Health

It’s a math problem with life-and-death consequences. When a new and improved model for estimating the risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease emerged in November 2023, the calculator won raves for drawing on a larger, more contemporary, and more diverse population of Americans than its predecessors. But along with the praise came predictions last year that 40% of U.S. adults …

Deer across the US have been spotted with tumor-like growths hanging off their bodies, joining rabbits and squirrels as animals showing signs of widespread disease.  From the Northeast to the Pacific Northwest, pictures on social media continue to document cases of strange bubbles growing all over local deer, from their faces to their legs. Over the last two months, people …

A supplement already taken by thousands, which costs less than 10p a pill, could help ward of Alzheimer’s disease in women, promising new research has suggested.  British researchers found that omega fatty acids—often found in fish such as salmon or mackerel or available as supplements—could reduce the risk of developing dementia. In the first-of-its-kind study, they looked at the fat molecules in …

Health officials in California identified a positive case of plague in a Lake Tahoe resident. El Dorado County officials said in a release that they have notified the California Department of Health that a resident from South Lake Tahoe has plague. The person is recovering at home and is receiving medical care, the El Dorado County release said. No other …

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and COVID  CounterPunch.org Many Americans are exhausted even before the workday begins, a survey finds  WUSF Source link

While some people may define literacy in strict terms as proficiency in reading comprehension, there’s often much more to it than that. To be literate opens the door to parse information, think and act with credulity, and make inferences using written text. According to several metrics, the country’s overall ability to do that may be in decline. Adult Literacy Levels …

5 food additives that might be bad for your health — and how to avoid them  The Washington Post Source link

A survey of doctors released Wednesday showed how pervasive medical falsehoods have become — not only online, but also within the walls of medical exam rooms where doctors and patients talk. The survey from the Physicians Foundation, a nonprofit research group, found that 61% of doctors said they encountered patients influenced by misinformation or disinformation a moderate amount or a …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Dr. Jake Scott is on the front line of his second pandemic in five years and he is not getting much sleep. Scott works full-time as an infectious disease physician at Stanford Health Care’s Tri-Valley hospital in Pleasanton, California. When he is done taking care of his patients and his two grade-school aged kids, he often …

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. About 3 million Americans die every year. Compared with other rich countries, we die at an alarmingly higher rate: One-quarter of those deaths wouldn’t have occurred if America were only as deadly as its peers. Zoom in, and things get …