Boston Scientific Recalls Accolade Pacemaker Devices
2025-02-25
Pacemakers recalled due to manufacturing issue that may lead to early device replacementContinue Reading
Listeria Outbreak From Frozen Shakes Kills 12, Sickens 38
2025-02-25
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A listeria outbreak tied to frozen shakes served in hospitals and long-term care facilities has sickened at least 38 people and killed 12, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The shakes, which are not sold in retail stores, were suppliedContinue Reading
Most Americans Don’t Know These Heart Disease Risks, Survey Shows
2025-02-25
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans don’t realize how everyday habits and overlooked health issues can increase their risk for heart disease, according to a new Cleveland Clinic survey. The nationwide survey found numerous gaps in heart health knowledge. For example: 40% of repondents didn’t know thatContinue Reading
Study Finds No Spike in Cardiac Arrest in Athletes During Pandemic
2025-02-25
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new study has found no evidence that COVID vaccines increase the risk of sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes, despite numerous claims that circulated during the pandemic. The six-year study — published Feb. 24 in JAMA Network Open — compared sudden cardiacContinue Reading
Antidepressants Might Accelerate Dementia Decline
2025-02-25
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay news) — Antidepressants are frequently prescribed to people with dementia for symptoms like anxiety, depression, aggressiveness and sleeplessness. But a specific class of antidepressant medications — selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) — actually might speed up brain decline among some dementia patients, a new SwedishContinue Reading
More ER Docs Prescribing Meds To Fight Opioid Addiction
2025-02-25
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More emergency room doctors in California are prescribing the anti-addiction medication buprenorphine, contributing to the state’s battle against the U.S. opioid epidemic, a new study suggests. About 16% of scrips written for buprenorphine in California came from an ER doctor in 2022, upContinue Reading
Night Shift Workers Might Lower Cancer Risk With Melatonin
2025-02-25
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Night shift workers face an increased risk of cancer, as their disrupted sleep cycle causes wear and tear on their DNA. But taking melatonin might help ward off this risk, a new study suggests. Folks on the night shift taking melatonin had aContinue Reading
Breast Cancer A Killer In Poor Countries, Report Says
2025-02-25
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Breast cancer deaths are expected to increase during the next quarter-century, largely impacting the world’s poorest nations, a new international study says. About 1.1 million breast cancer-related deaths are projected to occur in 2050 worldwide, an increase of 68% from 2022, researchers estimated.Continue Reading
Texas Measles Outbreak Spreads to New Mexico as Case Numbers Near 100
2025-02-24
Majority of cases presenting in unvaccinated individuals; at least 16 patients hospitalizedContinue Reading
Narcissists Feel Left Out and Fuel More Rejection, Study Finds
2025-02-24
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Narcissists may seem self-assured, but new research shows they often feel excluded — and their behavior may be making things worse. Hallmarks of narcissm include an inflated sense of one’s importance, a hunger for admiration and negative response to criticism. The new researchContinue Reading