Patients With Diabetes More Likely to Experience Adverse Financial Outcomes
2025-07-28
Authors say holistic treatment approaches may ease financial vulnerability for people with diabetesContinue Reading
RFK Jr. May Remove Top Panel on Preventive Services Task Force
2025-07-28
MONDAY, July 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering removing all 16 members of an advisory group that helps decide which preventive services, like cancer screenings and HIV medications, should be fully covered by insurance. The group, known as the U.S. Preventive ServicesContinue Reading
Boy Dies From Brain-Eating Amoeba After Swimming in S.C. Lake
2025-07-28
MONDAY, July 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A 12-year-old South Carolina boy has died after being infected by a rare, brain-eating amoeba found in freshwater, his family’s lawyer said. Middle school student Jaysen Carr died July 18 after swimming in Lake Murray, a large reservoir near Columbia, S.C., according toContinue Reading
Dozens Sick After Eating THC-Tainted Food at Wisconsin Pizzeria
2025-07-28
MONDAY, July 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A pizza shop in Wisconsin accidentally served food made with oil containing THC, the main compound in marijuana, sickening dozens of people. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shared a report last week that identified the eatery as Famous Yeti’sContinue Reading
Autoantibodies Influence Cancer Response To Immunotherapy, Study Says
2025-07-28
MONDAY, July 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Cutting-edge immunotherapy drugs are incredibly effective against some cancers but barely put a dent in others – and researchers might now know why. Patients’ own autoantibodies – immune proteins traditionally associated with autoimmune diseases like psoriasis and lupus – appear to dramatically influenceContinue Reading
Green Spaces Promote Better Brain Development Among Children, Study Says
2025-07-28
MONDAY, July 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Living near lush green spaces appears to reduce a child’s risk of ADHD and autism, even before they are born, a new study says. Children had lower odds of developing brain development problems if they lived near green spaces as infants, or ifContinue Reading
Personalized Brain Stimulation Improves Walking Among Parkinson’s Patients
2025-07-28
MONDAY, July 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Parkinson’s disease can dramatically affect a patient’s ability to walk, with “Parkinson’s gait” increasing their fall risk and reducing their ability to get around. But deep brain stimulation (DBS) custom-tailored to a patient’s brain activity and gait pattern can effectively improve walking ability,Continue Reading
Terminally Ill Nursing Home Patients Face Needless ER Visits, Hospital Stays
2025-07-28
MONDAY, July 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Terminally ill nursing home residents are being hounded to their graves with needless trips to the hospital, a new study says. About 80% of ER visits by terminally ill nursing home residents are potentially avoidable, researchers report in the Journal of the AmericanContinue Reading
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Doctor’s Advice Can Reduce Opioids Taken After Surgery
2025-07-28
MONDAY, July 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Some wise counsel in advance can reduce the amount of opioid painkillers a patient takes after orthopedic surgery, new clinic trial results show. Knee surgery patients were much less likely to take oxycodone if they were counseled to pop the pills as aContinue Reading
COVID Vaccines Saved More Than 2.5 Million Lives, Mostly Seniors
2025-07-28
MONDAY, July 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More than 2.5 million deaths were prevented worldwide by the cutting-edge vaccines developed for COVID-19, mainly among seniors, a new analysis says. Essentially, one death was averted for every 5,400 doses administered between the introduction of the vaccines up to October 2024, researchersContinue Reading