Archive for February 2023

The brains of nearly all NFL players examined in a study showed signs of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a brain injury linked to repeated blows to the head, researchers at Boston University announced. In the study, 345 out of 376 former NFL players, or almost 92%, were diagnosed with CTE, which can only be definitively…

Add this to the list of social media’s potential health risks: unintended pregnancy. That’s for women who take birth control advice from influencers, particularly on YouTube, where many talk about stopping hormonal contraception and may give incomplete or inaccurate sexual health information. #birthcontrol #misinformation #misinformationbusters #socialmedia #webmd #shorts

WebMD’s chief medical officer, John Whyte, MD, MPH, and fitness and wellness expert, Don Saladino, prepare a healthy snack to fuel your body and share the recipe.

A new survey from the CDC found that 57.3% of U.S. respondents support policies banning the sale of all tobacco products and 62.3% support banning the sale of menthol cigarettes. Even among smokers, there was some support for the bans. About a third of smokers supported the menthol ban and more than a quarter backed…

Lynn Matrisian, PhD, MBA, Chief Science Officer of the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PanCAN), shares her insights on the steady increase in the five-year survival rate for pancreatic cancer. https://www.webmd.com/cancer/cancer-in-context/video/lynn-matrisian-pancan-survival-rate

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), routine vaccinations for kindergarten in the U.S. fell to 93% during the 2021-2022 school year. That’s the second year in a row routine vaccination rates decreased. The vaccines help prevent potentially fatal or severe illnesses, including diphtheria, measles, mumps, rubella, polio, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis) and…

We know too much salt is not good for our health. This is especially true for people who have high blood pressure. Cutting back on how much you reach for the salt shaker is a good start, but Mayo Clinic’s Dr. Regis Fernandes says, beware of other places salt may be hiding. ____________________________________________ For the…

Isaac Creed was waiting on a street corner in Idaho Falls for basketball great Michael Jordan to arrive and pick him up — at least that’s what he told the sheriff that arrived instead. Creed, 28, a former straight-A high school student and tennis star, seemed highly agitated and appeared to be mumbling to himself.…

Ingrid Tablazon, a young medical student living with plaque psoriasis, joins us to talk about her journey — from discovering itchy spots on her scalp at age 9 to what it takes to find the right doctor. She’ll also touch on how to be an advocate for yourself throughout the treatment process. Then we’ll hear…

Cataracts are one of the most common eye conditions in the world. Chances are most of us are going to develop cataracts at some point in our lives. The good news, thanks to advances in cataract surgery, Dr. Dave Patel, a Mayo Clinic ophthalmologist says many patients are able to say goodbye to their cataracts…