Jessica Berman Eating seafood has a number of well-known health benefits. The vitamins and minerals in fish protect against heart disease and stroke and are good for brain development. Now, a new study shows that consuming fish at least once per week, even seafood that contains mercury, lowers the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease in […]readmore
VOA News It is ethical, under certain conditions, to create an embryo from the DNA of three people, according to a new report. The report from the Institute of Medicine said using DNA from three people, a man and two women, was ethical in certain situations. Researchers think creating embryos this way could one day […]readmore
VOA News Latin American health ministers agreed Wednesday on a public information campaign and boosted the number of medical workers to fight the mosquito-borne Zika virus, which poses the greatest threat to pregnant women. The 14 officials — including Brazilian Health Minister Marcelo Castro, whose country has been hit hardest by the virus — held […]readmore
VOA News A county in the southwestern state of Texas reported what appears to be the first case of the Zika virus being transmitted in the United States by sexual contact. Officials in Dallas County said Tuesday the patient was infected with Zika after having sexual contact with a sick individual who returned from a […]readmore
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has introduced legislation to combat health care-associated infections (HAIs), which afflict hundreds of thousands of Americans every year and cost billions of dollars to treat, according to estimates by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The bill also promotes stewardship of antibiotics to help […]readmore
Fern Robinson The explosion of the mosquito-borne Zika virus in the Americas comes as tens of thousands of people are poised to descend on Brazil later this year for the Olympics, possibly making the international games a springboard to transmit the virus around the world when visitors return home. Dr. Beth Bell of the Centers […]readmore
VOA News The World Health Organization warns the Zika virus, seen as a possible cause of severe birth defects, is spreading rapidly through the Americas and could affect as many as four million people. WHO says the mosquito-borne virus was originally seen as a mild risk to humans, but it has since grown rapidly to […]readmore
VOA News January 27, 2016 12:54 PM Social media could be affecting the sleep of young adults, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine say that young adults who often use social media are more likely to suffer sleep disturbances than those who use social media less. According […]readmore
Rhode Island – Leaders with the Program in Women’s Oncology at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island recently announced the addition of Sonali Pandya, MD, FACS, as a breast surgeon with its Breast Health Center. Dr. Pandya is returning to Women & Infants, where she completed the Society of Surgical Oncology Breast Disease Fellowship […]readmore
The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) advises consumers that Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is withdrawing from the market all Dole-branded and private label packaged salads processed at one of its production facilities as part of an investigation into a listeriosis outbreak. The production facility is located in Springfield, Ohio. In addition to withdrawing these […]readmore