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Your health records are coming to new apps. Here’s why

KEY POINTS Health-care software vendor Epic Systems on Thursday announced that individuals will be able to release their health data to apps of their choice, giving them more direct control over their medical information. This seemingly simple feat is actually a major technological leap for the health-care sector. Epic is one of the organizations that has been helping the federal government establish TEFCA, which outlines the legal and technical requirements for sharing patients’ data...

Man rectally inserts 26-inch eel [seemed like a good idea at the time]

He forced the live creature into his anus (along with a lemon)… and it started to bite his large intestine.

Regular aspirin use may keep the oncologist away, at least when it comes to colorectal cancer

Those aspirin regular users were found to have an 18% lower risk of developing colorectal cancer than non-users.

William L. Calley Jr., Convicted in My Lai Massacre, Is Dead at 80

It took nearly a year and a half — and persistent efforts by a few soldiers and an independent investigative journalist, Seymour M. Hersh, who later won a Pulitzer Prize for his disclosures — for investigations to grind forward and the My Lai story to reach a stunned world.

‘Be Cautious’: US Chocolate and Cocoa Tests Reveal Unsafe Lead Levels

Heavy metal contamination in consumer foods remains a serious global issue.

Boar’s Head recalls more than 7 million pounds of deli meats

Food contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes may not look or smell spoiled but can still cause serious and sometimes life-threatening infections.

California Lawmakers Debate Sending Local Health Inspectors Into Immigration Facilities

KFF Health News – Covid-19, mumps, and chickenpox outbreaks. Contaminated water, moldy food, and air ducts spewing black dust. These health threats have been documented inside privately run immigration detention facilities in California through lawsuits, federal and state audits, and complaints lodged by detainees themselves. But local public health officers who routinely inspect county jails and state prisons say they don’t have the authority under state law to inspect detention centers operated by private companies, including...

Eating processed red meat could increase risk of dementia, study finds

THE GUARDIAN – Eating processed red meat could be a significant risk factor for dementia, according to a large study that tracked more than 100,000 people over four decades. Processed red meat has previously been shown to increase the risk of cancer, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Now US researchers say they have uncovered a potential link to dementia. The study also found that replacing processed red meat with healthier foods such as nuts, beans...

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran

CNN – Palestinians in Gaza have expressed grief and anger over the assassination of Hamas’ political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. “Ismail Haniyeh is the son of Gaza. He represents my entire people,” said Ahmad Al Nims, in an interview with a CNN stringer in Deir el-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on Wednesday. Gazan Abu Yasser Hassoun said the assassination had struck “like a thunderbolt” and described Haniyeh as a leader who united Palestinians. Political analyst...

Mayo Clinic Minute: Reducing thumb arthritis pain

Mayo Clinic News Network – Thousands of Americans suffer from thumb arthritis. This disorder can greatly affect daily life and can make it a struggle to do simple things like opening doors or holding objects. Dr. Sanj Kakar, a Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon who specializes in wrist and hand disorders, explains the condition and available treatments. Watch: The Mayo Clinic Minute Does your thumb hurt when you're scrolling on your phone? Is it made worse when gripping...

Americans keep turning their backs on McDonald’s

CNN – Inflation has caught up with McDonald’s, and budget-conscious Americans are looking elsewhere for their fast-food fix. But McDonald’s believes it has a solution: Value meals. McDonald’s on Monday reported that sales at US stores open at least a year fell 0.7% last quarter from the same period a year earlier, dragged down by fewer customers going to the fast-food company’s restaurants. McDonald’s isn’t alone: Starbucks, Burger King, Wendy’s and other rivals are also reporting less...

Why Many Nonprofit (Wink, Wink) Hospitals Are Rolling in Money

When many U.S. hospitals were founded over the past two centuries, mostly by religious groups, they were accorded nonprofit status for doling out free care during an era in which fewer people had insurance and bills were modest. The institutions operated on razor-thin margins. But as more Americans gained insurance and medical treatments became more effective — and more expensive — there was money to be made.

Ancient Diseases Still Persist In Iraq, Palestine

Suspected Hemorrhagic Fever case reported in Iraq's Nineveh Shafaq News – Health officials in Nineveh reported a suspected case of hemorrhagic fever in a young man, bringing the total number of cases in the region to 12 since the beginning of the year 2024. A source from the Nineveh Health Department told Shafaq News Agency on Sunday that a 20-year-old man from the Al-Ayadiyah sub-district, west of Mosul, is currently receiving treatment at Al-Shifa Hospital...

Online portals deliver scary health news before doctors can weigh in

“There is just a moral imperative here, which is for patients, this is their information. They ought to be able to access it whenever they want,” said Micky Tripathi, the national coordinator for health information technology whose office crafted the requirement for the Department of Health and Human Services. “They also pay for it. They ought to be able to get things they pay for.”

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