Something Far Deadlier Than The Wuhan Virus Lurks Near You
Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News There’s a deadly virus spreading from state to state. It preys on the most vulnerable, striking the sick and the old without mercy. In just…
Snacks after youth sports add more calories than kids burn while playing, study says
Clark Moss, 12, of Gilbert, Ariz., shows the chips and drink he received after his soccer match, Jan. 18, 2020. Kristi Moss, CC BY-SA Jay Maddock, Texas A&M University and…
Diagnosed with dementia, she documented her wishes. They said no.
JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News Photo by Heidi de Marco ITHACA, N.Y. — When she worked on the trading floor of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, long before cellphone calculators,…
Why you need more Vitamin D in the winter
Vitamin D is sometimes called the sunshine vitamin. FotoHelin/Shutterstock.com Margherita T. Cantorna, Pennsylvania State University Winter is upon us and so is the risk of vitamin D deficiency and infections.…
What the 2020s have in store for aging boomers
by: Judith Graham Within 10 years, all of the nation’s 74 million baby boomers will be 65 or older. The most senior among them will be on the cusp of…
Wisconsin child dies of flu; hundreds hospitalized in state
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A child in Wisconsin has died from influenza, marking the state’s first pediatric flu-related death of the season, health officials said Friday. Officials said the child…
Common cold, flu can look alike: Make sure you know the difference
The common cold and the flu can often look alike, so how can you tell the difference? Having a stuffy nose, sneezing and a sore throat are more indicative of…
Temporary restrictions set at Marshfield Medical Center birth center
MARSHFIELD – Marshfield Medical Center in Marshfield has set temporary visitor restrictions for its hospital Birth Center starting today, Jan. 6, the medical center announced today. These measures are in…
How to use habit science to help you keep your New Year’s resolution
Willpower and habits involve different parts of the brain. lemono/Shutterstock.com Wendy Wood, University of Southern California – Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences More than 80% of people who…
Influenza surging in Wisconsin
By Shereen Siewert Influenza is now widespread in Wisconsin with a rapid surge in cases in the last two weeks of December, according to the Centers for Disease Control and…
Extending ‘Healthspan’: Brain Scientists tap into the secrets of living well longer
By: Sharon Jayson AUSTIN, Texas — Retired state employees Vickey Benford, 63, and Joan Caldwell, 61, are Golden Rollers, a group of the over-50 set that gets out on assorted…
5 ways to make those resolutions stick
First you make ’em. Then you break ’em. Does that sum up your past history with New Year’s resolutions? You’re jazzed in January to get in shape, stop smoking, eat…
7 science-based strategies to boost your willpower and succeed with your New Year’s resolutions
Behavioral science has ideas about how to keep on track beyond January. duchic/Shutterstock.com Jelena Kecmanovic, Georgetown University It’s that time of year when people make their New Year’s resolutions –…
‘Sometimes it’s just pain, pain, pain’: Inside a rural Wisconsin doctor’s fight to manage opioid use
Rural residents are more prone to chronic pain and opioid addiction, but their health care systems offer fewer alternatives and treatments. In the village of Necedah, population 916, one doctor…
For her head cold, insurer coughed up $25,865
By Richard Harris, NPR News When Alexa Kasdan’s sore throat lingered for more than a week, she went to her doctor. The doctor sent her thoat swab and blood draw…
Hangovers happen as your body tries to protect itself from alcohol’s toxic effects
A night of revelry can mean an uncomfortable day after. Everett Collection/Shutterstock.com Daryl Davies, University of Southern California; Joshua Silva, University of Southern California, and Terry David Church, University of…
Should you avoid meat for good health? How to slice off the facts from the fiction
Meat is a very popular food for most Americans. Its nutritional value is a topic of much debate. puhhha/Shutterstock.com Dariush Mozaffarian, Tufts University More than half of Americans who make…
Alcoholic? Me? How to tell if your holiday drinking is becoming a problem
Sara Jo Nixon, University of Florida It’s the most wonderful time of the year, when holiday parties collide with collegiate and professional athletics events. What do they all have in…
