NTD spoke with Sarah Cart, author of “On My Way Back to You,” a memoir of her process of navigating the challenges and struggles of managing her husband’s devastating illness. She talks about the transition to becoming the caregiver of someone who she used to lean on and how amid everything, she found the strength […]
Cases of norovirus, a nasty stomach bug that spreads easily, are climbing in the Northeastern U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Thursday. Nationwide, about 12 percent of most recent norovirus tests sent to the CDC were positive, but the proportion was about 16 percent in the Northeast, the agency said. That compares […]
Increasing reports of sudden deaths are looming over Chinese citizens. But the causes behind them seem to remain unclear. NTD talked to several Chinese nationals living in different parts of the country for first-hand information. Meanwhile, severe mountain fires are raging in China’s southern province of Guizhou: 221 fires sparked within the span of nearly […]
More than 100 passengers and crew have fallen ill while on a three-week leg of a 107-night cruise with Cunard Cruise Line on the Queen Victoria, according to a report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to the report, 139 people on board—123 passengers and 16 crew members—have reported gastrointestinal symptoms […]
A large Swedish study has uncovered a paradox about people diagnosed with an excessive fear of serious illness: They tend to die earlier than people who aren’t hypervigilant about health concerns. Hypochondriasis, now called illness anxiety disorder, is a rare condition with symptoms that go beyond average health worries. People with the disorder are unable […]
The CDC has warned about a recent surge in a potentially fatal tick-borne illness among individuals who have visited Baja California in Mexico. As per their latest health advisory, three out of five individuals diagnosed with Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) have succumbed to the illness.
Veterinary laboratories in several states are investigating an unusual respiratory illness in dogs, and encouraging people to take basic precautions to keep their pets healthy as veterinarians try to pin down what’s making the animals sick. Oregon, Colorado, and New Hampshire are among the states that have seen cases of the illness, which has caused […]
Aging, illness, medication … then more medication: it’s a cycle a lot of people get caught up in. But one health professional says there’s a key to breaking out of that cage. NTD’s Daniel Monaghan spoke with Dr. Mark Sherwood about how changing eating habits can reverse or prevent some modern-day diseases.
HOUSTON—Next month’s scheduled execution of a Texas death row inmate, whose attorneys say gouged out both of his eyes—each a separate incident—because of severe mental illness, was delayed by a judge on Tuesday. Andre Thomas had been set to be executed on April 5, sentenced to death for fatally stabbing in March 2004 his estranged […]
MEXICO CITY—Three U.S. tourists have died at a resort in the Bahamas after falling ill, officials of the Atlantic island nation confirmed, and another was airlifted to a hospital for treatment. Acting Prime Minister Chester Cooper issued a statement Friday saying that police are investigating and the cause of death was unknown, though foul play […]
A woman was taken off a plane and into custody after she faked an illness in an attempt to get a better seat on her flight, according to police. An American Eagle flight from Pensacola to Miami returned to the airport around 6:26 a.m. Friday, within an hour of takeoff, because a passenger was in […]
Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics treated 10 people aboard the Norwegian Joy cruise ship for minor medical complaints after the ship docked early Sunday, the LAFD said. It’s the second time in a week passengers were treated for illness after returning from a trip aboard the vessel. The patients, on a Mexican Riviera cruise, had […]
NEW YORK—U.S. health officials on Nov. 8 announced a breakthrough into the cause of a mysterious outbreak of vaping illnesses, reporting they have a “very strong culprit.” The same chemical compound was found in fluid taken from the lungs of 29 patients across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The compound—vitamin […]
