MONDAY, Jan. 27, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Sue VanWassenhove’s adult children got her a smartwatch to track her health after she fell a couple times. Fiddling with the device, VanWassenhove found out that she had a pattern of her heart rate dropping, and immediately lined up an appointment with aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Abortion information is disappearing from federal government websites, signaling potential changes in abortion under the second Trump administration. ReproductiveRights.gov, a site launched under the Biden administration to provide resources on abortion and contraception, now redirects to an error page. The site previously includedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A sudden need to urinate is more common than previously known, but treatment is less common. Diagnoses for overactive bladder more than tripled between 2013 and 2017, after the American Urological Association (AUA) released guidelines for the condition in 2012, researchers found. However,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 appears to increase a person’s risk of developing chronic fatigue syndrome. People who’ve caught COVID are nearly five times more likely to develop chronic fatigue syndrome, according to results recently published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. This could explain whyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. teenagers still struggle to make healthy choices when it comes to diet, exercise and sleep, a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report says. Specifically, the percentage of students eating healthy, exercising regularly, and getting at least 8 hours of sleepContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — President-elect Donald Trump faces deep skepticism that his administration’s policies will make health care more affordable, a new Gallup poll says. Nearly half the U.S. public (46%) says the country is headed in the wrong direction when it comes to Trump’s proposals toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Ozempic? Wegovy? Zepbound? How about elderberry juice? Elderberry juice might help people lose weight and improve their blood sugar control, a new small-scale study says. People who drank 12 ounces of elderberry juice daily for a week wound up with better blood sugarContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Young teens might think smoking makes them look cool, but it’s likely to take their breath away in adulthood, a new study says. Children who start smoking prior to age 15 have a 27% increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)Continue Reading
THURSDAY, JAN. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Got brain fog? Can’t concentrate because you didn’t sleep well — or sleep much at all — last night? Tiredness and fatigue from sleep deprivation are common problems, says the National Sleep Foundation (NSF). Inadequate rest can lead to individual mood and healthContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Folks who live near airports are used to the regular roar of jet airliners taking off and landing. But they likely don’t know that all this ruckus could be harming their heart health, a new study says. People exposed to high aircraft noiseContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For many, coffee is a beloved morning ritual, fueling the day ahead. But what if the time you drink it could influence how long — and how well — you live? New research published Jan. 8 in the European Heart Journal suggests thatContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The antiviral pill Paxlovid might help some patients who are suffering from long COVID. A five-day course of Paxlovid is known to help limit symptoms and shorten illness in patients during an initial bout of COVID-19, researchers said in a study published Jan.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Alcoholic beverages should carry a more specific label warning about cancer risks, the U.S. surgeon general said on Friday. In a new Advisory on Alcohol and Cancer Risk, Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy outlined the connection between alcohol consumption and cancer. The thirdContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve picked up a bag of Marketside Broccoli Florets from Walmart recently, check your fridge or freezer. The company has issued a recall of the 12-ounce bags in 20 states after testing uncovered listeria bacteria in one sample. According to an announcementContinue Reading