TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you’re struggling to find ways to get a good night’s sleep, you may not want to use YouTube videos as a resource. Researchers found what they described as an alarming amount of medical misinformation in YouTube videos about sleep disorders. “What’s trickyContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Federal officials plan to tighten access to drugs that have the potential for abuse by reinstating federal prescribing requirements that were loosened during the pandemic. The Biden administration will require that patients see a doctor in person, rather than through a telehealth appointment,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ambar Marcus didn’t think anything of going to the follow-up ultrasound her doctor recommended around 22 weeks of pregnancy — until she noticed how long it was taking. “The technician was a lovely lady who chatted with me the whole time, but IContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Swedish scientists say they have grown electrodes in living tissue, paving the way for formation of fully integrated electronic circuits in living organisms. The development, which blurs the lines between biology and technology, could one day lead to therapies for neurological disorders. “ForContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — All those images of beautiful-looking people on social media can deflate a young person’s self-image, but there may be an easy fix: limiting time spent on TikTok, Instagram and the like. A new Canadian study finds that teens and young adults who alreadyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you’re one of the millions of people with a pacemaker or an implantable defibrillator to help control abnormal heart rhythms, certain health-tracking devices may do more harm than good. Smartwatches, rings or scales that emit electrical currents can interfere with these lifesavingContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s a brutal reality that confronts many recovering stroke patients: After six months or so of rehab, any arm and hand movement not yet restored is unlikely to return. But new cutting-edge research aims to use electrical stimulation to jumpstart stroke-interrupted communication betweenContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you spend hours a day scrolling on your smartphone or tablet, you might get “tech neck.” “Humans are upright creatures, and our bodies aren’t designed to look down for long periods of time, which puts extra pressure on the cervical spine,” saidContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study builds upon earlier evidence that vaping isn’t any healthier than smoking. In analyzing epithelial cells taken from the mouths of vapers, smokers and people who had never vaped or smoked, researchers found that vapers and smokers had more than twiceContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doctors could soon have a new tool to help diagnose chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A questionnaire called CAPTURE successfully identified almost half of clinical trial participants who had moderate to severe forms of previously undiagnosed COPD, researchers report. “The goal with tryingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Email has become an easy and essential form of communication between patients and physicians — so much so that doctors are deluged daily with messages from patients. Now, some hospitals and health systems have started charging for doctors’ responses to those messages, dependingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some patients having surgery for early-stage lung cancer may no longer need to lose an entire lobe of their lung, new research shows. The study results are from a phase 3 clinical trial sponsored by the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology. ForContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Using a “neuroprotectant” drug alongside the standard surgical removal of a clot may slash the risk of death and disability following a stroke, a new study finds. The new medication, called ApTOLL, shields brain tissue from continuing damage by cooling down inflammation, theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A single injection of an experimental biologic drug may cut in half your risk of hospitalization from COVID-19 infection, new clinical trial results show. Pegylated lambda interferon (PEG-lambda) proved effective against all COVID-19 variants encountered in this international study, including Omicron, according toContinue Reading