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Southeastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) has partnered with SafeSide Prevention to provide free training for primary care…
Continue ReadingSoutheastern Idaho Public Health (SIPH) has partnered with SafeSide Prevention to provide free training for primary care…
Continue ReadingWith dieting, the conventional wisdom says a person needs to be in calorie-deficit mode to lose weight. If you eat more calories than you burn, you…
Continue ReadingPotentially toxic chemicals called PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are found in surface and groundwaters around the world at…
Continue ReadingThe popular weight loss drug Wegovy seems to provide more health benefits for people who have diabetes and a common kind of heart failure than just…
Continue ReadingI stash lip balm everywhere: in my purse, bedroom drawer and car, to name a few spots. I have a better chance of finding a tube of lip balm than my…
Continue ReadingResearchers looking for clues about why some types of cancer are on the rise in younger adults say they’ve found an interesting lead: a connection…
Continue ReadingTo spot breast cancer early, there are…
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Sealy, CNN (CNN) — Braelen Bridges had finally made it. In 2021, after establishing his college basketball career at two smaller…
Continue ReadingSunday, April 7, marks six months since the brutal war between Israel and Hamas, which has resulted in an immense amount of fear and anguish among…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Homes and buildings across the Northeast shook briefly Friday morning as a 4.8 magnitude earthquake hit near New…
Continue ReadingAn implant for obstructive sleep apnea — a serious sleep malady in which breathing stops for 10 seconds to two minutes many times an hour each…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Close relatives of people with treatment-resistant depression are nine times more likely to develop depression…
Continue ReadingRetirement may be time for a lot of fun things, but an increase in drinking shouldn’t be one of them, experts…
Continue ReadingGrist finds that a revised CDC reporting system led to a 70% increase in reported cases of Lyme disease, but experts say more can be…
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — For people avoiding caffeine, decaf coffee seems like a harmless option. But some health advocacy groups that…
Continue ReadingAmylyx Pharmaceuticals announced Thursday that it has begun the process of voluntarily withdrawing its ALS drug, Relyvrio, from the market after it…
Continue ReadingThere is no doubt that stress is a part of everyday life, but too much can have detrimental impacts on people’s physical and mental…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Around the world each year, tens of millions of people are told they have cancer, and millions die from the…
Continue ReadingWCVB, MASS GENERAL HOSPITAL, CNN By John Bonifield, Brenda Goodman and Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Rick Slayman, the world’s first living…
Continue ReadingFor roughly 1 in 4 American adults, spring blooms mark the start of itchy, eye-watering, congested…
Continue ReadingBy John Bonifield, Brenda Goodman and Carma Hassan, CNN (CNN) — Rick Slayman, the world’s first living recipient of a genetically edited pig…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A six-week ban on abortion set to take effect in Florida next month will severely limit abortion access in a…
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, GETTY IMAGES By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A six-week ban on abortion set to take effect in Florida next month will severely…
Continue ReadingOphelia examined data from the North American Syringe Exchange Network to see which U.S. states have the most syringe services programs per…
Continue ReadingBird flu is affecting a growing number of cattle herds in the US, and these infections have led to only the second known human case in the nation,…
Continue ReadingThe immediate cons of an erratic work schedule are clear-cut: You may be tired all the time or missing out on time with loved…
Continue Reading(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is allowing the use of Rejoyn, the first prescription digital treatment for major depressive…
Continue ReadingThere are plenty of reasons why many health professionals don’t want you on a restrictive…
Continue ReadingAre you forcing yourself to continue learning a language? What about holding out for closure in a relationship that ended…
Continue ReadingDo irrational thoughts sometimes crowd your mind, leaving you feeling worried or maybe even on the verge of a panic…
Continue ReadingA relatively new nicotine product with a tobacco-free and smokeless design has drawn in a wave of new users in just the past year: oral nicotine…
Continue ReadingA coalition of civil rights and medical organizations said Tuesday that they are suing the US Food and Drug Administration because it has missed its…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — The disproportionate level of discrimination that LGBT adults experience in their daily lives extends to the…
Continue ReadingSome people go to Costco for its $1.50 hot dogs, others for its $179 Ozempic…
