MONDAY, April 8, 2024 (HealthDay news) — A new vaccine might be able to block the toxic effects of the animal tranquilizer xylazine, which is being added to illicit drugs and increasing overdose risk. The vaccine trains the immune system to attack the drug, and has been effective in animalContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People with HIV could have an increased risk of heart disease even if they aren’t suffering any symptoms related to their infection, a new study finds. Middle-aged people living with HIV were more likely to have early signs of heart disease, with thickerContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 28, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A good night’s sleep can make you feel years younger, while crummy sleep leaves you doddering around like an oldster, a new study shows. Sleeping well enough to feel extremely sharp when you wake is associated with feeling four years younger than one’sContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Less than 9% of rural Americans who abuse both opioids and alcohol are prescribed medications to treat both disorders, new research reveals. Naltrexone treats both opioid use disorder and alcohol use disorder. Other drugs such as buprenorphine, acamprosate or disulfiram treat one orContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — By 2050, three-quarters of the world’s nations will see fertility rates fall to below replacement levels, meaning their populations will be steadily shrinking, a new study predicts. And by 2100, almost all countries (97%) are expected to have fertility rates below the replacementContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 can damage a person’s heart even if the coronavirus doesn’t directly infect the heart tissue, a new study has found. The severe inflammation that COVID causes in other organs, like the lungs, appears to indirectly cause heart damage associated with the infection,Continue Reading
SATURDAY, March 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Nothing can spoil a vacation’s sweet afterglow more than discovering that some unwelcome hitchhikers have accompanied you home. Bedbugs — tiny, reddish-brown insects that feed on blood — are notorious luggage stowaways that can quickly infest your home and drive you crazy. “UnderstandingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Following a cyberattack on one of the nation’s largest health insurers that’s thrown health care payments into disarray and likely exposed reams of private patient data, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday it has begun an investigation into theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The White House on Wednesday launched a nationwide call for more training and better access to the lifesaving opioid overdose drug naloxone. Called the Challenge to Save Lives from Overdose, the initiative urges organizations and businesses to commit to train employees on howContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — New technology might soon allow men in same-sex relationships to have a child genetically related to both dads, researchers say. The technology uses skin cells from one person to alter the genetics of a donated egg, researchers reported March 8 in the journalContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 virus can linger in the blood and tissue of patients for more than a year after they’ve shaken their initial infection, new findings show. Researchers found pieces of SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind COVID, lingering in the blood for up to 14Continue Reading
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — When the clocks spring forward or fall back, many folks will find themselves struggling to adjust. The transition to Daylight Saving Time each Spring is the toughest on people, both mentally and physically. Research has found that people “springing forward” have an increasedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Ever since one child, dubbed the ‘Mississippi baby,’ went into drug-free remission of HIV in 2013, experts have wondered if giving treatment within hours of birth might do the same for others. The results of a new trial conducted in Africa suggest itContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Abortion rights will play a pivotal role in determining how people will vote in the 2024 election, a new KFF poll has found. About one in eight voters (12%) now say abortion is the most important issue for their vote in the upcomingContinue Reading