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20 Oct
More teens are quitting HS sports saying they don’t look right for the sports based on what they see in the media and social media, according to a new study.
19 Oct
In a new study, participants recently infected with COVID-19 were six times more likely to develop Guillain-Barré syndrome, where the immune system attacks the nerves.
18 Oct
A new study finds adults with ADHD are nearly 3 times more likely to develop dementia compared to those without the condition.
Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter April 23, 2024
About six out of 10 working-age adults hit with a cancer diagnosis say it put real pressure on their financial survival, a new report finds.
“Today’s findings reiterate the critical role access to affordable, quality care and paid family medical leave plays in reducing the financial toll of cancer on those diagnosed -- particularly whi... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter April 23, 2024
The gender of your doctor may play a part in your prognosis: New research shows that hospitalized patients are less likely to die if they’re treated by a female physician.
About 10.15% of men and 8.2% of women died while under the care of a female doctor, versus 10.23% and 8.4% when treated by a male doctor, according to results publishe... Full Page
Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter April 23, 2024
Last summer was a record-breaker for heat emergencies, so the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday launched a new online heat forecaster to help folks better prepare as summer nears.
The HeatRisk Forecast Tool is a joint effort between the CDC and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Weather S... Full Page
Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter April 23, 2024
The first-ever minimum staffing rule has been set for nursing homes, the Biden administration announced Monday.
Central to the final rule, first proposed in September, is a requirement that a registered nurse be in every skilled nursing facility 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
It also mandates that there be enough staff to provi... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter April 23, 2024
Want to prevent a respiratory infection?
A fingerful of Neosporin antibiotic swabbed inside your nose might help you fight off a range of invading respiratory viruses, a new study claims.
Lab animals whose noses were treated using neomycin -- the main ingredient in over-the-counter Neosporin ointment -- mounted a robust immune defens... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter April 23, 2024
Severe mental illness can contribute to a decline in a person’s physical health, with many chronic conditions slowly eroding their wellness, a new review finds.
People with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder are more than twice as likely to have multiple chronic health problems such as heart disease or diabetes, researchers reported recen... Full Page
Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter April 23, 2024
Many people dogged by depression are turning to the psilocybin found in "magic mushrooms" to ease the condition, and often reporting success.
Now, new research suggests much of the credit for that success lies in the relationship between the patient and his or her therapist.
It's the magic of what researchers at Ohio State University... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter April 23, 2024
People should rely on the well-established Heimlich maneuver to save a choking victim, rather than newfangled “anti-choking” devices, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says.
“The safety and effectiveness of over-the-counter anti-choking devices have not been established; they are not FDA approved or cleared,” the agency said in... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter April 23, 2024
Active military service appears to increase a woman’s risk of having a low birthweight baby, a new review finds.
Nearly two-thirds of studies (63%) conclude that women on active service could be at higher risk of having a baby with low birth weight, researchers reported April 22 in the journal BMJ Military Health.
However,... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter April 23, 2024
Soldiers can suffer brain injury if they are repeatedly exposed to explosive blasts, a new study shows.
Further, the more frequently a soldier is exposed to explosions, the greater their risk for brain injury, researchers reported April 22 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Based on this, researchers int... Full Page
Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter April 22, 2024
Even though fentanyl-linked fatal overdoses are soaring among young adults, a new survey of American college students found that just 1 in 7 knew how to administer the overdose antidote drug naloxone.
Many who took the survey "reported high willingness to intervene during an overdose, yet only a small proportion knew how to administer nalo... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter April 22, 2024
The pandemic caused only “modest” delays in developmental milestones for infants and toddlers, a new study has found.
Previous research has reported that pandemic-related lockdowns disrupted the lives of many people, including families with young children.
Day-to-day life was upended as schools and child care centers closed, many... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter April 22, 2024
People’s idea of “old age” is aging itself, with middle-aged folks and seniors believing that old age starts later in life than did peers from decades ago, a new study finds.
The study revolves around the question “At what age would you describe someone as old?”
Decades ago, folks born in 1911 set the beginning of old age a... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter April 22, 2024
The dangerous heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation is becoming more common in middle-aged people, a new study warns.
More than a quarter of patients at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) seeking care for A-Fib during the last decade were younger than 65, researchers found.
That’s much higher than the 2% ... Full Page
Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter April 22, 2024
Measles infections continue to spread across the country, with 125 cases now reported in 18 states, new U.S. government data shows.
That is more cases than were reported in all of 2022, the most recent annual peak for measles infections, the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday.
So far this ... Full Page
Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter April 22, 2024
The H5N1 avian flu virus that's infecting U.S. cattle is increasingly showing up in mammals -- a dangerous sign that it could someday easily infect people.
That's the warning issued late last week by World Health Organization chief scientist Dr. Jeremy Farrar, CNN reported.
“We have to watch, more than watch, we have to m... Full Page
Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter April 22, 2024
Two common PFAS "forever chemicals" have been deemed hazardous substances by the Environmental Protection Agency.
The new designation, enacted under the country's Superfund law, will let the EPA investigate and clean up leaks and spills of these harmful chemicals, agency officials said Friday.
It will also mean polluters can be char... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter April 22, 2024
Parents too often wave the white flag when it comes to young picky eaters, a new survey finds.
Three out of five parents say they’re willing to play personal chef and cobble up a separate meal for a child who balks at the family dinner, according to a national poll from the University of Michigan.
This often leads to the kids munch... Full Page
Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter April 22, 2024
A strong relationship can help a breast cancer survivor thrive in the aftermath of their terrible ordeal, a new study finds.
Diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer places tremendous stress on the women and their partners, researchers said.
Those women in a solid relationship with their partner tend to have less depression and fatig... Full Page
Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter April 20, 2024
Another broiling summer looms, along with another season of kids' summer sports.
It's a potentially harmful, even lethal combination. But experts at Nationwide Children's Hospital (NCH) have advice for kids, parents and coaches on how to keep young athletes safe when thermometers rise.
Each year, an estimated 240 people die from hea... Full Page