Health

The link between the zoster vaccine and a lower dementia risk has been strengthened in new research. A study by Stanford Medicine, published in the journal Nature on April 2, found that the vaccine — which is used to prevent shingles — reduced the probability of a new dementia diagnosis …

Forty years ago, the public was outraged.  It seemed there was a wave of teenage girls, particularly Black teenage girls, getting pregnant. “This was a new idea, this new deviant class of people, and it was portrayed in these terms that were really not accurate: babies having babies,” said Arline …

Experts are speaking out about the potential dangers attached to carbon monoxide, as authorities continue to probe the death of teen Miller Gardner, son of former New York Yankees player Brett Gardner. While the cause of Miller Gardner’s death remains unconfirmed, Costa Rican Judicial Investigative Agency (OIJ) General Director Randall Zúñiga …

Meet Dr. Arlene Bennett, who pioneered the way for Black women at the University of Pennsylvania’s medical school. She was the first Black woman to graduate from Penn’s medical school in 1964 and recently shared how she made the most of her opportunities. There is a lot of laughter at …

Sleep is of great importance to overall health, but many people struggle to get quality slumber. In an annual survey by U.S. News, which was released in March, thousands of Americans weighed in on their sleep habits. While the National Institutes of Health recommends seven to nine hours of sleep …

A long-running listeria outbreak only recently linked to recalled frozen supplemental nutrition shakes has infected 38 people, killing 12, according to an update on Monday from federal and state health officials. The infections, which ranged across 21 states, were traced this month to products manufactured by Prairie Farms Dairy at …

Val Kilmer’s death on Tuesday has sparked reminders of the risks of pneumonia. The actor, best known for his role as Iceman in “Top Gun” — along with “Batman Forever,” “The Doors” and many other movies — was 65 when he succumbed to the respiratory infection in Los Angeles, the …

Dozens of passengers aboard a cruise ship that left from Florida have been sickened with norovirus, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Vessel Sanitation Program. Holland America Line’s Eurodam left Port Everglades, Florida, on Feb. 19, according to the tracking site cruisemapper.com. The cruise is scheduled to …

Former “MythBusters” star Adam Savage is exploring the science of longevity, asking how lifestyle choices, stress and even sleep affect how long we live. Savage, now a YouTube creator and head of the channel Tested, has partnered with health technology company Medtronic to engage in discussions about longevity. While not …

Some of the Food and Drug Administration’s efforts to support testing for the ongoing bird flu outbreak have been disrupted due to steep layoffs at the agency, multiple officials told CBS News Thursday, in the latest fallout from Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s cuts to the …