FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Three out of four times, your Facebook friends don’t read past the headline when they share a link to political content. Experts say that’s somewhat surprising — and downright scary. People who share without clicking may be unwittingly aiding hostile adversaries aiming toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — America’s kitchen trash bins are receiving more unwanted food as appetites falter among people taking GLP-1 weight-loss meds, a new study shows. GLP-1s like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound all work by making food less desirable, and it’s showing up in more foodContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Two conditions common during women’s childbearing years may increase their odds for serious illness and premature death, a large study shows. Drawing on data from close to 111,000 women and three decades of monitoring, researchers linked endometriosis and uterine fibroids to a greaterContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Over 167,000 pounds of ground beef are being recalled by a Detroit meatpacker after being linked to E. coli illnesses in restaurant goers. The beef was shipped by Wolverine Packing Co. and used in restaurants nationwide, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Food SafetyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A drug used to help patients lose weight and manage diabetes may also help those with heart failure, an international clinical trial shows. The test of tirzepatide, brand named Zepbound, included 731 patients with diastolic heart failure and obesity who were followed forContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Think of it as collateral damage: Millions of Americans say they have been harmed by a loved one’s drug or alcohol use. One in 3 adults who responded to a new nationwide survey said they had suffered “secondhand harm” from another person’s drinking.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health care costs are among the world’s highest, and 1 in 4 adults with health coverage struggle with high out-of-pocket costs, a new survey shows. The survey — by the Commonwealth Fund, a health-care focused think tank — finds that most peopleContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People whose genes put them at high risk for dementia may be able to fight Mother Nature and win, new research out of Sweden suggests. The weapon: Working out on a regular basis to improve cardiorespiratory fitness, also known as CRF. CRF isContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A wearable patch the size of a postage stamp that can monitor blood pressure continuously could soon help people manage their hypertension. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, who developed the wearable ultrasound patch report Nov. 20 in the journal NatureContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — After a hit to the head or a fall, people, especially seniors, can develop a dangerous pooling of blood and fluid between the brain’s surface and it’s protective covering, the dura. These “subdural hematomas” typically require surgery to fix, but a new studyContinue Reading