FRIDAY, July 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Add hearing loss to the many dangers posed by fireworks. More than 40 million Americans have some type of hearing loss, and about 10 million of those cases can be attributed to noise, according to the American Academy of Audiology. Noise from fireworksContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A steep rise in vaccination rates has dropped COVID-19 from the first to the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, a new analysis shows. The disease was the third leading cause of death for much of 2020, but became theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The notion of parents picking out genetically perfect babies may seem like science fiction. But in a new report, a multidisciplinary group of researchers warn that some companies have already started to offer couples going through in vitro fertilization (IVF) the means toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 1, 2021 (Healthday News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s controversial approval of a new Alzheimer’s drug, along with its high price, is now being investigated by two House committees. “We have serious concerns about the steep price of Biogen’s new Alzheimer’s drug Aduhelm and the processContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Want to hold a preschooler’s interest in learning something new? Give them just enough information to make them want to know more, a new study suggests. This creates the perfect mix of uncertainty and curiosity in children, said researchers from Rutgers University, inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic likely played a role in the 50% increase in deaths from fireworks in the United States last year, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) says. Many public fireworks displays were canceled last summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ThatContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The state of your finances may affect more than your pocketbook. So claims new research that suggests a loss of wealth is associated with an increased risk of heart problems, while a boost in finances is associated with a lower risk. “Low wealthContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Breast and cervical cancer screenings dropped sharply among low-income minority women during the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. That could lead to delayed cancer diagnoses, health consequences and an increase in existing disparities, the agency warned. TheContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — U.S. counties with state prisons had higher COVID-19 rates in the pandemic’s first wave than those without prisons, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data through July 1, 2020, adjusting for county-specific factors that might have affected the spread of COVID, such asContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A gene variant may be driving high rates of unnecessary bone marrow biopsies in Black Americans, researchers say. The variant is responsible for lower white blood cell levels in some healthy Black people, the investigators said. “We’ve essentially created this racial health disparityContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Having a case of COVID-19 significantly increases hospitalized trauma patients’ risk of complications and death, a new study finds. “Our findings underscore how important it is for hospitals to consistently test admitted patients, so that providers can be aware of this additional riskContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Despite being particularly susceptible to severe COVID-19, many U.S. teen and young adult cancer survivors are wary of vaccination, a new study finds. Cancer survivors often have weakened immune systems and are more likely to develop severe respiratory infections. That puts them atContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When child care centers were forced to close in the pandemic’s early months, hundreds of thousands of American working mothers lost their jobs, new research shows. The study is just the latest illustration of the toll the pandemic has taken on working womenContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black American military veterans with aggressive prostate cancer who would benefit from surgery or radiation are less likely to get those treatments than men of other races, despite equal access to health care, a new study finds. “Despite great strides in prostate cancerContinue Reading