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — About 1 in every 10 people in the US who uses Adderall or similar combination drugs to…
Continue ReadingCounseling Schools examined data from the National Substance Use and Mental Health Services Survey to better understand care gaps for non-English…
Continue ReadingA strong handshake generally makes a good first impression, but there is more to your grip than conveying confidence and…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Flame retardants added for decades to thousands of consumer products in the United States may raise the risk of…
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan and Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — A person who worked on a dairy farm and had “direct contact with dairy cattle” tested…
Continue ReadingThe US Department of Health and Human Services issued new guidance on Monday clarifying that hospitals must obtain written consent for sensitive…
Continue ReadingOn its surface, The Zero Co looks like any other bottle…
Continue Reading(CNN) — The internet and social media are rife with marketing ploys: It’s hard to surf the Web or scroll through platforms such as Instagram,…
Continue ReadingBy Matt Stiles, Deidre McPhillips, Christopher Hickey, Curt Merrill and Byron Manley, CNN (CNN) — Several outbreaks of measles in the United…
Continue ReadingBy Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — There are new and revised warnings about the instructions for use of a certain type of heart pump that could lead to…
Continue ReadingGuava Health explains the symptoms and effects of postural orthostatic tachycardia…
Continue ReadingVivian Health examined data from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing to see what’s behind the decline in nursing school…
Continue ReadingNorthwell Health partnered with Stacker to explain how the FDA regulates drugs and dietary supplements differently, and how to find safe and…
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — For the first time, women in the US can walk into a store and buy a supply of birth control pills right off…
Continue ReadingBy Ian Kerner, CNN (CNN) — Sex equals intercourse. If you’re not having sex like porn stars, you’re not having good sex. Scheduled sex is…
Continue ReadingCounseling Schools analyzed the 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health to highlight the most common barriers to care for adults seeking…
Continue ReadingThese are the first cases of HPAI in a livestock operation in Idaho.…
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Health officials are alerting doctors to be on the lookout for certain types of rare, serious meningococcal…
Continue ReadingPuerto Rico has declared a public health emergency due to a surging number of…
Continue ReadingMedical Technology Schools found the health care positions adding the most jobs in Idaho from 2020 to 2030 using Bureau of Labor Statistics…
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Radzicki McManus, CNN (CNN) — Planks are one of the most effective exercises for strengthening your midsection, as they target all…
Continue ReadingMpox cases in the United States are twice as high as they were at this time last year, and experts are stressing the importance of improving…
Continue ReadingThe US Food and Drug Administration has settled a lawsuit over some of its posts about ivermectin, including what may have been one of its more…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Visualizing a memory is a common occurrence for many people. A whiff of cinnamon and ginger may whisk you back…
Continue ReadingSniffling a bit more than usual? Welcome to spring allergy season in the Northern Hemisphere. Even if you don’t think you have allergies, it’s…
Continue ReadingBy Mira Cheng, CNN (CNN) — American gamer and Twitch superstar Tyler “Ninja” Blevins revealed he was diagnosed with melanoma, a form of…
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Peace, Tampa Bay Times and KFF Health News Ocala, Florida (Tampa Bay Times/KFF Health News) — Fire Capt. Jesse Blaire steered his SUV…
Continue ReadingNot getting enough sleep may cause you to feel five to 10 years older than you really are, according to two new…
Continue ReadingTired from a restless night spent awake? One of the most helpful things to do might be to get some exercise, according to a new…
Continue ReadingMedicare shelled out $5.7 billion on Ozempic and other similar diabetes drugs in 2022, up from $57 million in 2018, according to a new KFF…
Continue ReadingWhen doctors told Katrina Barry that she had a rare and serious condition called pulmonary arterial hypertension or PAH, they warned her not to…
Continue ReadingMarch is Sleep Apnea Awareness Month. Sleep apnea is a potentially serious disorder when breathing can start and stop causing sleep…
Continue ReadingBoard-certified doctor specializing in sleep medicine, Dr. Raj Dasgupta, join Local News 8 in the Morning to talk about sleep…
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — In 1937, a drugmaker called S.E. Massengill Co. came up with what seemed like an improvement on…
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on a case that could curtail access to mifepristone, one of…
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — While the fate of mifepristone, one of two drugs used for medication abortions, is in the hands of the US…
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