Sara Moniuszko

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Lifestyle and Wellness Reporter at CBS News

Lifestyle & Wellness reporter @cbsnews • previously @usatoday • alum @GeorgeMasonU, @sciencespo • she/her • IG: everythingsara

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Pepto Bismol didn't prevent travelers' diarrhea compared to placebo, small CDC study found

3 days ago | cbsnews.com | Sara Moniuszko |Nicole Brown Chau

Bismuth subsalicylate, the active ingredient in Pepto Bismol, is often used to treat and prevent diarrhea while traveling — but a new study found it may not help with prevention. In the study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "no significant difference" was found for symptoms of loose stool or diarrhea between groups who took the medication for prevention and those who took a placebo.
Removing fluoride from water could result in 25 million cavities and cost $9.8 billion, study estimates

4 days ago | cbsnews.com | Sara Moniuszko |Lucia Suarez Sang

EPA to review fluoride effects New research suggests that removing fluoride from public water would increase dental care costs and tooth decay for children across the United States.
This diet can protect your brain from Alzheimer's even if started later in life, new study suggests

4 days ago | cbsnews.com | Sara Moniuszko |Alex Sundby

Weight loss drugs could help curb dementia People who follow a MIND diet, even if started later in life, were significantly less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or related forms of dementia, according to new research. The MIND diet stands for "Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay" and combines many elements of the Mediterranean diet and DASH ("Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension").
WorldPride is in Washington, D.C. this year. The Trump administration is prompting fears, mixed emotions.

4 days ago | cbsnews.com | Sara Moniuszko |Lucia Suarez Sang

This year, WorldPride is coming to Washington, D.C. A series of events, organized by the nonprofit InterPride, aims to bring visibility and awareness of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer issues to an international stage. This year's location is leaving the community conflicted about showing up to the nation's capital amid an administration that has targeted them.
WorldPride is in Washington, D.C. this year. The Trump administration is prompting fears, mixed emotions.

4 days ago | flipboard.com | Sara Moniuszko

NowPresident Sheinbaum labels vote a ‘success’, but experts warn criminals could use it to infiltrate judiciary. A landmark vote to select judges in Mexico has been labelled a “success” by the president despite a sparse turnout and widespread confusion. Just 13 percent of eligible voters cast ballots in …
Salmonella outbreak linked to recalled cucumbers sickens dozens across 18 states

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Sara Moniuszko |Nicole Brown Chau

Nearly four dozen people across 18 states are sick with salmonella food poisoning tied to recalled cucumbers, according to federal health officials. In an update shared Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the expanding outbreak has also led to at least 16 people being hospitalized.
Hormel recalls 256,000 pounds of canned beef stew over wood fragments

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Sara Moniuszko |Nicole Brown Chau

Hormel Foods Corporation is recalling over 256,000 pounds of canned beef stew nationwide due to potential contamination with wood fragments, according to federal health officials. In a recall notice posted Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said the 20-oz. metal cans containing "Dinty Moore Beef Stew" were shipped to retail locations nationwide.
If these items are in your medicine cabinet, it's time to throw them away. Here's how to do it safely.

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Sara Moniuszko |Nicole Brown Chau

Here's your friendly reminder not to overlook your medicine cabinet in your cleaning routine. Just like food, medications and supplements can expire, meaning the products hiding out in your home may not be as safe or effective as you think. "It's easy for expired medication to go unnoticed because people aren't always in the habit of proactively checking their medication's expiration dates," Stacia Woodcock, pharmacist and pharmacy editor at health care company GoodRx, told CBS News.
Moms in the U.S. report large decline in mental health in recent years, study finds

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Sara Moniuszko |Kiki Intarasuwan

How to check in on your mental health Only about a fourth of moms in the United States say they have "excellent" physical and mental health, according to a new study. The study, published Tuesday in JAMA Internal Medicine, looked at 198, 417 mothers with children age 17 and under, finding large declines in self-reported maternal mental health and small declines in physical health from 2016 to 2023.
Pregnant mothers with lupus face risks but have better outlooks than ever before, doctor says

1 week ago | cbsnews.com | Sara Moniuszko

Better outlooks for expectant moms with lupus Kiana Cornejo has been living with lupus since she was just 11 years old — and after an unplanned pregnancy, she learned the challenges of having the autoimmune disease while expecting her first child. "When I first got diagnosed, I felt like I was paralyzed. At one point I couldn't do anything. Everything was just hurting," Cornejo told CBS News.

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