WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Americans will not be able to order free at-home COVID tests after Friday, U.S. health officials announced Tuesday. Households across the country have been able to order four free rapid antigen tests through COVID.gov. since November. All orders placed on or before Friday will beContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — School not only makes a person smarter, but it can also help them live longer, researchers report. People with more education tend to age more slowly and live longer lives compared to the less educated, the study found. Higher levels of education areContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new British study suggests that the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, long used to spot prostate cancers, might lead to overdiagnosis in Black men. Researchers now theorize that Black men may have naturally higher levels of the antigen in their blood than whiteContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 29, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Air travel can be miserable for people with disabilities, particularly if an airline mishandles, damages or loses their wheelchair in transit. Now, the Biden Administration has proposed tough new standards for how airlines treat and accommodate people in wheelchairs. The proposed rules wouldContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Eye ointment products made in India and sold in the United States at Walmart, CVS and other retailers are being recalled due to a danger of infection. Brassica Pharma Pvt. Ltd., of Maharastra, India, said it is recalling various eye lubricant products labeledContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Pulse oximeters, devices that measure your blood’s oxygen levels, are known to work less accurately in Black patients. Now, new research suggests faulty readings might also be worsening the care of Black people who battle heart failure. The findings could signal a neededContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Feb. 24, 2024 (HeathDay News) — Colon cancer rates are on the rise among young Americans and Americans of color, so much so that the disease is now the leading cause of cancer death for men under 50 and the second most deadly cancer for women under 50. TheContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A “universal” antivenom can block the lethal toxins in the venoms of a wide variety of poisonous snakes found in Africa, Asia and Australia, researchers report. The antibody protected mice from the normally deadly venom of snakes like black mambas and king cobras,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Falls, frostbite, fractures: They are all potential hazards of icy winter conditions. But experts say there’s a lot you can do to avoid injury when snowflakes fall. First, stay warm. According to the New York City Department of Health, people lose the bulkContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Some Americans living with diabetes are using smartwatches and smart rings that claim to be able to track their blood sugar. However, such claims from any device that does not pierce the skin are fraudulent and potentially dangerous, the U.S. Food and DrugContinue Reading