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US deaths are down and life expectancy is up, but improvements …
3 days ago · U.S. life expectancy jumped last year, and preliminary data suggests there may be another — much smaller — improvement this year. Death rates fell last year for almost all leading causes, notably COVID-19, heart disease and drug overdoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Thursday. That translated to adding nearly a year the estimated lifespan of ...
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5 days ago · A CDC report showed a decline in death rates in 2023 for almost all of the leading causes, meaning life expectancy was 78.5 years last year overall.
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Dec 5, 2024 · News about coronavirus in Florida and around the world is constantly emerging. It's hard to stay on top of it all but Health News Florida and WUSF can help. Our responsibility at WUSF News is to keep you informed, and to help discern what’s important for your family as you make what could be life-saving decisions.
Guest docs discuss health care's hot topics from the past month
Dec 9, 2024 · The panel of medical experts joining the show are Dr. Joseph Drazkowski, from left, Dr. Amy Hessler and Dr. Tina Ardon. A panel of medical provide insight into November's biggest headlines, including fluoridation, ER boarding and updated opioid prescribing guidelines. "What's Health Got to Do with ...
Who can say it's healthy? The FDA has a new definition for food …
4 days ago · At a time when more than half of the American diet comes from processed, packaged foods, the Food and Drug Administration has new rules aimed at helping people make healthy choices in the grocery store. The agency has updated the definition of what counts as healthy. Food companies can voluntarily ...
Here are new guidelines for preventing stroke, the nation's fourth ...
Nov 11, 2024 · The majority of strokes could be prevented, according to new guidelines aimed at helping people and their doctors do just that. Stroke was the fourth leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and more than half a million Americans have a stroke every year. But up to 80% of strokes may be preventable with better nutrition, exercise ...
USF will open a center to address Florida's mental health …
Apr 26, 2024 · The University of South Florida is creating a center to boost the state's mental health workforce amid a national shortage.. The Legislature recently awarded USF $5 million in recurring funds to create the Florida Center for Behavioral Health Workforce, part of the Live Healthy package of bills which Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law last month.
Scientists know our bodies are full of microplastics. What are they ...
5 days ago · 1. Which microplastics are actually in our bodies? Our soil, drinking water and food supply, the air we breathe, all carry microplastics, defined as any plastic particle as small as 1 nanometer and as large as 5 millimeters. Some have built up in the environment over many years, while others arrive daily, as they shed from tires, our clothing, food packaging, personal care products and more.
Health and heat are hot topics at a Florida climate change …
Nov 18, 2024 · Heat, diseases, air quality, mental health and migration. The Florida Climate Conference hosted by the Climate Adaptation Center covered these topics this past week at the University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee campus.. Climate change training isn't part of most medical school curriculums, said Dr. Ankush Bansal, co-founder of the organization Florida Clinicians for Climate Action.