U.S. pregnancy-related deaths have fallen back to pre-pandemic levels, new government data suggests. About 680 women died last year during pregnancy or shortly after childbirth, according to provisional CDC data. That’s down from 817 deaths in 2022 and 1,205 in 2021, when
We’ve all heard the old adage about chicken soup doubling as medicine — but can it really help alleviate cold symptoms, especially now in the fall and with winter up ahead? Fox News Digital reached out to experts for their input on
Making several specific lifestyle changes could slow biological aging by six years, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). A new study from the organization has found that improved heart health is key to helping to slow down the aging process, which
Getting screened for type 2 diabetes could one day be as simple as speaking into your smartphone. Currently, gauging diabetes risk requires fasting, taking a blood test and waiting days for the results. In an effort to change that, researchers from Klick
More than 20% of American adults say they “rarely or never” wake up feeling well-rested, according to a new survey from U.S. News & World Report. Nearly half (43%) of survey respondents said they have experienced insomnia in 2023, and 17% said
A resident at the Methodist Village Senior Living facility in Fort Smith, Arkansas, has been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease. The Arkansas Health Care Association (AHCA) announced confirmation of the news last week. “We have one resident with a confirmed case of Legionnaires’,”
For those who get sick during the fall and winter, the diagnosis could be a toss-up. With the threat of the common cold, flu, COVID-19 and RSV in the mix, it can be tricky to determine the culprit. Fox News medical contributor
Among the next generation of doctors, many are considering quitting medical school even before donning their long white coats. A quarter of all medical students in the United States might quit school. That’s according to a new report from Elsevier Health, which
Magnets, chargers, lollipops and orange peels are just some of the surprising objects that people got stuck in their bodies in 2021, according to reports from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) database. Foreign objects lodged in people’s bodies was the
Many teens say they’ve driven while they feel drowsy — and they believe that it’s not as dangerous as driving while drunk or distracted. That’s just one of the findings revealed in the 2023 Drowsy Driving Survey from the National Sleep Foundation
Actress Brooke Shields shared in a recent interview that she had a “grand mal seizure,” which she attributed to drinking too much water. While preparing for her one-woman show, “Previously Owned by Brooke Shields,” the actress, 58, said she consumed so much