The first thing the CDC said about the measles spread was that vitamin A could be used as a form of supportive care. After more than a month of a major measles outbreak in western Texas that has sickened 146 people and killed one school-age child, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) made…
They say that public health warnings are “essential to stop the harm caused by gambling and its long-term effects from getting worse.” The number of people looking for help for gambling addiction online has “increased substantially” over the past few years as more states have made sports betting legal. A study that came out Monday…
Last week, the administration told CDC leaders that it was going to lay off up to 10% of its staff, focussing on government probationary workers. On Saturday, the Trump administration fired hundreds of people from the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Two sources inside the agency, who spoke on the condition of anonymity out…
Sonya Stokes, a doctor in the San Francisco Bay Area who works in an emergency room, gets ready for a huge influx of sick patients every day who have headaches, pain, fevers, vomiting, and other flu-like symptoms. She needs to know something right away, but the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hasn’t said…
Most adults in the US drink booze, but people are becoming more and more worried about how moderate drinking affects their health. The most recent research backs up those worries, but two new government studies suggest that there may also be benefits. Some experts also say that formal dietary recommendations, which are being reviewed this…
A new study found that if you have a big belly or diabetes, drinking alcohol more than doubles the risk of major liver damage. Dr. Andrew Freeman, head of heart health programs at National Jewish Health, emphasized that high blood pressure and alcohol consumption significantly increase heart disease risk, despite not participating in a study….
