Washington Becomes 6th State to Report Bird Flu in Humans

TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 (HealthDayNews) -- Four farm workers who helped cull poultry on an commercial egg farm in Washington are presumed to have been infected with bird flu, making that state the sixth in the country to report human H5N1 infections this year.

"These are the first presumed human cases of H5 virus under investigation in Wash...

Seniors Who Split: Rates of 'Gray Divorce' Have Tripled Since 1990

Baby Boom seniors are divorcing at rates triple that of a few decades ago, a new study has found.

“Gray divorce” among folks 65 and older increased to 15% in 2022 from 5% in 1990, according to research from the National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University.

Increased life expectancy an...

Black Patients 22% More Likely to Die After Bypass Surgeries

Heart bypass operations have gotten safer, but not everyone is benefiting equally: New data shows that Black patients face a 22% higher odds of dying in the hospital after their surgeries.

“We found Black patients who have coronary artery bypass surgery experience higher rates of severe postoperative complications, including death an...

Cataract Surgery Could Save Your Eyesight and Maybe Your Life

Cataract surgery could restore good vision to older people and by doing so cut their odds for potentially life-threatening falls, a new study finds.

Folks who got the surgery had significantly lower odds for bone fractures and brain hemorrhages linked to falling compared to people with cataracts who didn't get the operation, researchers re...

Eczema Could Be Linked to Poorer Leg Artery Function

The skin condition eczema appears to be linked to a serious condition that can end in leg amputation, a new study finds.

People with eczema are at significantly higher risk of developing peripheral vascular disease, researchers reported recently in the journal Clinical and Experimental Dermatology.

Peripheral vascular diseas...

U.S. Infant Deaths Rose After Fall of Roe v. Wade

The United States experienced a small but significant rise in infant deaths in the months following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision overturned Roe v. Wade, a new study shows.

The Dobbs ruling, handed down in July of 2022, led to outright bans on abortion in 14 states and tighter restrictions in eight others.

According to researcher...