Wildfire Smoke Sends More Oregonians To Emergency Rooms
THURSDAY, Aug. 6, 2026 — Days of poor air quality from thick wildfire smoke are pushing more Oregonians into emergency rooms and urgent care clinics,…
Peanut Allergy? Fecal Transplant Might Be A Solution, Pilot Trial Finds
THURSDAY, Aug. 6, 2026 — Peanut allergies might be treatable by using a fecal transplant to introduce “good” bacteria into a person’s digestive tract, a…
New CDC Director Dr. Erica Schwartz Takes Over
THURSDAY, Aug. 6, 2026 — Dr. Erica Schwartz was confirmed Wednesday as new head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The…
Three Midlife Habits That Could Help Protect Your Brain
THURSDAY, Aug. 6, 2026 — Your brain’s future may hinge on three key health factors in middle age. A study published Aug. 5 in the…
Dirty air may trigger painful rheumatoid arthritis flares
Tiny pollution particles from smoke, soot, and dust may worsen rheumatoid arthritis and raise the risk of painful flares, particularly after prolonged exposure. The findings…
THC medication made PTSD nightmares disappear for more than a third of patients
A prescription form of THC helped many people with PTSD escape recurring trauma-related nightmares, with more than one-third reporting that the nightmares disappeared completely after…
Autism Therapy Spending Quintuples, Prompting Federal Push For State Oversight
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5, 2026 — Medicaid spending on autism therapy quintupled in four years, climbing to $10 billion in 2025 from about $2 billion in…
Could The Air You Breathe Be Triggering Painful Arthritis Flares?
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5, 2026 — Could the air you breathe be making your arthritis worse? A published today in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases…
Childhood Obesity Might Impact Women’s Future Ability To Give Birth
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 5, 2026 — Girls with childhood obesity could struggle with fertility later in life, a new study says. Women who were obese as…
Michigan Reports First U.S. Deaths From Parasite Outbreak
TUESDAY, Aug. 4, 2026 — Two Michigan residents have died in a widening outbreak of cyclosporiasis, the first deaths from the intestinal parasite ever confirmed…