Health

A new implant targeting Parkinson’s disease has restored one man’s ability to walk after 25 years of suffering from the disease, according to a study published in the journal Nature Medicine on Monday. Marc Gauthier, 63, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s at age 36 and experienced decreased locomotive functioning as the illness …

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 they’ve suffered from sleep apnea.  The survey, which …

Heavy lead X-ray aprons at dentist may do more harm than good, experts say Heavy lead X-ray aprons at dentist may do more harm than good, experts say 01:06 BOSTON – The protective aprons used during dental X-rays may be doing more harm than good. If you’ve ever had an …

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’,” Cat Hamilton, the director of member services for …

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 surveyed students to get their perspectives on education, …

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 Dr. Marc Siegel shared with Fox News Digital …

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 ninth leading cause of unintentional injuries that led …

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 (NSF) in Washington, D.C., which explored 1,124 American …

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 water that her sodium levels dipped to a …

Nearly four years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. population is still experiencing “collective trauma,” a new survey suggests. The American Psychological Association (APA), headquartered in Washington, D.C., has released the results of Stress in America 2023, its nationwide survey that polled more than 3,185 U.S. adults …