Many fewer Americans are falling prey to the most dangerous form of heart attack, a new study says.

STEMI (ST‐segment-elevation myocardial infarction) heart attacks have declined by nearly 50% during the past 15 years in the United States, researchers found.

STEMI heart attacks are caused by a near-total blockage of a coronary arte... Full Page

Folks undergoing cardiac catheterization procedures to diagnose heart problems may be able to safely skip the traditional pre-op fasting that's now the norm, new research shows.

“Just as our techniques and technology for cardiac catheterization have evolved, so should our approach to pre-procedure management,” lead researcher Dr. Brian... Full Page

THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said it will spend $3 billion to help states and territories identify and replace lead water pipes.

"The science is clear, there is no safe level of lead exposure, and the primary source of harmful exposure in drinking water is through lead pipes," EP... Full Page

Johnson & Johnson announced Wednesday that it would pay out more than $6.5 billion over the next 25 years to settle existing lawsuits claiming that its talc-containing products caused ovarian cancer. 

The settlement still awaits approval from claimants.

Claims from consumers that baby powders and other J & J talc-based p... Full Page

After investigation, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Wednesday that the nation's ground beef supply is so far testing negative for the presence of H5N1 avian flu.

In a statement, the agency said that its Food Safety and Inspection Service tested 30 samples of ground beef from retail outlets in "states with dairy cattle herds t... Full Page

The number of American women who died at or soon after childbirth declined significantly in 2022, the latest government data shows, but the rate is still higher than pre-pandemic levels.

The report from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics found that, in 2022, 817 women died within 42 days of the end of a pregnancy "from any caus... Full Page

A looming presidential election, continued economic struggles and the threat of gun violence have a rising number of Americans more anxious this year compared to last, a new poll finds.

The survey, conducted in early April among 2,000 adults by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), found 43% of respondents saying they were more anxio... Full Page

Giving your kid a drink, snack or small bag of fast food on the way home from day care might distract them during a busy commute, but it’s not doing their daily diet any favors, a new study warns.

The hour after kids are picked up from day care stands out as a high-calorie, less healthy part of their overall diet, researchers report Apri... Full Page

Brianna Starr, 29, didn’t think twice about sunbathing without sunscreen, hoping to get a golden tan that to many connotes health and beauty.

But when her sister was diagnosed with melanoma at the age of 19, she got serious about protecting her skin health, says Starr, a certified physician assistant at Orlando Health in Florida.

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An experimental cancer vaccine can quickly reprogram a person’s immune system to attack glioblastoma, the most aggressive and lethal form of brain cancer, a small, preliminary study has found.

The cancer vaccine is based on mRNA technology similar to that used in COVID vaccines, but in this case a patient’s own tumor cells are used to ... Full Page

Artificial intelligence might be able to help doctors by filling out rote paperwork, but it’s not going to be useful in the ER anytime soon, a new study shows.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT program provided inconsistent conclusions when presented with simulated cases of patients with chest pain, researchers report.

The AI returned different h... Full Page

Add one more damaging consequence of sleep apnea to the list: New research suggests it's related to late-life epilepsy.

Late-onset epilepsy is defined as seizures that tend to begin only after the age of 60.

The condition might be related to underlying heart or brain illnesses, noted study co-author Dr. Rebecca Gottesman, chief of ... Full Page

The active chemical in magic mushrooms could prove to be a powerful antidepressant, a new review finds.

Psilocybin outperformed a variety of “control” treatments in easing symptoms of depression, researchers reported May 1 in the BMJ.

Those control groups received either placebo medications, the dietary supplement niacin... Full Page

People drinking raw unpasteurized milk are at risk for potentially contracting bird flu, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday.

“We continue to strongly advise against the consumption of raw milk,” Dr. Donald Prater, acting director of the FDA's Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, said during a Wednesday medi... Full Page

Hormone replacement therapy can safely ease middle-aged women’s symptoms during early menopause, data from a major women’s health study show.

Women younger than 60 can use hormone replacement to treat symptoms like hot flashes and night sweats without significantly increasing their risk of breast cancer or other health problems, accord... Full Page

Organic walnuts from a California grower that were distributed to health food and co-op stores in 19 states have been linked to serious cases of E. coli illness, federal officials reported Tuesday.

So far, 12 people have been sickened; seven were so ill they required hospitalization, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Six ... Full Page