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Hospital Patients Can Bring 'Superbugs' Home

even if the hospital patient was never diagnosed with MRSA. Patients can become colonized with MRSA during their hospital stay and transmit MRSA to their househ

Diabetes Run in Your Family? Diet, Exercise Can Still Prevent It

Folks can overcome their genetic risk for type 2 diabetes through healthy diet and regular exercise, a new study says.A healthy lifestyle reduced the risk of ty

TikTok Videos Glamorize Eating Disorders and Harm Women's Body Image

for example, young women starving themselves or engaging in workouts, juice cleanses or offering up weight-loss tips. The other group watched neutral TikTok con

Childhood Vaccines Have Saved 1 Million U.S. Lives Since 1994, CDC Says

of children were eligible to receive vaccines through the program, the report found. VFC plays an important role in maintaining high childhood vaccination cover

FDA Approves Lymphir (denileukin diftitox-cxdl) Immunotherapy for the Treatment of Adults with Relapsed or Refractory Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma

Serious Fall Injuries Common at the United States-Mexico Border

Trauma-causing fall injuries at the United States-Mexico border are common, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in Trauma Surgery Acute Care Open.Sarah

2002 to 2021 Saw Decline, Followed by Increase in Stroke Death Rates

After declines in stroke death rates between 2002 and 2012, rates increased among men and women aged 45 to 64 years between 2012 and 2021, according to an Augus

CDC Presents Provisional Mortality Data for 2023 in the United States

In 2023, there was a provisional total of 3,090,582 deaths in the United States, according to research published in the Aug. 8 issue of the U.S. Centers for Dis

Text Messaging Can Help Teens Kick the Vaping Habit

An interactive text-message support program can help teenagers quit vaping, a groundbreaking new clinical trial finds. Teens who subscribed to the anonymous pro

Heavy Marijuana Use More Than Triples Odds for Head & Neck Cancers

People who use marijuana at high levels are putting themselves at more than three times the risk for head and neck cancers, new research warns. The study is per