Q: Sometimes my ears hurt during flights. Why does this happen, and what can I do about it? When you fly thousands of feet above ground, the changes in cabin pressure can be downright unpleasant — causing potential issues like abdominal bloating, headaches and yes, earaches. “Airplane ear” is anContinue Reading
Sore throat. Stuffy nose. Fever, body aches and fatigue. As temperatures drop, cases of the flu have started to rise. For many people, the immune system can clear those symptoms in about a week. But for others, flu can lead to severe illness, hospitalization or even death. Flu infections causeContinue Reading
Footage from Sept. 28 shows sand and debris left after flooding shut down operations at Baxter International’s facility in Marion, N.C. The plant is the largest manufacturer of intravenous and peritoneal dialysis solutions in the United States. Aerial Lens via Facebook Aerial Lens via Facebook Hospitals around the country are conserving criticalContinue Reading
We explore America’s childhood death rate. If I drew you a graph that showed the death rate among American kids, you would see a backward check mark: Fewer kids died over the last several decades, thanks to everything from leukemia drugs to bicycle helmets. Then, suddenly, came a reversal. IContinue Reading
For years, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has leveraged his famous name, his celebrity connections and his nonprofit, Children’s Health Defense, to spread misinformation about vaccines and call their safety and efficacy into question. Soon, he might have the power to go much further. If Mr. Kennedy is confirmed by theContinue Reading
The day after the election, Beth Ryan ordered two packages of emergency contraception pills and had them sent to her 27-year-old daughter. “We all felt so helpless,” said Ms. Ryan, who lives in Florida, describing her fear that a second Trump administration could further threaten access to reproductive health care.Continue Reading
One of the first warnings came in a paper published in 2021. There was an unexpected rise in pancreatic cancer among young people in the United States from 2000 to 2018. The illness can be untreatable by the time it is discovered, a death sentence. With publication of that report,Continue Reading
If you’re looking for healthy animal protein, nothing on Earth beats seafood. But it can be hard to know what to eat. There’s mercury in the tuna, bycatch on the shrimp boats and pesticides in the salmon ponds. Isn’t there something you can just order at a restaurant, or buyContinue Reading
The marshmallows notwithstanding, sweet potatoes are one of the healthiest foods on your Thanksgiving table. They’re full of nutrients that keep your systems humming and your blood sugar steady, and they can even reduce your cancer risk. Here are some of the ways sweet potatoes benefit your body, along withContinue Reading
Over the past few weeks, users on X have been submitting X-rays, MRIs, CT scans and other medical images to Grok, the platform’s artificial intelligence chatbot, asking for diagnoses. The reason: Elon Musk, X’s owner, suggested it. “This is still early stage, but it is already quite accurate and willContinue Reading
