Category: Health

Health experts call for an end to exploitative baby formula milk marketing tactics

Posted by Senior Living - February 8, 2023

Less than half of infants globally are breastfed as recommended, and baby formula is in…

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For the first time, US task force proposes expanding high blood pressure screening recommendations during pregnancy

Posted by Senior Living - February 8, 2023

The US Preventive Services Task Force has released a draft recommendation to screen everyone who…

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New asteroid photobombs Webb telescope

Posted by Senior Living - February 7, 2023

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed its smallest cosmic object to date — a…

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Jupiter now has 92 moons after new discovery

Posted by Senior Living - February 7, 2023

Jupiter already reigns as king of the planets — it's the largest one in our…

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SpaceX put a Tesla sportscar into space in 2018. Where is it now?

Posted by Senior Living - February 7, 2023

It's now been half a decade since SpaceX turned heads around the world with its…

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Cave discovery reveals what Neanderthals liked to eat

Posted by Senior Living - February 7, 2023

Neanderthals living 90,000 years ago in a seafront cave, in what's now Portugal, regularly caught…

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Despite recent widespread illness in US, Covid-19, flu and RSV are not a concern for most, survey finds

Posted by Senior Living - February 7, 2023

Respiratory viruses -- including the flu, RSV and the virus that causes Covid-19 -- are…

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Healthy lifestyle may mean lower risk of long Covid, study says

Posted by Senior Living - February 7, 2023

People who have a healthy lifestyle before Covid-19 infection may have a lower risk of…

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Stop calling it ‘mommy brain’ — scientists say the term is wrong and unfair to moms

Posted by Senior Living - February 7, 2023

The idea that motherhood is linked with a decline in cognitive abilities may be wrong…

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Black, Hispanic dialysis patients are at greater risk of dangerous bloodstream infections

Posted by Senior Living - February 6, 2023

Patients with failing kidneys who need regular dialysis treatments still have sky-high rates of dangerous…

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Self-growing bricks could change future space exploration

Posted by Senior Living - February 6, 2023

In the past year, a tiny helicopter flew on Mars, a NASA spacecraft slammed into…

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More than 400 products including breakfast sandwiches and fruit cups recalled due to possible Listeria contamination

Posted by Senior Living - February 6, 2023

More than 400 food products sold under dozens of brand names were recalled due to…

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Alcohol and dementia: Study finds benefits in minimal drinking, but it’s complicated

Posted by Senior Living - February 6, 2023

A new study of millions of South Koreans found mild to moderate alcohol consumption lowered…

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The virus threat is easing, but US hospitals are still as full as ever

Posted by Senior Living - February 6, 2023

At Massachusetts General Hospital in downtown Boston, the hallways of the emergency department are lined…

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Changing fonts can make reading easier for some, even in State Department memos

Posted by Senior Living - February 6, 2023

On Monday, the US State Department's domestic offices, bureaus and posts overseas will begin communicating…

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I’m a parent with an active social media brand: Here’s what you need to check on your child’s social media right now

Posted by Senior Living - February 5, 2023

As a parent of two middle schoolers, romance author Erin Hahn knows how important social…

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Measles outbreak in central Ohio ends after 85 cases, all among children who weren’t fully vaccinated

Posted by Senior Living - February 5, 2023

A measles outbreak in central Ohio that sickened 85 children has been declared over, officials…

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At New York City hospitals Mount…

Posted by Senior Living - February 4, 2023

At New York City hospitals Mount Sinai and Montefiore, two patients let CNN follow along…

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What most ensures a person a happy…

Posted by Senior Living - February 4, 2023

What most ensures a person a happy life, says the director of an 84-year Harvard…

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Dr. Robert Waldinger, director of…

Posted by Senior Living - February 4, 2023

Dr. Robert Waldinger, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development and co-author of "The…

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