Google Alert - health (2024)

Scientists may be a step closer to that reality, thanks to new research that has identified six subtypes — or "biotypes" — of major depression via brain imaging combined with machine learning. The study, published...

Doctors and physical therapists have long incorporated aerobic exercise into treatment programs for lower-back pain. Movement can simultaneously ease lower-back pain and also strengthen the muscles that support your back. Still, many people with back...

The task force suggested that extensive and intensive behavioral interventions are the best way to help a child get to a healthy weight. AGorohov/iStockphoto/Getty Images/File via CNN Newsource.

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Bird flu infection has been detected in another dairy herd in cow herd Sioux County, adding to the growing list of northwest Iowa sites hit by the disease. The Iowa Department of Agriculture on Saturday announced the detection of latest outbreak of...

June is Alzheimer's and Brain Awareness Month, and for the entire month, IBC Bank will turn its exterior lights purple to raise awareness of the deadly disease. The bank, located at 1200 San Bernardo Avenue, will shine brightly throughout the month of...

Staff at Al's Place (from right), Donna Little, Christina Gates, Mary Ellen Fitch, Jessica Burley. Photo by Ronnie Lovler. Rick Fowler, 81...

Scientists referred to the study as the "WalkBack" trial. Researchers hoped to investigate the effectiveness of a walking and education program in preventing this...

A new study has found that chimpanzees appear to consume plants with medicinal properties to treat their ailments. The researchers combined behavioural observations of wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) with pharmacological testing of the potentially...

The Santa Barbara Public Health Department reports it is continuing to monitor the developing avian influenza H5N1 situation. The risk to the general public in Santa Barbara County remains very low, the department said. To date, there have been three...

In the realm of lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and of the treatments that address them, a global survey of nearly 7000 patients proves there's a long way to go to eliminate cancer-related fatigue from their lives.

While strawberry season is waning here in Ohio, other berries are ripe and ready for enjoyment for the next few weeks. Blackberries and raspberries have their peak season in July, while blueberries are generally available mid-July-September.

COVID-19 continues to menace nursing homes across the U.S. In a new report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that just 4 out of 10 nursing home residents got their updated COVID shot since last fall. Sarah Boden looks into why the...

COVID continues to menace nursing homes across the US. In a new report, the CDC found just 4 out of 10 nursing home residents have gotten an updated COVID shot since last fall. Copyright 2024 NPR.

A groundbreaking diagnostic tool has been developed by a team of researchers from University College London and the University Medical Center Goettingen in Germany, leveraging the capabilities of artificial intelligence to achieve unprecedented accuracy...