A new blood test may predict Alzheimer’s risk. It isn’t ready for prime time
Blood tests for tau, a key biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease, may predict dementia risk, a new study found. How best…
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admin Dozens of New York cooling towers test positive for Legionnaires’ bacteria as outbreak reaches 60 cases
New York City is managing a community cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases on the Upper East Side that officials believe…
Outbreak of diarrhea from parasite expands to more states as US cases soar beyond last year’s level
There have been 1,645 confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis acquired in the United States since May 1 and thousands more are…
More than 25% of Gen Z patients don’t have doctors. Experts weigh in on the cost of skipping care
A new national survey shows more than 25% of young adults don’t have primary care physicians. Doctors explain the potential…
The bugs are getting worse
Because of climate, weather, acorn abundance (yes, really) and decisions about land use dating to colonial times, the bugs are…
Aortic dissection: the medical emergency linked to Lindsey Graham’s death
US Sen. Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, died on Saturday night from a tear in his artery, according…
Outbreak of diarrhea caused by parasite jumps to more than 3,000 cases
An outbreak of diarrhea caused by the parasite cyclospora has risen to more than 3,000 cases in Michigan and Ohio.
Doctors warn that children are microwaving NeeDoh toys – and risking serious burns
Children have microwaved NeeDoh toys after seeing the trick on social media videos. Some people have experienced serious burns to…
Brain impacts on former elite soccer players may worsen mental health and focus in midlife
Soccer headers could be a problem later for some. As early as midlife, former elite players have reported worse anxiety,…
Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dies at 78 in Oklahoma
Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live.…