MONDAY, March 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As new outbreaks of measles — a once nearly eliminated illness in the United States — continue to emerge, experts remind Americans that there’s an easy way to stop infection: Get vaccinated. “Measles spreads so easily that if one person has it, 90%Continue Reading
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Children exposed to anesthesia in the womb when their pregnant mom has surgery are more likely to suffer from behavioral issues later, a new study finds. Exposure to general anesthesia before birth was associated with a 31% increased risk of diagnosis with aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — CVS and Walgreens announced Friday that they will start dispensing the abortion pill mifepristone this month. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has certified the nation’s two largest pharmacy chains to dispense mifepristone, and they plan to make the medication available first inContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There’s a host of studies supporting the numerous ways breastfeeding helps baby’s development — and the health of mothers, too. However, too many women are hesitant to start breastfeeding or stick with it if they do, according to Nadine Rosenblum, a perinatal lactationContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Teens have a higher risk of self-injury — deliberately cutting or burning themselves — if they have a fraught relationship with a struggling parent, a new study shows. Teenagers were nearly five times more likely to self-injure if, when they were 6, theirContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The historic overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022 has not had any significant effect on the number of abortions performed each month in the United States, new data shows. The #WeCount report tracks abortion rates across the country for the nonprofit SocietyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Babies born to mothers who experience profound grief during pregnancy may be vulnerable to heart failure much later in life, new research suggests. “If future studies support our findings, the implementation of early screening for risk factors such as obesity, hypertension and diabetesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Most parents have experienced it: Your young child wakes up distraught, sure that the nightmare they’ve just suffered through is real. Dr. Anis Rehman, an internal medicine specialist and consultant to the Sleep Foundation, says that about half of kids ages 3 toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Well-to-do American families are more likely than poorer families to increase their children’s risk of cervical cancer by skipping the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, a new study has found. Nearly two-thirds of well-off parents (65%) do not intend to seek out the HPVContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Surging temperatures caused by climate change could lead to more premature births worldwide, a new study reports. Researchers found a strong association between exposure to extreme heat during the third trimester of pregnancy and the risk of premature delivery. “High night-time temperatures canContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Data from dozens of studies supports the notion that mental health crises are a big factor behind rising rates of maternal deaths during and around pregnancy in the United States. “We need to bring this to the attention of the public and policymakersContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Many younger children could be permanently damaging their hearing by blasting loud music on their earbuds and headphones, a new report finds. Two in three parents say that their child between the ages of 5 and 12 regularly pop listening devices in theirContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Microscopic bits of plastic have been found lodged in tissues in much of the human body, and new research shows they are also infiltrating the placenta. All samples of placental tissue take from 62 women were shown to contain microplastics, a team atContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A third of trans masculine people who have undergone testosterone therapy and have stopped menstruating are still ovulating, a new study suggests. That means they remain at risk for an unwanted pregnancy, despite the absence of periods, Dutch researchers concluded. It’s not clearContinue Reading