TUESDAY, March 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Following the historic reversal of Roe v. Wade in June of 2022, the number of abortions in the United States has risen to more than a million per year, with medication abortions representing nearly two-thirds of those cases. The numbers come from aContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Over the first few years of a child’s life, foods found in a family’s fridge and cupboards tends to get less healthy, new research shows. “We found significant changes in several food categories over time,” said study lead author Jennifer Barton. “Food itemsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Teen pregnancy can change the trajectory of one’s life, but now a new study suggests it could also shorten that life. Canadian researchers report that women who were pregnant as teenagers were more likely to die before they reached the age of 31. “TheContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For years, U.S. health officials have been sounding the alarm over a steady rise in pregnancy-related deaths among American women, with numbers that appeared to far outstrip those of other wealthy nations. However, the statistics behind those trends could be flawed, researchers reportContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A woman’s risk of intentional death by firearm rises during and shortly after pregnancy, new research shows. About 1 in 6 intentional firearm-related deaths in women of childbearing age occurred during pregnancy or within a year of childbirth, the study found. Dr. NaimaContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Baseball season is near, and one orthopedic surgeon is warning young players and their coaches and parents about the very real danger of overuse injuries. Dr. Mark Cohen is a hand, wrist and elbow surgeon at Midwest Orthopaedics at RUSH, in Chicago. He’sContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The cost to American families of caring for a child with a mental health condition rose by almost a third between 2017 and 2021, a new report finds, to an average $4,361 per year. Overall, American families spent an estimated $31 billion inContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Days clogged with numerous after-school activities are detrimental to the mental health of over-scheduled high school students, a new study finds. Researchers also found that these “enrichment’ activities — tutoring, sports, school clubs and even homework — are unlikely to benefit students academically.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — During the past half-century, the United States’ annual number of school shootings has increased more than twelvefold, a new study finds. What’s more, children are now four times more likely to be a school shooting victim, and the death rate from school shootingsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As more Americans pop over-the-counter melatonin to help them sleep, their young children are increasingly showing up in ERs after accidentally ingesting the supplements. A new report of data from 2012 through 2021 finds a 420% rise in such cases during that time,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A vaginal ring that emits the antiviral dapivirine has passed safety trials and could shield vulnerable women against HIV infection during pregnancy, a new trial shows. “We now have data on the ring’s safety during all stages of pregnancy,” said study leader Dr.Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There’s more evidence bolstering the health effects of both breastfeeding and the COVID booster shot: Vaccinated, breastfeeding moms appear to pass COVID-fighting antibodies to their infants. That’s important, since babies under the age of 6 months aren’t eligible for the COVID vaccine. “WeContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Certain drugs used to treat multiple sclerosis appear to be safe for babies if taken by breastfeeding moms, a new study finds. Breastfed babies whose moms received monoclonal antibody treatments for MS did not develop any more developmental delays than babies not exposedContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The first over-the-counter birth control pill will soon be available in U.S. stores and online, the drug’s maker plans to announce Monday. Sold as Opill, the medication was first approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last May. Once it is officiallyContinue Reading