MONDAY, July 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When you’re hospitalized, you’ll want qualified medical professionals treating you, but does it matter if your doctor is a man or a woman? It might. A new study in Canada found that patients cared for by female physicians had lower in-hospital death ratesContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — “Shock” therapy often helps lift severe depression, but fear and stigma can deter patients from getting it. Now a large new study is confirming the treatment’s safety. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), as it’s medically known, has been around for decades. For almost as long,Continue Reading
MONDAY, July 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Teens and young adults with cancer who live in rural areas or far from the hospital where they were diagnosed are more likely to have advanced cancer and more likely to die, new research shows. “A number of studies have indicated that placeContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — What’s better — a long life or quality of life? New research suggests that people balance both when thinking about their desired life span, and fears of suffering dementia or chronic pain in old age tend to limit how long they want toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Public health officials and government workers are trying everything they can to promote COVID-19 vaccination — advertisements, news releases, cash lotteries, and even incentives like free beer, joints or doughnuts in some places. But nothing sways a vaccine-hesitant person more than a wordContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There were academic, social and emotional consequences for U.S. high school students who attended classes remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows. The study included more than 6,500 students in Orange County Public Schools in Florida, who were surveyed in October 2020,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, July 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — How long can some COVID symptoms linger? New research suggests that more than a quarter of adults who had COVID-19 in 2020 weren’t fully recovered six to eight months later. There’s growing evidence that COVID-19 can cause long-term physical and mental health problems.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, July 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — No amount of lead in drinking water is safe for people with kidney disease, a new study warns. Low levels of lead in drinking water are widespread in the United States. These findings suggest that U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules on allowableContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Two major U.S. health systems say they will not administer the controversial new Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm. The decisions by the Cleveland Clinic and Mount Sinai’s Health System in New York City are the latest fallout from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s widelyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have developed an implant that allowed a man with severe paralysis to “speak” again by translating his brain signals into text. The achievement is the latest step in “brain-computer interface” (BCI) research. Scientists have been studying BCI technology for years, with theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — An active mind in old age may delay Alzheimer’s disease by up to five years, a new study suggests. Activities like reading, writing letters, playing cards or doing puzzles may prolong brain health even for those in their 80s, researchers say. “The keyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Extreme heat strikes poor and minority neighborhoods in U.S. cities harder than those that are wealthier and mainly white, a new study finds. “The distribution of excess urban heat varies within cities, and as a result, communities do not share a city’s extremeContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Some think that romance begins when two strangers catch each other’s eye across a crowded room. Others seek it out by swiping right. But new research suggests that more than two-thirds of all romantic relationships begin as friendships. It’s a question that DanuContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — What’s the best way to help your young child handle the stress of getting shots? New research claims that perfectly timed encouragement makes all the difference with vaccinations. “What we found is that in the first minute after the needle, the more parentsContinue Reading