WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A wearable heart monitor raises the detection rate of the dangerous irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation (A-fib) by more than 50%, a new study finds. Unfortunately, there was no increase observed in the number of strokes prevented after folks got the devices,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Your cellphone might be harming your heart, a new study warns. People who regularly use a cellphone have a higher risk of heart disease, researchers found in a large-scale study. And the more time someone spends on their phone, the greater their riskContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A sweat-powered finger wrap could make monitoring a person’s health as easy as wearing a Band-Aid, researchers report. The electronic wrap measures blood levels of sugar, vitamins, drugs and other substances by analyzing the sweat from a person’s fingertip, researchers reported Sept. 3Continue Reading
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TUESDAY, Sept. 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An experimental “smart mask” can check a person’s breath to check their health, researchers report. Fitted with biosensors, the simple paper mask could be used to track respiratory ailments, kidney disease and a number of other health problems, according to a study publishedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Fluorescent light can be used to highlight bacteria that hides in wounds, causing infections and slowing down the healing process, a new evidence review says. A handheld fluorescent device can light up bacteria in 9 out of 10 wounds that traditional clinical treatmentContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The risk of death associated with donating a kidney is at an all-time low, a new study finds. A kidney donor’s risk — already small a decade ago — is now lower by more than half, researchers found. Fewer than one death occursContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An improved test for Lyme disease could provide accurate results within 20 minutes, researchers report. The test — which resembles an AI-guided form of the at-home COVID-19 test — would be a vast improvement over the current two-part lab test that takes upContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved the expanded use of an automated insulin pump system to include those with type 2 diabetes. It’s the first such system for use by people with the more prevalent type 2 form of theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Most Americans believe artificial intelligence should be used to improve health care, a new national survey reports. However, many are still a little queasy over some of the implications of widespread AI use, the poll found. The Ohio State University survey found thatContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Casey Harrell was losing his ability to speak due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. “Not being able to communicate is so frustrating and demoralizing. It is like you are trapped,” said Harrell, 45. But a new brain-computerContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — At least 20 million hernia surgeries are performed globally each year, making it one of the most common medical procedures in the world. But does gender matter when it comes to hernia risk? New Australian research says yes: Half of the nearly 436,000Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A wearable brain scanner could improve research into Parkinson’s disease, dementia and other debilitating disorders, new research shows. The brain scanner — called the Ambulatory Motion-enabling PET (AMPET) — fits on a person’s head much like a construction worker’s hard hat, the researchersContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Newly developed battery-powered electric bandages could help wounds heal more quickly, a new study reports. In animal testing, wounds treated with electric bandages healed 30% faster than wounds treated with conventional bandages, researchers reported Aug. 7 in the journal Science Advances. The bandagesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Wildfire smoke could interfere with the safety of surgeries, a new study warns. Inhaling the smoke could complicate the effects of anesthesia on surgical patients, and it also might hamper their recovery, researchers reported Aug. 6 in the journal Anesthesiology. “Wildfire smoke posesContinue Reading