THURSDAY, Oct. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than half of working-age Americans struggle to afford their health care and many forgo care, possibly risking their health, according to a new survey. The Commonwealth Fund survey queried more than 7,800 individuals aged 19 and up between April and July. TheContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The rate of firearm homicides in the United States decreased in 2022, the first drop seen since a sharp increase emerged early in the pandemic, public health officials reported. In 2022, firearm homicides numbered 5.9 deaths per 100,000 people nationwide, researchers from theContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The expression “you snooze, you lose” may have given reluctant morning risers a bad rap. New research suggests folks who hit the snooze button on their alarm clock may actually reap a rise-and-shine gain. Snoozing appears to boost your ability to think quicklyContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As scientists try to learn more about the impact of the gut microbiome on physical and mental health, a new study finds the Mediterranean diet may prevent PTSD symptoms. “There is a very intriguing relationship between the human gut microbiome and the brain,”Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans’ life expectancy has been stagnant for over a decade, and much of the blame has been placed on “deaths of despair” among middle-aged adults. But a new study suggests that chronic disease among older Americans is actually the biggest factor. After aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) – About 500,000 children and families have had their Medicaid reinstated after some states erroneously purged them because of a systems issue, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) said Thursday. The agency had first expressed concerns about the issue last month, tellingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sudden cardiac arrest may not come on so suddenly after all. Fully 50% of people who experienced a sudden cardiac arrest had a telling symptom 24 hours before, and these symptoms are different in men than women, a new study suggests. For women,Continue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new scientific paper highlights a little-known symptom of long COVID: blue legs. Called acrocyanosis, it happened to a 33-year-old man cared for by Dr. Manoj Sivan at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. The patient stood and just one minuteContinue Reading
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People living with the pain, bloody diarrhea and sometimes urgent need to use the toilet that comes with ulcerative colitis may soon have a new treatment option that’s already been given the go-ahead in Europe. The drug — an antibody known as mirikizumabContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Despite overall national declines in smoking, Americans who live in the South and Midwest are still much more likely to smoke, and smoke more, than those living in other states, a new report shows. A nonprofit non-smoking advocacy group has identified what itContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could eliminating the static electricity that humans naturally give off lower the chances of a tick bite? Yes, claims new British research that demonstrates that while ticks can’t jump, they can land on a host to bite by using that static electricity. LoweringContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the first year after a baby is born, it’s common for parents to wonder if their child is hitting key developmental milestones, such as: Cognitive milestones Movement milestones Communication milestones Emotional milestones Social milestones In most cases, there’s no need to worryContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) – A common test for lung function may be missing lung problems in Black men, leading to under-diagnosis and insufficient care. A new study from the University of Pennsylvania estimates that as many as 40% more Black male patients would have been diagnosed withContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) – COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States fell below 9,000 in the past week, the first time that milestone has been reached since tracking began in the summer of 2020. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that hospitalizations were at 8,256Continue Reading