Last week, healthcare providers and hospitals received an official health advisory from the CDC warning them about an influx of severe pediatric respiratory illnesses leading to hospitalization. The...
On August 31, 2022, BMJ published an article that determined that diet — specifically increased consumption of ultra-processed foods — can impact the risk of developing colorectal cancer....
Last week, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) reported its first human case and West Nile virus (WNV) death since the beginning of 2022. The individual in their late seventies became ill...
Considering the growing popularity of assisted reproductive technology (ART), such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), many researchers are looking to understand better the risks associated with these...
While some cancers are hereditary or associated with genetics, many cancers are exacerbated by lifestyle. According to the National Cancer Institute (NCI), alcohol consumption increases the risk of...
The COVID-19 pandemic and its knock-on effects have contributed to a 2.7-year decline in life expectancy from 2019 to 2021, and some demographics’ life expectancies have fallen even lower,...
A recent Escherichia Coli (E. coli) outbreak was found after people in Michigan and Ohio reported symptoms of illness. While monitoring the outbreak, the CDC identified eight additional cases of E....
According to the CDC, as of August 18, 2022, New York state had 2,744 reported cases of monkeypox, making it the state with the highest rate of infections. As the monkeypox public health crisis has...
The Mayo Clinic defines postpartum depression (PPD) as a form of long-lasting depression that occurs after childbirth. Understanding the risk of developing postpartum depression can help providers...
The organ transplant system is run by the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS). The system has historically been criticized for its multiple shortcomings. More recently, the organ transplant system...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is an irreversible disease characterized by kidney damage, which prevents effective waste filtering. The primary treatments for chronic kidney disease are dialysis and...
Previous data have suggested that the rates of Lyme disease and other tickborne illnesses have risen in the past few years. A recent press release by Fair Health quantifies this increased rate using...
According to the CDC, as of 2020, approximately 7.8% of the general population in the United States has asthma. It was previously understood that Black and Hispanic pediatric patients had higher asthma...
A press statement from the American Heart Association (AHA) proposes reasons why red meat is correlated with an increased risk of heart disease. Based on an article from the journal of...
According to a CDC health alert, Burkholderia pseudomallei, a bacterium that causes melioidosis, was found in the Mississippi Gulf Coast, making it the first reported case of the bacteria in the...
Science recently published two studies looking at the epidemiology of the COVID-19 virus. Understanding where the virus began and spread may help inform public health practices to mitigate the spread...
Last week, the American Heart Association (AHA) said that investigators have begun to understand how COVID spike proteins may contribute to heart muscle cell damage. Previously, clinicians knew that...
A study published in Translational Vision Science and Technology using data from the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai (NYEE) found that following a glaucoma diagnosis, Black patients were...
As COVID-19 rates continue to fluctuate and new variants appear, researchers are looking to identify what makes the variants different and how that can alter disease management and prevention....
A recent analysis of data from the Commonwealth Fund’s 2020 International Health Policy Survey and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) found that men in the United...
