Kara Grant

San Diego

Health Reporter at WebMD

health reporter @webmd ~ trying to be nicer to self going forward :) ✉️ [email protected]

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Articles

Songs With the Right Rhythm

Jan 24, 2025 | webmd.com | Kara Grant |James G Beckerman

People of a certain age know the Bee Gees’ “Stayin' Alive” as the right rhythm track not just for John Travolta’s strut, but also for anyone doing hands-only CPR. But decades later, Gen Z says it’s time to do-not-resuscitate that song. Once the gold-standard CPR anthem used in pretty much every training program, “Stayin’ Alive” may have boogied into its swan song era.
Trump Picks RFK Jr. for Secretary of Health and Human Services

Nov 13, 2024 | webmd.com | Kara Grant

Nov. 14, 2024 – Present-elect Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be the country’s next secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), succeeding Xavier Becerra, who has served as the department’s secretary since 2021. The former president broke the news on X and Truth Social.
Pregnant, Can’t Sleep? Scary Studies Won’t Help. But This Will

Oct 23, 2024 | webmd.com | Kara Grant

Oct 24, 2024 – Here’s something sure to keep a pregnant woman up at night: A recent study revealed that lack of sleep during pregnancy may impact the baby’s development, leading to delays in learning and social behavior. The research builds on a substantial body of evidence – and scary headlines – linking poor sleep during pregnancy to bad outcomes for both Mom and Baby. Good to know. Unless you’re a pregnant woman who can’t sleep.
The Surprisingly Simple Act that May Help You Recover Post-Op

Oct 20, 2024 | webmd.com | Kara Grant

Oct. 21, 2024 – Having surgery? You may want to pack headphones for your hospital stay. An early review of 35 studies found that listening to music after surgery may help lower your pain, anxiety, and heart rate. It may also help curb the amount of pain medicine (like morphine) you need, according to the research, which was presented at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress in San Francisco and has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal.
Ozempic May Lower Risk of Opioid Overdose: What to Know

Sep 25, 2024 | webmd.com | Kara Grant

Sept. 26, 2024 – Obesity. Diabetes. Addiction. New research suggests that one drug may help people battling all three. Semaglutide, a popular weight loss drug sold under brand names Ozempic and Wegovy, is well established for helping people manage type 2 diabetes and lose weight. But people taking the medication may also be at a lower risk of opioid overdose.
Presidential Election Have You Stressed? Here's How to Cope

Sep 10, 2024 | webmd.com | Kara Grant

Sept. 10, 2024 – Political anxiety has been with Michael Steiner for a while now. The 33-year-old New Yorker started therapy just after the 2020 presidential election but didn’t think he could discuss with a psychologist the stress and anxiety politics brought him. Leading up to that election, Steiner and his friends would spend hours online going back and forth about political issues.
Weekend Warrior Workouts: Here's Why That's Still a Win

Aug 30, 2024 | webmd.com | Kara Grant

Aug. 30, 2024 – Even if you only have time to squeeze in your workouts on the weekend, or during whatever 2-day period you have off work, you’ll still see brain and mental health benefits.
Most Baby Foods on the Market Aren't Healthy, Study Says

Aug 23, 2024 | webmd.com | Kara Grant

Aug. 23, 2024 – The struggle is real: When you’re a busy parent looking for easy, tasty foods for your little one, those squeeze pouches are irresistible, especially when they have promising claims on the front of the packaging. “Organic,” “no added sweeteners,” “preservative-free” – that sounds healthy, right?
What It's Like Being COVID-Conscious in 2024

Aug 22, 2024 | webmd.com | Kara Grant

Aug. 26, 2024 – On a warm July evening, Raleigh Rivera, 29, went to see a band play a backyard show in East Los Angeles. The audience – around 40 people – wore KN95 or N95 masks, tested for COVID beforehand, and agreed that they would excuse themselves from the rest of the crowd if they needed to take off their masks for any reason. Before they played, the band showed their negative test results to the attendees and asked their permission to perform without masks.
WHO Labels Mpox Outbreak a Global Health Emergency

Aug 15, 2024 | medscape.co.uk | Kelly Davis |Kara Grant

The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the mpox virus a global health emergency due to a worsening outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and other parts of Africa.