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WEDNESDAY, March 31, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In January, the coronavirus swept through Brian and Maria Padla’s family of seven in Philadelphia, starting with their oldest daughter, 16, and then infecting Brian, Maria, and their four younger children. The virus seemingly came and went without much fanfare for the family.Continue Reading

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TUESDAY, March 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There’s no cure for endometriosis, but women have several treatment options for the painful condition, an expert says. With endometriosis, tissue that normally lines the inside of the uterus grows outside of it, where it can reach the fallopian tubes, ovaries, bowel, bladder,Continue Reading

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FRIDAY, March 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Using cellphones to track patients’ painkiller use, a new study found more than 60% of opioid painkillers prescribed to surgical patients after their procedures went unused. That has implications for the ongoing epidemic of opioid misuse in the United States, where unused medicationsContinue Reading

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MONDAY, March 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For those who suffer painful arthritis in their aging knees, new research suggests a noninvasive treatment might deliver lasting relief. Called genicular artery embolization, the roughly two-hour catheter treatment involves a once-and-done injection of tiny hydrogel particles into arterial pathways in the kneeContinue Reading

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WEDNESDAY, March 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For many, it’s like emerging suddenly from a long, dark tunnel. Some people who’ve been laid low for months by so-called “long haul” symptoms after a coronavirus infection say that within days of getting their COVID-19 vaccine, those symptoms nearly disappeared. Speaking withContinue Reading

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TUESDAY, March 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new type of surgery offers amputees better control of muscles that remain after surgery, and of their prosthetic limbs, its inventors say. The standard surgical approach to amputation has changed little since the American Civil War, according to developers of the newContinue Reading

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FRIDAY, March 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Opioids and arthritic knees are a costly mix, new research claims. “These data offer new evidence of the magnitude of the societal burden generated by opioid use and misuse, and could be used to educate health care providers and health policy decision makersContinue Reading

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MONDAY, March 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People taking statin drugs often complain of muscle aches, but a new study finds the medications are unlikely to be the culprit. The results come from a trial involving patients who had quit taking their statins, or were considering quitting, due to muscleContinue Reading

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TUESDAY, Feb. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It’s been nearly a year since David Speal, 38, first fell ill with COVID-19, but a racing heartbeat remains a regular reminder of his brush with the new coronavirus. Even the littlest thing — not eating at the right time, not drinking enoughContinue Reading

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FRIDAY, Jan. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Heart surgery can be stressful, but researchers may have found a way to reduce patients’ anxiety and postoperative pain — without any extra side effects. A team from the Netherlands found that the simple act of listening to music around the time ofContinue Reading

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FRIDAY, Jan. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Most folks are familiar with the havoc that high pollen levels can wreak on their lungs, but new research suggests they can also exacerbate a painful pelvic condition in some people. “Our study provides evidence to suggest increased pollen counts may trigger symptomContinue Reading

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FRIDAY, Oct. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A culture of toughness and resilience is encouraged among elite college rowers, but it can keep them from reporting injuries, a new study finds. There’s an overall myth among athletes that admitting pain is a sign of weakness and failure, the researchers said.Continue Reading