A big fireball and billowing smoke rose into the sky when officials released and burned toxic chemicals from the wreckage of a derailed train in an Ohio village where residents had been ordered to evacuate because of health risks from the fumes. AP explains the risks behind the substance tha…
Rock star Bono, the family of Tyre Nichols and the 26-year-old who disarmed a gunman in last month’s Monterey Park, California, shooting were among the featured guests sitting with first lady Jill Biden at Tuesday’s State of the Union address. The White House says the guests were invited bec…
Virginia Senate Democrats have voted to reject several appointees of GOP Gov. Glenn Youngkin, including the state health commissioner. The governor is calling the move “shameful.” The chamber approved resolutions containing dozens of Youngkin appointees after the names of Health Commissioner…
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Want to stay healthy well into your golden years? Grab a bag of clubs and hit the green, new research suggests.
Prosecutors say a Massachusetts woman used exercise bands to strangle her three children in the family home in a well-planned assault while her husband was out for about 20 minutes picking up medicine at a pharmacy and a takeout dinner. Not guilty pleas were entered on behalf of 32-year-old …
The document, which replaces a previous statewide plan from 2016, has strategies to prevent suicide for individuals, businesses, schools, medical professionals, communities and more.
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Abuse in childhood and young adulthood is associated with an increased risk for long-term welfare receipt, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in Pediatrics.
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly half of older adults report at least one symptom of addiction to highly processed food, according to the results of the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging released on Jan. 30.
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Vaccine protection against severe outcomes from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) lasts at least six months after the second dose, but protection is lower for older patients, according to a study published online Feb. 3 in JAMA Network Open.
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- An alcohol brief intervention (BI) in primary care can improve health outcomes for adults with hypertension, according to a study published online Jan. 19 in BMJ Open.
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A variety of sandwiches, salads, wraps, snacks, and yogurt made by the company Fresh Ideation Food Group have been recalled because of potential Listeria monocytogenes contamination.
Jackson’s troubled water system could be one step closer to getting new owners after legislation passed the state Senate Tuesday. The move marks the latest chapter in a crisis that has left residents in Mississippi’s capital city without consistent access to running water and ignited political divisions between the Democratic-led capital city and the Republican-controlled state government. The bill would transfer ownership of Jackson’s water system to a new regional public entity overseen by a nine-member board with the majority appointed by state leaders. The bill passed in a 34-15 vote and will move to the House for more work.
North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Senate has passed a bill requiring teachers to alert parents in most circumstances before calling a student by a different name or pronoun. Sponsors say the bill is needed to keep parents informed about what their children are being taught in public schools. Critics say it would make schools unsafe spaces for LGBTQ and questioning children to explore their identities. The proposal passed the Senate 29-18 on Tuesday. It would also prohibit instruction about gender identity and sexuality in K-4 classrooms. It now heads to the state House, where Republicans likely would need some Democratic support to push it through.
The online women’s pharmacy agreed to pay $15 million to the state Department of Justice and $3.3 million to the Department of Insurance over claims it overbilled Medi-Cal.
En Montana, investigarán cómo los murciélagos de la fruta, albergan virus que, bajo determinadas condiciones del medio ambiente, pueden pasar a los seres humanos.
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Good heart health promotes better brain health and can help reduce the risk for stroke and dementia. But is it ever too late to make a difference? New research suggests the answer is "no."
Indiana lawmakers this session are eyeing ways to expand contraceptive access to prevent unintended pregnancies in the state after the Republican-led Legislature pushed through an abortion ban this past summer. A House committee on Tuesday considered a proposal that would permit pharmacists to prescribe birth control hours before state Senators approved a bill that could allow Medicaid recipients same-day access to long-acting reversible contraceptives. But while Indiana’s abortion ban is on hold pending a decision from the state Supreme Court, lawmakers, largely women, are looking to bolster services to prevent those pregnancies in the first place.
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More than 70 ambulances have transferred about 160 patients evacuated from a Massachusetts hospital that lost power after an electrical transformer fire. The power was shut off at Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital for safety reasons. Brockton Fire Chief Brian Nardelli says some critically ill and injured patients are being moved to other facilities. Elective procedures are canceled through Friday. There were no injuries reported. Nardelli said said that at the time the fire started about 8 a.m. Tuesday, hospital personnel said they had 187 patients, but the exact number wasn't immediately known.
West Virginia lawmakers are advancing a bill that would eliminate some of the red tape involved with opening birthing centers. The state House of Delegates passed a bill Tuesday that would remove birthing centers from the state’s certificate of need process. Certificate of need requires health care providers to obtain government approval before adding or expanding services. Republican Del. Kathie Hess Crouse said the bill will help offer support to women who now have no choice but to give birth because of the state's new abortion ban law. A birth center operates outside of a hospital and is typically staffed by nurse midwives. There is currently only one birthing center in West Virginia.
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The heart health of children conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF) is similar to that of their naturally conceived peers, researchers have found.
On Feb. 7, 2020, some 57 Americans who had been in Wuhan, China, the epicenter of the outbreak, landed in Omaha and were shuttled to Camp Ashland.
Content by Nebraska Craft Brewery Board. Check out this handy guide beer guide to help you order the perfect pint when you visit a Nebraska brewery.
Content by Nebraska Pork Producers Association. The pig farmers at Livingston Enterprises share a delicious family favorite recipe for spicy cranberry pork tenderloin.
Content by Teams.Coach. Executive coach Michael King discusses the 5 people you need in your business network to help you and your enterprise grow.
Content by Nebraska Pork Producers Association. Pig farmer Jared Lierman shares a delicious family favorite recipe for chorizo meatballs with Manchego cheese.
Globally, about 1.5 million people die from them each year, with few working treatments available, if any, according to the Microbiology Society.
Pro tennis player Jessica Pegula has revealed that her mother, Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres co-owner Kim Pegula, went into cardiac arrest in June and is still recovering. In an essay that The Players’ Tribune published Tuesday, Pegula writes that her mother is improving every day as she deals with significant language and memory issues, and that her long-term status is unknown. The family previously has only said that Kim Pegula was receiving care for “unexpected health issues.” Jessica Pegula says she decided to tell her story after Bills player Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest on the field during a Jan. 2 game in Cincinnati.
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- It's a little safer to get into the water: Unprovoked shark attacks dropped to a 10-year low worldwide in 2022, shark watchers say.
Georgia senators have voted to permanently block schools and most state and local government agencies from requiring people to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The Senate voted 31-21 for Senate Bill 1 on Tuesday, sending it to the House for more debate. Georgia had enacted a one-year ban last year. Republicans Sen. Greg Dolezal of Cumming says the government shouldn’t be able to force anyone to get the COVID-19 vaccine, or refuse services to people who are unvaccinated. Democrats say that Republicans are feeding anti-vaccine sentiment and that there's no guarantee the virus will stay less lethal.
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Electric cars are still in the minority on America's roads, yet researchers are already seeing health benefits from reduced tailpipe pollution.
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- That feeling of crushing pain in your chest can be a medical emergency, but it can also be angina pectoris, or “stable angina” — a symptom of coronary heart disease that can be managed with medication.
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends all pregnant people undergo blood pressure measurement throughout pregnancy to identify hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (Grade B recommendation). This recommendation forms the basis of a draft recommendation statement published online Feb. 7.
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with aflibercept versus sham, initiating aflibercept only if vision-threatening complications develop, yields anatomic improvement but no improvement in visual acuity for patients with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) without center-involved diabetic macular edema (CI-DME), according to a study published in the Feb. 7 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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