, behavior and language are hallmarks of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), the most common form of dementia in patients under the age of 65, which is…
US tuberculosis cases rise for third year in a row: CDC
THE HILL – Tuberculosis rates in the U.S. rose by 16 percent in 2023, marking the third year that cases went up following nearly 30 years of decline. In the most recent…
Sex in the Dark: a Q&A Event with Sex Experts Student Health Services
BOSTON UNIVERSITY – Sexually transmitted diseases and infections are on the rise. According to a recent report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there were more than 2.5 million…
A Mom’s $97,000 Question: How Was Her Baby’s Air-Ambulance Ride Not Medically Necessary?
KFF HEALTH NEWS – Sara England was putting together Ghostbusters costumes for Halloween when she noticed her baby wasn’t doing well. Her 3-month-old son, Amari Vaca, had undergone open-heart surgery two months…
Can Jersey Mike’s Challenge Subway’s Dominance in the Fast-Food Industry?
RETAIL WIRE – In the realm of fast food, submarine sandwich chains have evolved into major players, with increasing competition rising up over the years. Among the giants of this industry, one…
Palace Releases New Picture of King Charles Ahead of Easter
YAHOO! – In an audio message to mark Maundy Thursday, King Charles will say how Jesus set an “example of how we should serve and care for each other,” and how “we…
‘Pride’ Flags Banned at All U.S. Embassies
The Republican-led text in the 1,012-page package additionally stated that “[none] of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to fly or display a flag…
Overdosing on Chemo: A Common Gene Test Could Save Hundreds of Lives Each Year
KFF HEALTH NEWS – One January morning in 2021, Carol Rosen took a standard treatment for metastatic breast cancer. Three gruesome weeks later, she died in excruciating pain from the very drug…
COVID Linked to Lower IQ, Poor Memory and Other Negative Impacts on Brain Health
PEOPLE – Mounting scientific evidence suggests that being infected with SARS-CoV-2 — the virus that causes COVID — profoundly impacts brain health in many ways. Ziyad Al-Aly, a physician and clinical epidemiologist,…