FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While a potential COVID winter surge and the impending flu season get a lot of attention, doctors are worried about another virus. This one is RSV — short for respiratory syncytial virus — and hospitals across the country are seeing a surge ofContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Moms who have had emergency surgery during pregnancy can rest assured that exposure to anesthesia is not linked to developmental issues in their children, a new study reveals. While surgery and anesthesia are typically avoided during pregnancy, up to 1% of pregnant womenContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cronobacter sakazakii has been in the news as the cause of infant infections and the reason for a U.S. baby formula recall and resulting shortage this year. Infections are rare and the bacteria is harmless for most people. Yet it can be dangerousContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Why do some preschoolers refuse naps while others have a meltdown without an afternoon snooze? Researchers suspect it may have a lot to do with a specific memory-related part of the brain. While young children all need a lot of sleep, they doContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pediatricians’ offices, children’s hospitals, urgent care centers and emergency rooms across the United States are being overwhelmed by an early, heavy surge of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among infants and young children. Reported cases of RSV started rising dramatically in September, and byContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Child tax credits had a huge impact in U.S. households that struggle to afford food. And after those credits ended, many low-income American families with children had trouble getting enough to eat. Food insufficiency increased substantially, by about 25%, between January and JulyContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Experts studying kids’ sleep and eating habits have learned more about a potential reason for childhood obesity. Kids who are deprived of sleep tend to eat more calories the next day, researchers found. And some of those extra calories come from less-healthy, sugar-ladenContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When young adolescents strongly identify with a gender that does not match their gender at birth, one option is to offer a reversible treatment that can delay the onset of puberty. If the desire to transition endures, that delay can be followed withContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women addicted to opioids have both a compelling reason to change and a harder time getting medications to battle their substance use disorder. Now, a new plan from the Biden administration would expand the use of medications to treat addiction in pregnantContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The pandemic brought about a lot of changes in people’s lives. For many, that included a new baby. The United States saw a “baby bump” in 2021 described in a new study as “the first major reversal in declining U.S. fertility rates sinceContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s not high blood pressure, hemorrhage or sepsis that is more likely to kill pregnant women — it’s their husbands and boyfriends. Homicide is a leading cause of death in pregnant women in the United States, and the risk is growing, researchers warnedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee on Wednesday voted to recommend that a controversial drug meant to prevent premature births be pulled from the market. FDA officials have said they want to withdraw the medication, Makena, because of lack of evidenceContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Stillbirth is heartbreaking tragedy for parents, but exactly what raises the risk of it remains elusive. Certain health conditions in a pregnant woman can be a factor, but new research came up with a surprising finding: Stillbirth risk appears to be inherited throughContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Substantial numbers of kids and teens are being tracked, lured and sexually abused online, and adult strangers aren’t always the perps. In many cases, it’s friends and dating partners who are doing the grooming, a new study shows. The prevailing image of onlineContinue Reading