Human Fertility Levels Need To Be Higher To Avoid Extinction

THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has made headlines with dire warnings that declining birth rates are an “existential crisis” for humanity.

The threat might be even more dire than Musk (the father of at least 14) says, a new study argues.

The number of new births needed to...

Do You Have Tinnitus? The Answer Might Be Written In Your Face

THURSDAY, May 1, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Subtle facial gestures linked to the body’s fight-or-flight response could be used to help diagnose people with tinnitus, a new study says.

Video recordings showed that people with tinnitus experienced facial twitches and pupil dilation in response to certain sounds, researchers reported...

Biological Aging Increases Dementia Risk

People whose bodies are aging faster could be more likely to develop dementia than those with normal or slower aging, a new study says.

Folks with advanced biological age are about 30% more likely to develop dementia, compared to those whose bodies have aged closer to how long they’ve actually been alive, researchers say.

Peopl...

Milwaukee Closes More Schools to Address Lead Crisis

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Milwaukee will temporarily close two more elementary schools as it works to tackle a lead crisis in its public school buildings.

The school district announced Monday that Westside Academy and Brown Street School will close for repairs. Two other schools — Starms Early Childhood Educa...

New HHS Ad Campaign Urges Americans to 'Take Back Your Health'

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is preparing to launch a multimillion-dollar public health campaign, according to documents reviewed by NBC News.

His "Take Back Your Health" campaign would last four years and could cost tens of millions of dollars. H...

Martinelli Recalls 170,000 Apple Juice Bottles for Possible Toxin

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More than 170,000 bottles of Martinelli’s apple juice are being recalled due to possible contamination with a mold-related toxin, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.

"Routine testing indicated that one lot of 10-ounce Martinelli’s Apple Juice glass bottles (in 4-p...

More Kids Without Asthma Inhaler After Popular Product Taken Off Market

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More children stopped using steroid inhalers to control their asthma after a manufacturer discontinued a popular inhaler, a new study says.

In 2024, GlaxoSmithKline withdrew Flovent from the market. The inhaler was commonly prescribed to prevent asthma attacks in children.

The pharma...

App Helps Asthma Patients Track Symptoms

A smartphone app can help asthma patients better track their symptoms and live healthier, a new study says.

The app helps patients monitor their symptoms in between visits with their doctor, researchers reported April 23 in JAMA Network Open.

People given the app experienced improvements in their quality of life during a 20-...

Adult Acne Increases Risk Of Eating Disorders

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People with acne are at increased risk of developing an eating disorder, a new study says.

Adult acne patients are 2.4 times more likely to have an eating disorder, researchers reported recently in the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology.

Even afte...

Medicaid 'Unwinding' Caused Drop In Insurance Coverage Among Working-Age Adults

The “unwinding” of Medicaid that occurred after the end of the COVID-19 pandemic has left more working-age Americans without health insurance, a new study says.

The uninsured rate increased to 11.5% from 11.1% between March 2023 and March 2024, researchers reported April 28 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Tha...

Sexual Assault Triples Suicide Risk Among Veterans

Sexual assault and sexual harassment during military service dramatically increases veterans’ risk of suicide later in life, a new study says.

Suicide risk is tripled among men and women who experienced sexual trauma while serving, researchers reported April 28 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

“In conclusion, ...

Most Americans Want Easy Early Testing For Alzheimer's

Most Americans want to know if they’re destined to lose their brain power to Alzheimer’s disease, according to an annual report produced by the Alzheimer’s Association.

About 4 out of 5 Americans surveyed (79%) want to know if they have Alzheimer’s before developing any symptoms, or before symptoms interfere with th...

Food Companies Race to Replace Artificial Colors With Natural Alternatives

TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The push to remove artificial colors from U.S. foods is gaining speed, but making the change won't be easy — or quick.

Last week, U.S. health officials directed food companies to voluntarily phase out petroleum-based synthetic dyes by the end of 2026. 

U.S. Health Secretary ...

Sitting Too Long Each Day May Lead to Neck Pain, Study Finds

TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — If you spend hours a day glued to your phone or seated at a desk, you're setting yourself up for serious neck pain, a recent study warns.

Researchers in China looked at data from 25 studies involving more than 43,000 people across 13 countries. 

The upshot: Longer periods of seden...

HHS Clarifies: No New Autism Registry Will Be Created

TUESDAY, April 29, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) said it will not create a new autism registry, reversing an earlier announcement from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

"We are not creating an autism registry. The real-world data platform will link existing datasets to support r...

No Greater Risk Of Brain Aging Among People With Autism

People with autism do not appear to be at greater risk of age-related brain decline, a new study says.

Older people with autistic traits have no differences when it comes to spatial working memory, which helps folks remember and use information about where things are and how they are arranged, researchers reported April 24 in the journal <...

Telemedicine Cuts Down On Greenhouse Gases

Telemedicine isn’t only more convenient for patients, but could be helping save the planet, a new study says.

Telemedicine use in 2023 reduced monthly carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of more than 130,000 exhaust-spewing gas-powered vehicles, researchers reported recently in the American Journal of Managed Care.