FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Women with high blood pressure conditions during pregnancy may face double the risk for kidney disease within several years after giving birth, according to a new study that finds the risk climbs to nearly fourfold for women who already had highContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected to announce Friday that most Americans can shed their masks in indoor public settings, as the agency changes how it measures the threat of coronavirus in local communities. Until now, case counts haveContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Science could be well on its way to a cure for type 1 diabetes, as researchers hone transplant therapies designed to restore patients’ ability to produce their own insulin, experts say. At least one patient — a 64-year-old Ohio man named Brian SheltonContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb, 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mass cullings have been implemented as a highly contagious form of avian flu has swept across the eastern half of the United States in recent weeks, killing both farmed poultry and wild birds. “It’s very concerning, given how quickly this thing is accelerating,”Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — You bite into an apple and suddenly your mouth starts tingling. Or you eat shrimp for dinner and get hives. You’re not a kid and you’ve been able to eat these foods your whole life, so what’s going on? A number of conditionsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — At least 5.2 million children worldwide have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID-19, and researchers say urgent action is needed to help them. “We estimate that for every person reported to have died as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, one childContinue Reading
CDC expected to loosen U.S. mask guidance on Friday. The move comes after the agency shifts its focus from community COVID-19 case numbers to the numbers of hospitalizations and local hospital capacity. Read more Is a cure for type 1 diabetes near? Science could be getting closer, as researchers honeContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many folks have been waiting over two years for the chance to hear live music and see sports in person again, but if you plan to attend events you still need to protect yourself against COVID, an expert says. “We are doing muchContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Headphones have a much greater impact on listeners than external speakers because they put voices “inside your head,” a new study explains. “Headphones produce a phenomenon called in-head localization, which makes the speaker sound as if they’re inside your head,” said study co-authorContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A massive genetic family tree traces the ancestry of all people today. The researchers who created it said it shows how individuals worldwide are related to one another and reveals key events in human evolution, including the migration out of Africa. “Essentially, weContinue Reading