Health

The first case of a travel-associated human screwworm infection has been detected in Maryland.Andrew Nixon, spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services, confirmed to Fox News Digital that the patient had recently returned from a trip to El Salvador, a country affected by a screwworm outbreak.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) worked in conjunction with the Maryland Department of Health to investigate the case.FIVE DEATHS REPORTED AMID BACTERIAL […]

A 22-year-old law graduate recently died after suffering a rare but catastrophic allergic reaction during a routine CT scan, shining a spotlight on the risks of a procedure millions undergo every year.Jam Press reported that Letícia Paul, who had recently earned her law degree and was pursuing postgraduate studies in real estate and business law, went into anaphylactic shock moments after receiving an iodinated contrast dye.The incident occurred at Hospital […]

Including more broccoli in your diet could reduce the risk of colon cancer, new research suggests.Diet is known to be a key modifiable risk factor for colon cancer — particularly a lack of vegetables and dietary fiber, as well as excessive alcohol and caffeine consumption, according to researchers. Cruciferous vegetables — including broccoli as well as cauliflower, kale, cabbage and Brussels sprouts — have previously been identified as risk-reducers, but it […]

A new study found that hydration is key when it comes to managing stress. People who drink less than seven cups, or 1.5 liters, of water per day have a cortisol response to stress that is 50% higher than those who meet water intake recommendations. Researchers at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) published the study in the Journal of Applied Physiology.WEARABLE HYDRATION MONITOR COULD HELP PREVENT HEATSTROKE, SCIENTISTS SAYOut of 62 healthy […]

The latest in a long string of TikTok exercise variations has people swearing by the "6-6-6" routine.Walking trends have exploded across social media, from the 12-3-30 treadmill challenge to the rise of Zone 2 training. As Fox News Digital has previously reported, both emphasize sustainable, lower-intensity exercise that burns fat without punishing the body. The 6-6-6 walking method falls into this category.VIRAL 12-3-30 TREADMILL TREND MAY BURN MORE FAT THAN RUNNING, […]

A Missouri resident died after being infected with a rare brain-eating amoeba at the Lake of the Ozarks, state health officials announced this week.The patient, identified only as an adult from Missouri, died Tuesday at a St. Louis-area hospital, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) said in a news release.Officials confirmed on Aug. 13 that the individual had contracted Naegleria fowleri, a microscopic amoeba that causes primary […]

A genetic test could predict whether a child will be obese as an adult.A global study, published in the journal Nature Medicine, found that the risk of severe obesity in adulthood can be identified in early childhood through a polygenic risk score (PGS).The PGS acts as a "calculator" that combines the impact of different genetic risk variants that a person can carry, according to researchers.YOUR DNA COULD BE STOPPING YOU […]

An 11-year-old Ohio girl delivered the phone call of a lifetime, as she told her dad she was finally getting the heart transplant she'd been waiting for.Ava Cooper, who was born in 2014 with several heart defects, underwent her first open-heart surgery at just 6 days old, SWNS reported.Despite these treatments, her health took a turn in May 2024 when a sinus infection spiraled into heart failure. ORGAN DONORS' LIVES ENDANGERED […]

Scientists at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) may have discovered a cause of aging in the brain.The culprit is a protein called ferritin light chain 1 (FTL1), described as an iron-associated protein identified as a "pro-aging neuronal factor that impairs cognition."The study, published in the journal Nature Aging, compared how genes and proteins in the hippocampus – the region of the brain responsible for learning and memory – […]