Frankie Davies 
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. People of most racial and ethnic groups in the country are more likely to die from a heart-related issue than anything else. These statistics are startling, and if you’ve ever felt overwhelmed when researching what you can do to improve your heart health, … Read more
(NEXSTAR) – A recent report published in the medical journal Neurology suggests that two hunters contracted Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a fatal neurological disorder, after eating venison obtained from deer infected with chronic wasting disease. For years, researchers have thought cross-species transmission of chronic wasting disease (CWD) to be plausible. But this latest report, describing what researchers … Read more
Dozens of cases of eye damage related to April’s total solar eclipse have been reported so far in Canada. The Ontario Association of Optometrists (OAO) told Global News on Thursday that it had received a total of 118 reports of eye complications from the April 8 eclipse. The conditions reported in the province include inflammation … Read more
A five year-old with cystic fibrosis is finally “living his childhood” as his health soars … thanks to a wonder drug the Daily Express helped fight for. Last year anxious mum Chloe Browne, 30, was pleading for Kaftrio to help her sickly son Jesse, who was constantly in and out of hospital with chest infections … Read more
There’s something in the air, and it’s not just pollen. Spring break, spring vacation, spring weddings — spring fever. We want to get out, wear less, mingle lots. Kids feel it, too. Talk to any teacher, you’ll likely hear there’s craziness in the classrooms. That energy surge, in whatever form it takes, is a function … Read more
Could we learn something from the dietary habits of squirrels, particularly their penchant for acorns, which they depend on to fatten up for the winter? According to Brad Marshall, a molecular biologist, farmer and chef, the secret to staying slim may lie in the ancient relationship between squirrels and the oak trees that give them … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration is indefinitely delaying a long-awaited menthol cigarette ban, a decision that infuriated anti-smoking advocates but could avoid a political backlash from Black voters in November. In a statement Friday, Biden’s top health official gave no timeline for issuing the rule, saying only that the administration would take more time … Read more
At every social gathering of middle-aged people I’ve been to recently, almost everyone has an “I tried a THC gummy bear because I couldn’t sleep and found myself in the emergency room or about to call 911” episode to share. The weed from when my friends and I were younger pales in potency to the … Read more
(The Hill) — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has found that about 1 in 5 samples of retail milk contain traces of highly contagious bird flu, though these findings may not be indicative of an infectious risk to consumers. In an update published this week, the FDA shared some takeaways from its nationally representative … Read more
Taija Howard wouldn’t know she was carrying twins if she hadn’t paid out-of-pocket for a private ultrasound. When Howard was about seven or eight weeks into her pregnancy, her family doctor sent a referral to get an ultrasound done at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax. But she never got a call to book an … Read more
