Merck to seek emergency approval for its new COVID antiviral pill: In a trial of the drug molnupiravir, the risk of hospitalization and death was halved when given to high-risk patients within five days of infection. Read more Has the pandemic made the opioid epidemic worse? In interviews with HealthDayContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It turns out that the pandemic has reaped one unexpected benefit: As teens were kept home more often, their use of electronic cigarettes dropped by nearly 40%, a new report finds. U.S. health officials said these numbers should be taken with a grainContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up the U.S. opioid crisis in ways bad and good, increasing the risk of use and overdose but also spurring innovative approaches to treatment. The pandemic has definitely been linked to an increase in opioid use and overdoseContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Type 2 diabetes may up the risk for Alzheimer’s disease by altering brain function, new animal research suggests. A University of Nevada Las Vegas team showed that chronically high blood sugar could impair memory and alter aspects of working memory networks in rodents.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many people with long-term back pain have tried physical therapy and medication, to no avail. A new study suggests they might “unlearn” their discomfort in weeks — using psychological therapy. “For a long time, we have thought that chronic pain is due primarilyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Trying to slim down? Diet drinks aren’t likely to help, researchers warn. And those containing the artificial sweetener sucralose may even increase food cravings and appetite in women and people who are obese, according to a University of Southern California study. “There isContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Bullying by a brother or sister in childhood can have lasting effects, threatening mental health in the teen years, new British research suggests. Researchers found that mental health was affected whether one was the bully or the victim. “Of particular note was theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When people suffer a severe head injury, it’s hard to predict how they will fare in the long run. But a new study suggests that something fairly simple — measuring a protein in the blood — could help. The protein, called neurofilament lightContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Americans are of two minds about President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate, with political party affiliation playing a pivotal role in their opinions, a new poll finds. Most Democrats are for it and most Republicans are against it, the survey from the Associated Press-NORCContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For those who smoke or drink, it’s only a small step to marijuana, researchers report. “Legal consumption of alcohol and tobacco may directly increase the level of illicit drug use. However, the relationships are complex,” said researcher Dr. Zoe Reed. She is aContinue Reading