Cucumbers contaminated with Salmonella bacteria have been tied to an outbreak that has affected at least 162 people in the United States.Of these, 54 people have been hospitalized and none have died, the Centers for Disease Control...
By Kate Ruder, Kaiser Health News When powerful wind gusts created threatening wildfire conditions one day near Boulder, the state’s largest utility cut power to 52,000 homes and businesses — including Frasier, an assisted...
If the smoke alarm in your house were beeping frantically, you’d spring into action. If your car alarm started whirring loudly, you’d investigate. And if a tornado warning was issued for your neighborhood, you'd almost certainly...
You take a vacation day, but get distracted by the thought of your work inbox filling up. Or you sit down to watch a movie and immediately feel guilty about all the tasks still on your to-do list. Or perhaps you splurge on a massage,...
Taking the COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid does not appear to improve Long COVID symptoms in a meaningful way, a new study finds. Those results are a blow to the millions of people living with the condition, which currently has no approved...
Lately, the biggest news in Alzheimer’s has been around a new drug treatment that can slow cognitive decline by nearly 30% among people in the early stages of the disease. In coming months, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is...
The threat of bird flu to humans appears to be growing. As outbreaks of H5N1—a dangerous strain of avian iNFLuenza—continue to affect cows in the U.S., Canada, South America, Europe, and Asia, the World Health Organization (WHO)...
After 2-year-old Mateo died from drowning, his donated organs saved other people’s lives. His family found solace in knowing that his liver went to an infant and his kidneys to two adults. The heart, though, felt like the...
Researchers have uncovered more than 140 sections of the human genome tied to restless legs syndrome (RLS), a neurological condition that affects up to 10% of the U.S. population. These stretches of DNA in the genome are known...
Scientists have pinpointed the brain network that's involved in stuttering, brain scans reveal. The work suggests that stuttering may be triggered by disruption to a specific network of brain cells, or neurons that connects three...
Story first appeared in: Words by Sue McMillin, Special to The Colorado Sun. Photos by Hugh Carey, The Colorado Sun. PLEASANT VIEW — At the dinner table the night before she died, Judy Rohwer told her daughters and grandson...
A person in Mexico has died after catching the first known human case of H5N2 bird flu.The fatal case marks the first time someone in Mexico has been sickened by any type of influenza A(H5) virus, the World Health Organization (WHO)...
by Kevin Kearns, contributing writer, exercise and fitness The Power of Networking: Learning Real-World Skills with Self Defense 4 U In today’s digital age, where “phoning it in” and Zoom meetings have become...
by John Donnelly, meteorologist Saturday 6/8/24: Some afternoon cloud cover will try to spoil an otherwise very nice day. A westerly breeze will kick up some downed pollen, gusts approaching 30 mph at times. Highs in the mid...
You do not need to spend hundreds of dollars on a shiny new smartwatch to reap the benefits of fitness tracking — you can monitor your stats just as effectively with the best budget fitness trackers. These smart wearables boast...
At the start of the pandemic, many people living with diabetes were wondering what COVID-19 meant for them. Diabetes was already known to put people at higher risks from other infectious diseases, including flu. Would it be the same...
Waking up throughout the night is normal. Most adults do it between two and six times per night—and if you’re a good sleeper, these wakings will be so brief that you likely won’t remember them, says Lynelle Schneeberg, a sleep...
Menopause used to be a taboo topic in many quarters. Now, it’s frequently in the news. In March 2024, the White House announced an initiative to “Galvanize New Research on Women’s Midlife Health.” In May, Sen. Patty Murray...
Losing weight is one the best ways to lower your risk of heart disease, and cutting back on sugar can contribute to that. But sweeteners that mimic the taste of sugar with fewer—or no—calories could be increasing, rather than decreasing,...
A survey of more than 200 Colorado students showed 90% of teen girls have started their menstrual cycle unexpectedly at school or during a school-related activity when they didn’t have access to period products. Eighty percent of...
In a strongly worded response to hearing of a new proposed ordinance of the Providence City Council, Mayor Brett P. Smiley said if they pass it he will veto it, saying it “reeks of antisemitism”. The ordinance would seek...
