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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Texas health officials are sounding the alarm on a surge of a common childhood illness.The Texas Department of State Health Services (DHSH) revealed this week that there are nearly four times the number of whooping cough cases in the state compared to this time last year.According to provisional data, Texas has had over 3,500 cases of whooping cough, also called pertussis, through October 2025. EXPERT WARNS OF 'SILENT EPIDEMIC' THAT PUTS MEN’S HEALTH AT SERIOUS RISKThis is the second year in a row that the state has reported high increases in cases, and the second year in a row that a health alert has been issued, according to DHSH. Children under 12 months are most at risk, although anyone can catch pertussis. (iStock)Pertussis is a highl...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A team of Mayo Clinic scientists have created a way to estimate a person’s risk of developing memory and thinking problems long before symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease begin, potentially changing how the disease is detected and treated in the future.The research, published in The Lancet Neurology, draws on decades of data from the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging, a long-running effort that tracks thousands of residents over time, according to a press release.Led by Dr. Clifford Jack Jr., a radiologist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, the team analyzed brain scans, genetics and medical records from more than 5,800 adults to build a model that predicts both a person’s 10-year and lifetime risk of developing cognitive decline.SCIENTISTS UNCOV...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! While gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) affects both men and women, men tend to experience more severe symptoms and complications.Studies show that men have higher acid exposure and are nearly twice as likely to develop Barrett’s esophagus, a condition that can lead to esophageal cancer if left untreated.Esophageal cancer is up to nine times more common in men, making them far more likely to progress from chronic reflux to serious outcomes.HIDDEN CAUSES OF HEART ATTACKS OFTEN OVERLOOKED OR MISDIAGNOSED, STUDY FINDSDr. Daryl Gioffre, gut health specialist, certified nutritionist and author of "Get Off Your Acid" and "Get Off Your Sugar," spoke with Fox News Digital about how acid reflux is becoming a "silent epidemic" among men — and wh...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An experimental drug has shown promise in fighting a hard-to-treat form of bladder cancer known as BCG-unresponsive high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC).BCG (Bacillus Calmette-Guérin) is an immunotherapy drug that is often the first-line treatment for certain early-stage bladder cancers.The new drug, TAR-200 — which was evaluated in a trial sponsored and conducted by Janssen Research & Development, LLC, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson — may offer a less invasive alternative to bladder removal surgery.KILLER CONDITION LANDS IN TOP 10 LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH AS GLOBAL CASES SURGETAR-200 is a small, drug-releasing device placed directly into the bladder through a simple outpatient procedure, without general anesthesia...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! People with a history of cardiac arrest could protect themselves from future risk with one simple daily habit.A study at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City, Utah, discovered that supplementing with vitamin D3 can significantly reduce the risk of a second heart attack in those who have already suffered one.In a large, randomized clinical trial, researchers monitored patients’ blood levels for vitamin D, while adjusting doses to "achieve optimal levels," according to a press release.NEW VITAMIN COMPOUND SHOWS PROMISE FOR REVERSING ALZHEIMER'S DAMAGE TO THE BRAINThey found that treating heart attack patients with higher doses of vitamin D3 cut the risk of a second heart attack in half.The findings were presented at the 2025 American Heart ...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Officials in Tiburon, California, have moved to prohibit the sale of all tobacco.On Wednesday, the town council unanimously passed an ordinance that would ban the sale of cigarettes, cigars, vapes, e-cigarettes and all other nicotine products.Tiburon Mayor Holli Thier told Fox News Digital in a statement that she is "pleased to have sponsored" and "voted to save lives and save our environment."SMOKING BANNED FOR ENTIRE GENERATION UNDER SWEEPING NEW NATIONAL LAW"With local youth in Marin County vaping at twice the national average, it is critical that we take all efforts to reduce teen addiction," she added. "By banning all tobacco sales here in Tiburon, we are preventing youth from getting addicted and protecting our environment."Cigarettes...

New Delhi - Authorities in India's capital have urged elementary schools to hold classes online, banned construction and urged people to work from home as the annual plague of air pollution hit the "severe" category in a health warning system for the first time this season. For the first time, the toxic air has drawn protests against the government, and a warning for people with health issues to simply leave Delhi if they can.The severe designation indicates potentially serious health impacts for people with impaired immune systems, and negative affects even for healthy people, according to India's Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).The emergency measures were announced after Delhi's average Air Quality Index (AQI) sharply rose to 425. An AQI between 400 and 450 is categorized ...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Patients with irregular heartbeats — caused by atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common heart rhythm disorder — have historically been warned to limit or eliminate caffeine. But a new study suggests that moderate coffee consumption could actually reduce recurrence of AF after treatment.Researchers at University of California, San Francisco enrolled 200 adults with persistent AF who were scheduled for cardioversion, a procedure that restores normal heart rhythm. THAT MORNING CUP OF COFFEE COULD BE THE KEY TO A HAPPIER DAY, NEW STUDY SUGGESTSParticipants were randomly assigned to one of two groups. One group continued to drink caffeinated coffee daily (at least one cup), while the other was instructed to abstain completely from coffee and ot...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Exposure to a common chemical used in dry cleaning and some consumer products has been linked to triple the risk of a dangerous liver disease, a new study suggests.Tetrachloroethylene (PCE), which is also used in some adhesives, spot cleaners and stainless steel polish, was associated with three times greater odds of significant liver fibrosis in U.S. adults, according to research from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.Liver fibrosis is a buildup of scar tissue that can progress to liver cancer, liver failure or death, a press release stated.DAN MARINO’S METABOLIC LIVER DISEASE HIGHLIGHTS GROWING HEALTH CONCERNThe researchers also identified a dose-response relationship — meaning greater exposure to PCE le...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Chronic kidney disease has been named the ninth leading cause of global death.Record numbers of men and women are currently estimated to have reduced kidney function, according to new research following a study published in the journal The Lancet.Researchers at NYU Langone Health, the University of Glasgow, and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington analyzed the rise of kidney disease worldwide.CUTTING OUT ALCOHOL AND MEDICATING SOONER COULD PREVENT 'SILENT KILLER,' EXPERTS SAYThey examined 2,230 published papers and health datasets from 133 countries, searching for diagnoses, mortality and the toll of disability from the disease.From 1990 to 2023, cases rose from 378 million to 788 million, l...