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Medical Xpress / As a historic measles outbreak hits Pennsylvania Amish country, more show openness to vaccines
Amish and Mennonite shoppers in conservative dress mingled with shoppers from the wider public on a recent Friday at a vast outdoor market here, where vendors sold colorful pumpkins and mums, fry pies and squash, sports jerseys ...
Medical Xpress / Post-COVID syndrome: Prednisolone shows modest, short-lived lift in treatment trial
Persistent fatigue, shortness of breath, difficulty concentrating, anxiety or low mood: Many people continue to suffer from symptoms months after a COVID-19 infection, significantly restricting their daily lives. However, ...
Medical Xpress / Why daylight saving time may be bad for your brain and health
Turning the clocks back an hour each fall can feel like a gift: an extra hour of sleep. But the trade-off is less daylight in the evening, and the annual switch continues to earn mixed reviews. The same is true in spring, ...
Phys.org / Why the WHO must declare climate change a public health emergency
Across the world, people have felt the impacts of climate change firsthand. The Northern Hemisphere has had another record-breaking summer season of heat and extreme weather events. The Southern Hemisphere now faces a summer ...
Phys.org / End of COVID-era SNAP emergency food assistance linked to increased child maltreatment rates
A new study has found that in U.S. counties that ended COVID-19 pandemic-era Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Emergency Allotments, child maltreatment rates went up. The findings from the study in the American ...
Medical Xpress / Analysis of 244 million Americans refines the understanding of long COVID
Long COVID is a phenomenon in which serious health effects linger well after a patient tests negative for coronavirus infection. Patients describe persistent "brain fog," fatigue, dizziness, rapid heart rate, shortness of ...
Medical Xpress / Japan's telemedicine use increased from 2020 to 2024 as age gap widened
Telemedicine came into wide use during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. However, access to and use of telemedicine may vary according to factors such as age, educational attainment, income, employment status and place of ...
Phys.org / When consumers search 'cyclospora,' bagged salad sales take the hit
This year, the U.S. saw its highest annual count of confirmed Cyclospora cases, roughly 20,000, according to the CDC. New research published in Risk Analysis examines outbreaks from 2018 to 2022 and finds that the retail ...
Medical Xpress / Q&A: Could a new melanoma vaccine change cancer treatment?
A personalized melanoma vaccine, called intismeran, could mark a major advance in cancer treatment. Last week, pharmaceutical companies Merck and Moderna announced clinical trial results showing the vaccine, combined with ...
Medical Xpress / National study finds decline in drug use–associated heart infections but growing share involves stimulants
A new national study found that hospitalizations for serious heart infections associated with drug use are declining after years of increases, driven largely by a decrease in opioid-associated cases.
Medical Xpress / Rising rates of colorectal cancer found in nearly all age groups
Colorectal cancer rates are rising across younger and older age groups, according to a study published in NEJM Evidence.
Medical Xpress / Do more cannabis stores near schools mean more teens use cannabis? Our research suggests the answer is complicated
When Canada legalized recreational cannabis in October 2018, one concern was that more legal stores would make cannabis easier for young people to access and encourage adolescent use. But does having more cannabis retailers ...
