Online security is a growing issue. In fact, statistics show a hacker attacks every 39 seconds, which is an average of 2,244 times a day! Hackers are predators that can steal, damage, or destroy your most personal info.
Transplant surgeons in Memphis are asking Mid-Southerners to consider giving the gift of life this holiday season. There's an organ shortage across the country even though transplants have been proven to dramatically change people's lives for the better.
Every eight seconds a baby is born in the U.S. That means almost four million little boys or girls will be born in 2020. For most, the delivery will be textbook, but what if it isn’t?
When it comes to working, the hardest question to ask is “Can I have a raise?” In a recent survey, only 19% of people were happy with what they were bringing home in their paycheck.
Among students age 12 to 18 who reported being bullied during the school year, 15% said they were bullied online or by text. Social scientists are trying to learn even more about the relationship between these encounters and mental health conditions like anxiety and depression.
Don’t share your passwords, don’t give out personal information, and don’t click on links from people you don’t know. These are well-known ways to protect yourself from falling victim to cybercrimes, but there are some seemingly harmless things that you are doing right now that may put you at risk.
A bed bug infestation soon turned into a much bigger health concern for the woman renting a Midtown home. State inspectors say her property manager improperly sprayed pesticide hoping to get rid of the problem.
Five and a half million Americans have Alzheimer’s disease. It’s a condition that has no cure right now, and very few treatments. Now, in a first-of-its-kind trial, researchers are testing a drug they hope will stop the disease in its tracks before damage begins.
Spring Break is under a month away. Cancun, Panama City Beach, Florida, and South Padre Island, Texas are the most popular destinations, but it isn’t all fun and games.
Criminal convictions often keep people from landing jobs they may otherwise be qualified for, but that’s not always the case when it comes to the people we entrust to care for us.
Are state medical boards doing enough to protect patients from doctors with sexual misconduct history? An expert told WMC Action News 5 there are several reasons why that has been called into question in recent years.
What’s not to love about being in love? Positive romantic relationships in adulthood have been linked to lower levels of depression and anxiety as well as better physical health! But what’s the secret to a happy adult partnership?
Today, women still handle more household activities than men. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, on an average day, 84% of women spend time doing household activities compared to 69% of men. But now, there are high-tech ways to even the playing field when it comes to couples and chores.
Research finds that children who start school behind their peers often stay behind. Now, social scientists are looking at ways parents can encourage an early love of learning to help kids, with a focus on Latino families, reach their full potential when they enter the classroom.
The University of Memphis has announced it has cancelled its summer programs to China due to the recent outbreak of of respiratory illness caused by coronavirus.
Every minute in the United States, 20 people suffer physical violence at the hands of a loved one. Over 10 million Americans are physically and emotionally abused by the people they love and trust. How do you get yourself or someone you love out of a toxic relationship? And how do you stay out?
The teenage years are a time of monumental change, so parents may be apt to shrug off negativity as a phase. But what happens when a teenager has a chronic conflict with his peers?
As the number of flu-related deaths continues to rise across the state, officials with the Shelby County Health Department want to remind people it's not too late to get a flu shot.
The unemployment rate for Americans with disabilities is twice as high as those without. One program is offering young people with special needs a chance to cook up a future career and the recipe is proving to be a success!
Each year, 36 million heart-shaped boxes of chocolate are sold to show your loved one how much you care. Several studies have associated eating dark chocolate with lower risk of heart disease. But that’s not the only thing you can do for your honey’s heart.
The FDA warns about the dangers of going grain-free and damaging hearts. Too much synthetic foods can add to joint pain. Processed foods pack on the pounds.
One in 588 Americans are homeless. Almost 200,000 people will be sleeping on the streets tonight. Now, one woman is using her experience in the tech industry to help change those stats and get people back to work and off the streets.
It is a growing field within healthcare. In fact, some of the top medical and research centers in the country, like Cleveland Clinic, have now established centers for functional medicine.
Today, there are over 100,000 people on the kidney transplant waiting list in the U.S. One woman, already on dialysis, came up with a creative way to find a donor and get the life-saving surgery she needed.
Dating in the 21st century is all about finding the right fit online, but if you’re new to the game - the process can be tricky. From creating an effective profile to understanding the cyber lingo, you might feel overwhelmed.
