AFP – Millions of cases of dementia could be prevented or delayed by reducing a range of risk factors such as smoking or air pollution, according to a major new study, though…
Man rectally inserts 26-inch eel [seemed like a good idea at the time]
DAILY MAIL – A man who stuffed a live eel up his backside was left in agony when the sharp-toothed sea creature tried to bite its way out of his digestive tract….
Regular aspirin use may keep the oncologist away, at least when it comes to colorectal cancer
CNN – Colorectal cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death worldwide, predicted to cause more than 52,500 deaths in the US alone in 2023. About 153,020 people in the…
California Lawmakers Debate Sending Local Health Inspectors Into Immigration Facilities
KFF Health News – Covid-19, mumps, and chickenpox outbreaks. Contaminated water, moldy food, and air ducts spewing black dust. These health threats have been documented inside privately run immigration detention facilities in…
Boar’s Head recalls more than 7 million pounds of deli meats
NEWSWEEK – Boar’s Head Provisions Co. expanded a meat recall to include an additional 7 million pounds of product, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS) announced…
Fred Trump III calls uncle Donald Trump ‘atomic crazy,’
ABC NEWS – Fred Trump III, the nephew of former President Donald Trump, said his uncle is “atomic crazy,” that he witnessed him using racial slurs decades ago — and that he…
Mayo Clinic Minute: Reducing thumb arthritis pain
Mayo Clinic News Network – Thousands of Americans suffer from thumb arthritis. This disorder can greatly affect daily life and can make it a struggle to do simple things like opening doors…
Gunman at Trump Rally Was Often a Step Ahead of the Secret Service
THE NEW YORK TIMES – Nearly 100 minutes before former President Donald J. Trump took the stage in Butler, Pa., a local countersniper who was part of the broader security detail let…
Why Many Nonprofit (Wink, Wink) Hospitals Are Rolling in Money
KFF Health News – One owns a for-profit insurer, a venture capital company, and for-profit hospitals in Italy and Kazakhstan; it has just acquired its fourth for-profit hospital in Ireland. Another owns…
Online portals deliver scary health news before doctors can weigh in
THE WASHINGTON POST – More Americans are learning of devastating health diagnoses through their phones and computers instead of personally from their doctors because of a federal requirement that people receive immediate…