health Doctors are Seeing More ER Visits From Kids who Have Swallowed Button Batteries A new study found that the number of kids sent to the ER after swallowing or inserting button batteries into the mouth has more than doubled since 2010. Pediatric experts say parents should treat button batteries as seriously as they treat chemicals or sharp objects. Dr. Aditi Nerurkar of Harvard Medical School joins LX News to talk about the dangers...
health Doctors See Spike in Vasectomies After Roe v. Wade Decision Vasectomies are becoming more popular among those who want to live childfree. New York Times gender reporter Alisha Haridasani Gupta joins LX News to discuss her recent article.
mental health As Kids Ready for Back to School, More Are Reporting Anxiety Cases of adolescent anxiety have at least doubled since the pandemic, according to the Journal of the American Medical Association. And “mental health problems were already at an emergency level before the pandemic even happened,” psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Bober says. Bober joins LX News and shares advice for kids facing stress and anxiety ahead of this school year.
monkeypox Doctor: Despite Emergency, Monkeypox Vaccine Supply ‘Woefully Inadequate' Now that it has been declared a public health emergency, will the “sluggish” response to monkeypox improve? “We still have woefully inadequate vaccine supplies for the gay male community,” which has hit hard by the disease, says Dr. Monica Gandhi, professor of medicine at UC San Francisco. She is hopeful that with enough shots, the virus will be contained.
COVID-19 CDC Recommends Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine for Adults The CDC has recommended the Novavax COVID-10 vaccine for adults ages 18 and up, providing more options and flexibility for the public.
mental health Study: Drinking Alone Connected to Alcohol Problems Later in Life Many young women drink mainly at social gatherings or with friends, but a significant number drink alone. Some who drink alone turn to alcohol to deal with negative emotions, and that could signal a risk for alcohol problems when they reach their mid-30s, explains Kasey Creswell, a Carnegie Mellon University psychology professor who studied the behavior.
health What is Face Blindness? Struggling to remember a familiar face may not just be due to poor memory, but could actually be the result of a rare disorder known as prosopagnosia, or face blindness.
pink eye What Is Pink Eye? Conjunctivitis, commonly known as pink eye, is an inflammation of the conjunctiva, the thin, clear tissue that lines the inside of the eyelid and the white part of the eyeball that can be highly contagious. Here’s an overview of it from the CDC and National Institutes of Health.
Health care How Mark Cuban's Pharmacy Sells Prescriptions For Cheap By not accepting insurance plans and skirting around the regulations that come with them, Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs has been selling prescription drugs at prices that beat the average pharmacy chains. Insurance expert Paul Seegert joins LX News to discuss Cuban’s pharmacy company.
west nile virus What is West Nile Virus? It’s mosquito season again! Here are some things to know about the most common mosquito-borne disease and how to protect yourself.