There’s been little impact for us in the Mid-South, but the situation is fast-developing, meaning that could change. Health officials are not the only ones on alert.
More than 300 million people worldwide suffer from depression. Now, novel therapies are changing the game when it comes to managing this often-debilitating illness.
Do you snore? Experienced periods where you stopped breathing or awake with dry mouth? It could mean that you aren’t sleeping well and it is leading to sleep apnea, but that can all go away if you change the way you lay.
There are new fears that Coronavirus could spark a global economic slowdown, and economic development officials in Memphis warn that the Mid-South would feel those impacts.
Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital have found a potential treatment for hereditary deafness, the same condition thought to have caused Beethoven to lose his hearing. The scientists are using a new gene-editing approach that they say could someday prevent profound he
A district spokesperson tells WMC Action News 5 the West Collierville Middle School had 325 students absent at the start of school Tuesday, and flu likely accounts for as many as 275 of those absences.
Retinoblastoma: It’s an aggressive cancer in children that robs them of their sight. Now doctors have found a new way to detect it that may end up saving the child’s eyes and life.
The joy of pregnancy can quickly turn to fear when multiple miscarriages occur, especially when those miscarriages have no explanation. But researchers discovered why a woman’s blood sugar levels may be a factor.
While health officials around the world are on high alert working to learn more about the 2019 Novel Coronavirus, a deadly virus with two confirmed cases in the United States, local health officials say residents should be concerned about influenza.
It’s something that many parents may be familiar with --- their kid hates reading or may have anxiety about it. But can that anxiety impact whether they become proficient readers?
Nearly 1.5 million high school students nationwide experience abuse from a dating partner in a single year. Certain factors, such as unstable home life, can put teens at risk for harmful relationships.
Health professionals all over the globe are on high alert as World Health Organization officials work to learn more about the deadly 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV).
Millions of people suffer from age-related hearing loss. It’s just a fact of life for most. While there are options for those who are struggling to hear, a new medicine to treat hearing loss may be on the way.
Kidney stones are a hard calcium mass formed in the kidneys, and sometimes they stay in the kidney and cause no issues. But if they try to pass out of the kidney and get stuck, they can cause extreme pain.
Eyelid surgery is one of the most common types of plastic surgery, but downtime is often a major concern for patients. Now, a new device is showing promising signs to help speed up recovery by decreasing swelling and bruising.
Recovering from abdominal surgery is tough. It takes the average person at least six weeks to get back to work. Now, there’s a new way to manage pain and get patients back to work much faster. The CDC said prescription opioid overuse for pain management costs the U.S. at least $78 billion a year.
Scientists at Vanderbilt University are working on a process that ultimately may allow patients to get test results fast. The process involves automating the duplication process of a person’s DNA to bring those DNA levels up to the point where they can be detected.
Research shows that U.S. military veterans are twice as likely to suffer from ALS as the general public. ALS is a progressive disease, causing muscle weakness or atrophy. What is causing this alarming connection and what is being done to help those who served our country?
It’s one tough subject that parents may be shying away from---- and it’s not the birds and the bees. A new study by the researchers at Sesame Street indicates a majority of parents may not be having a conversation about race, class, or ethnicity with their kids, the factors that make up social ident
Thirty-six thousand people die each year from the flu and more than 200,000 are hospitalized in the United States alone. But certain foods high in vitamins, minerals and other nutrients that help support a healthy immune system.
Navigating your way through any medical issue can be challenging to say the least. Insurance and schedules can get confusing, and sometimes contradictory orders. Who are we to believe there is one solution?
As teen suicide rates rise, experts are trying to know exactly why. Some say it is because teens are under more stress or being unable to escape cyberbullying.
New rules are going into effect this year at the airport. In 2005, the Real ID Act was passed by Congress in order to set standards for state-issued driver licenses and IDs.
The FDA has just given approval to a first-of-its-kind device for patients with heart failure. The Barostim Neo is designed to use the power of the nervous system to help control blood pressure, and it’s making a world of difference for some patients.
Physical therapy to help with his degenerative disc. Steroid injections to treat his psoriatic arthritis. One young high school teacher went from doctor to doctor and diagnosis to diagnosis to find out why his bones were breaking but left with more pain than answers.
State health officials are responding to the news that an initiative to legalize medical marijuana in Mississippi will be put to voters later this year.
