MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Kidney damage is common during a severe case of COVID-19, but vaccination appears to protect people against this life-threatening side effect, a new study says. Unvaccinated COVID patients with kidney damage severe enough to require dialysis are nearly three times as likely toContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new breakthrough can help people with schizophrenia keep up with their psychiatric meds, researchers said. A pill taken just once a week, gradually releasing medicine from within the stomach, can greatly simplify the drug schedule faced by schizophrenia patients, researchers reported JuneContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People with ADHD might be prescribed their meds remotely without increasing their risk of addiction, a new study says. Experts have worried that prescribing stimulants like Adderall through telehealth visits might increase substance abuse among people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). But this studyContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Kids with multiple sclerosis (MS) age at an accelerated rate as the disease causes advanced wear and tear on their bodies, a new study says. This accelerated aging extends into their teenage years, increasing their odds that MS-related disability and chronic disease willContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The turning point in America’s drug overdose (OD) crisis came in August 2023, a new study says. That’s the month when the national drug OD death rate began to decline, researchers reported June 12 in JAMA Network Open. OD death rates are nowContinue Reading
SUNDAY, June 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Struggling to get a good night’s sleep? A new study suggests that a natural solution might be found right in your fridge: fruits and veggies. Researchers from the University of Chicago and Columbia University found that eating more fruits, vegetables and whole grainsContinue Reading
SATURDAY, June 14, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Think you need to spend hours lifting weights to build muscle or get stronger? Researchers at Florida Atlantic University say just a few smart, focused sets may be all it takes this summer to see real gains. The study — available as aContinue Reading
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FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Alcohol-related liver disease deaths are increasing — and they’re rising faster in some groups, including women, young adults and Indigenous people, new research shows. Between 2018 and 2022, deaths from alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) rose nearly 9% a year, compared to 3.5% annuallyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More than 460 laid-off employees at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are being rehired, officials said June 11. The reinstatement notices went out this week, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). As part ofContinue Reading