A man is in critical condition after being sucked into an MRI machine when he walked into a room where a scan was in progress while wearing a metal chain, authorities say. According to investigators, officers responding to a 911 call for help at the Nassau Open MRI on Old Country Road in Westbury around 4:30 p.m. Wednesday were told…
Health & Wellness
Jul 17, 2025
A study shows that older adults who increased their walking speed by 14 steps per minute saw big improvements in mobility and independence.
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Genetic material from mother and father transferred to healthy donor egg to reduce risk of life-threatening diseases
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Scientists have looked into internet use to see if it's at all linked with the likelihood of developing dementia — and found, interestingly, that moderate and regular internet use seems to be cognitively helpful to older folks. Published in the August edition of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, this paper is unique, as […]
Aug 17, 2023
Researchers in Sweden found that up to two in three cancer drugs prove to be useless for patients after years of research.
Aug 17, 2023
Certain kinds of cancer are being diagnosed more often in younger adults in the US, a new study shows, and the increases seem to be driven by cancers in women and adults in their 30s.
Aug 17, 2023
Florida health officials placed Broward County under a mosquito-borne illness alert this month as cases of dengue fever are rising.