WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — With fewer Americans dying from COVID in 2022, U.S. life expectancy rebounded a bit from declines experienced during the pandemic. According to provisional data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on deaths for 2022, the average American can now expectContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 (HeathDay News) — More female surgeons are entering the field, which brings up a new question: Are your surgical outcomes likely to be better if your gender matches that of your surgeon? The answer seems to be “probably not.” A study from University of California LosContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s common to find yourself stuffed at some point during Thanksgiving Day festivities, but experts say staying active can help you burn some calories and feel a little less sluggish after the big meal. Kicking off Thanksgiving Day by participating in a communityContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The last thing a holiday host wants is to have guests get food poisoning from the feast they’ve set. That’s why food safety is particularly important as people prepare for holiday festivities, poison control center experts say. “Forgetting about food safety is aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New data shows that births rose in the first half of 2023 in states where abortion bans came into effect following the fall of Roe v. Wade in 2022. States with bans had an average 2.3% rise in the fertility rate compared toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new round of four free COVID-19 tests is available for order from the federal government, the U.S. Postal Service announced Monday. The free additional tests are being made available as health officials prepare for an expected resurgence in the virus due toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 20 , 2023 (HealthDay News) — Salmonella-tainted cantaloupe has landed 17 people in the hospital, warns the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. At least 43 people across 15 states and Canada have been sickened in the outbreak, which are linked to several different brands of wholeContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A minimally invasive procedure that’s long been used to ease headaches and irregular heartbeats might also restore a sense of smell to people who lost it after COVID, new research shows. The 10-minute procedure is called a stellate ganglion block, with doctors injectingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — You likely know that Lyme disease can be spread by ticks, but have you heard of babesiosis? It’s a different disease caused by the bite of a deer tick, and cases are rising in the United States, scientists from the University of VermontContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Paxlovid helps prevent severe COVID-19, but it also might significantly increase a person’s risk of a rebound case, a new study confirms. About 1 in 5 people taking Paxlovid recovered and tested negative for COVID, but later experienced a positive test result andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There’s good news for folks who lost some of their sense of taste and smell after a bout of mild COVID: New research shows this side effect largely resolves by three years after infection. Italian researchers looked at post-COVID outcomes for 88 peopleContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many new moms, particularly those on Medicaid, struggle to get health care and social support in the year following their baby’s birth, new research reveals. “Most people think of labor and birth as the most dangerous part of pregnancy, but the highest riskContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When states have restrictive abortion laws in place, more children end up in foster care, new research finds. This happened even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, the investigators noted. The study, published Nov. 7 in theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s time to turn your clocks back this Sunday, and a leading group of sleep experts want that return to standard time to be permanent. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) has issued a new position statement recommending the elimination of seasonalContinue Reading