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Did you know a patient can have significant heart disease despite a normal stress test? celebrity-news” target=”_blank”>Comedian Brad Upton recently posted on Facebook< “heart-health” target=”_blank”>Heart attacks can originate from severe heart artery blockages.< and also want to “push” the heart to see if there are any issues on exertion, but …

Children and adolescents who participated in team sports in the United States have fewer mental health difficulties compared to kids who did not participate in organized sports, but children who participated only in individual sports had worse mental health outcomes compared to those who don’t play any sports, according to …

Genetic analysis of recent monkeypox cases suggests there are two distinct strains in the U.S., health officials said Friday, raising the possibility that the virus has been circulating undetected for some time. Many of the U.S. cases were caused by the same strain as recent cases in Europe, but a …

The wild-nature in the U.S. has climbed to 12, with a second case reported in Colorado.  In a press release from the state’s Department of Public Health and Environment, the state assured Friday that the risk of catching the virus remains low.  “The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment …

The World Health Organization (WHO) says nearly 200 cases of monkeypox have been tallied globally.  The cases have been found in more than 20 countries not usually known to have outbreaks of the virus. The agency still described the reported monkeypox outbreaks as “containable,” although there are still many unknowns …

A pediatric dietitian cautioned parents against purchasing breast milk from independent sellers online amid the nationwide baby formula shortages and instead recommended going through a milk bank. “This can be very, very risky if it’s not found from a reliable source,” Katie Boss, a pediatric dietitian at the Helen DeVos …

The town of us-regions, announced Thursday that they found no indication of a radiation threat or cancer cluster despite more than 120 people linked to a local high school developing brain tumors. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette said his department recommended no further testing or …

The U.S. is taking action to make an antiviral to treat COVID-19 more accessible.  Echoing pledges made earlier this year, the Biden administration announced that the first federally-supported test-to-treat site is opening in Rhode Island on Thursday, providing COVID-positive patients with immediate access to Paxlovid.  Additional sites are slated to …

It is “highly likely” that a case of the monkeypox virus has been identified in Finland, according to health officials.  The Helsinki hospital district said in a statement on Wednesday that a man who had just returned from a trip to another European country had an an infection caused by …

Knowing your “ABCs” may save your life. “The Real Housewives of Orange County” star Tamra Judge recently took to Instagram to remind her followers about the dangers of melanoma. “May is melanoma awareness month. Please Go get a full body skin check, it could save your life.  #melanomasurvivor,” she posted several days …