On World Sepsis Day, Doctors Urge Americans to Know the Signs

SATURDAY, Sept. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — On World Sepsis Day, health experts remind Americans that sepsis strikes 1.7 million people in the U.S. each year and causes more than 350,000 deaths. 

Yet despite those staggering numbers, many Americans don’t know what sepsis is or how to recognize it before it turns deadly.

Precise Brain Stimulation May Offer Faster Relief for Depression

FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new type of noninvasive brain stimulation may help people with moderate to severe depression feel better faster than standard treatments, researchers in a new report say.

The method, called high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS), uses small electrodes on the scalp...

Protecting Amazon Forests May Also Protect Human Health, Study Finds

FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Destroying the Amazon rainforest doesn’t just threaten the environment, it may also make people sick.

A study published Sept. 11 in the journal Communications Earth & Environment found that rates of certain diseases were lower in regions where forests were protected and man...

Nutrient in Vegetables May Help the Body Fight Cancer

FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A common nutrient found in leafy greens and corn may do more than protect eyesight. 

New research shows that zeaxanthin, a plant-derived carotenoid, can strengthen the body’s cancer-fighting immune cells and make immunotherapy more effective.

The study, recently published in ...

Can A Keto Diet Help Treat Depression?

FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A “keto” diet might help people with depression, a small-scale pilot study suggests.

Depression symptoms decreased by about 70% among a small group of college students who followed a ketogenic diet for at least 10 weeks, researchers reported in the journal Translational Psychi...