A parasite capable of causing a disfiguring skin disease may be endemic in Texas and present in other southern states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From 2005 to 2019, the CDC identified 1,222 cases in the U.S. that were positive for Leishmania, a parasite transmitted through the bites of infected female sandflies. The…

BARTLETT, Tenn. – A trip to the barber on Friday may have helped save some lives in Memphis and Shelby County. Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare is partnering with local barbershops to offer free blood pressure screenings. The goal is to help address health disparities among Black men. Men typically see their barber more often than…

VERSAILLES, Ky. (LEX 18) — It’s a good thing for Cassie Prather that she’s as concerned about her health as Woodford County residents. “It ended that I had two types of cancer: one was slow-growing, one was more aggressive,” she said from her home in Versailles. The Public Health Director for the Woodford County Health…

The health consequences of the current crisis go beyond injuries from attacks. Here’s a broader view of the dire health situation in Gaza. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have been responding to a growing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza since the eruption of full-scale war between Israel and Hamas on October 7. To date,…

For central and northern Louisianans living with sickle cell disease, a doctor’s visit often requires  an hours-long drive. The region’s care options for the disease, a group of inherited blood disorders that primarily affects Black communities, are severely limited, according to Shay Hardison, executive director of the Sickle Cell Anemia Resource Foundation in Alexandria. The…

BISMARCK, N.D. (KFYR) – The World Health Organization recently updated its guidelines and recommendations on adolescent health and well-being. While the first edition of its “Global Accelerated Action for the Health of Adolescents guidance,” or AA-HA!, focused more on a teen’s health, the second edition focuses on a more “holistic” approach to well-being. Soul 57′s…

Photo: -/AFP via Getty Images In the two weeks since Hamas’ horrific terror attacks, Israeli forces have carried out a brutal assault on Gaza, killing thousands of civilians and displacing nearly a million Palestinians. Air strikes targeting at least 59 health facilities have battered medical infrastructure that was already in shambles after 16 years of…

19 hours ago SALISBURY, Md.- “What better way to connect people with a primary office than to put one within walking distance of so many people who have a need?” TidalHealth Peninsula Regional CEO Steven Wallace said. TidalHealth Peninsula Regional recently broke ground on its new Edward Q. Wilgus Community Clinic, currently home to Hotel…

County of San Diego health officials have linked nine cases of Salmonella illness to unpasteurized or “raw” milk or milk products from a producer in Fresno, CA. The cases began in late September and the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) urges anyone who may have recently purchased Raw Farm LLC…