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18 Aug
A new study finds the blood pressure readings you get at your doctor’s office may vary significantly from the ones you get using other devices.
15 Aug
A new survey finds only 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. have heard of the HPV virus that causes oral and cervical cancer… and even fewer know there's a preventive vaccine.
14 Aug
ADHD patients who begin drug treatment within 3 months of diagnosis have significantly lower odds of suicidal ideation, substance misuse, car accidents and criminality, according to a new study.
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter August 18, 2025
A Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Central Harlem has now caused four deaths and sickened 101 people, New York City health officials confirmed.
The bacteria that cause the illness, called Legionella, were found in 12 cooling towers across 10 buildings, including NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem.
Cooling towers help... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter August 18, 2025
Hundreds of people may have been exposed to rabies after staying in cabins infested with bats at Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park.
As many as 500 visitors who stayed in eight cabins at Jackson Lake Lodge between May and late July may be at risk, state health officials said. The cabins have been closed since July 27, when the infes... Full Page
I. Edwards HealthDay Reporter August 18, 2025
Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife, Penny, will donate $2 billion to Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) to expand cancer research and patient care.
The school called it the largest single donation ever made to a U.S. university.
The gift will help OHSU expand its cancer detection programs, grow access to clinical tri... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter August 18, 2025
College students with autism have dramatically higher rates of anxiety and depression compared to their peers, a new study says.
Nearly two-thirds (65%) of college students with autism suffer from anxiety, compared with just over 9% of their peers without autism, researchers reported recently in the Journal of Autism and Developmental ... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter August 18, 2025
Thousands of children at risk for suicide or in the throes of depression spend days languishing in hospital ERs, awaiting treatment, a new study says.
More than 1 in 10 children sent to a hospital for a mental health condition wound up waiting in the ER for three to seven days before a bed became available, researchers reported Aug. 15 in ... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter August 18, 2025
Everyone’s seen the automatic blood pressure reader wedged unobtrusively into a corner of their local pharmacy.
These sit-down machines can pay huge dividends when it comes to helping people learn their heart health risks, a new study says.
Setting up these health stations at community pharmacies – and one international s... Full Page