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A family’s race against time, plus an Alzheimer’s discovery and stroke prevention tips

The Fox News Health newsletter brings you stories about the latest trends in health care, wellness, illness, mental health and more. Top 3: – Family sells dream home to raise money for daughter's life-saving treatment – Research into new Alzheimer's disease reveals 'silent' stage of disease before symptoms appear – Cervical cancer patients may have […]

Early stroke symptoms, plus allergy prevention and foods that promote sleep

“I was thinking, ‘Did I tell my daughters enough that I love them? Does my husband know how proud I am of him?’” Jenna Gibson, pictured here, said of the time of her stroke. (Jenna Gibson) Every second counts – Jenna Gibson was just 39 when she suffered a stroke that nearly took her life, […]

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore establishes statewide gun violence prevention center

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, signed a bill earlier this week creating the first statewide gun violence prevention center. The project is called the Firearm Violence Prevention and Intervention Center and will be operated within the Maryland Department of Health. Its mission is to “strengthen and better coordinate Maryland’s public health approach to preventing […]

Four years after COVID, we are still lacking an international prevention plan 

It’s been four years since the coronavirus pandemic struck, causing death and suffering for millions of people and extraordinary economic destruction around the world. In December 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) and its 194 member countries (all national governments) resolved Drafting and negotiating “treaties, agreements, or other international instruments to strengthen pandemic prevention, preparedness, […]

Granger Smith’s wife, Amber Smith, partners with drowning prevention organization to drive awareness

Amber Smith is partnering with the National Drowning Prevention Alliance (NDPA), a California-based nonprofit organization, to promote conversation and awareness about water safety and drowning prevention ahead of the summer months. Masu. On June 4, 2019, Amber Smith and her husband, country music singer Granger Smith, experienced a parent’s worst nightmare. Their 3-year-old son, River, […]

Homeland Security’s broken terrorist prevention program needs to end

For nearly a decade, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded grants annually to government and community organizations. working on “Preventing individuals from becoming radicalized into violence.” And for nearly a decade, the department has been unable to show, let alone measure, that these “prevention” efforts are working. There wasn’t. In December, after […]

HI legislators say wildfire prevention and recovery are top priorities for 2024

The Hawaii Legislature is scheduled to convene this week for the first time since the historic Lahaina burning woke the state to the deadly and costly threat posed by wildfires in an era of climate change. The tragedy has once again drawn the attention of lawmakers. Now, as the Hawaii State Legislature returns for a […]