WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — JN.1, the COVID variant sweeping the country this winter, is not prompting more severe disease than earlier variants did, early U.S. government data suggests. While it does not appear to be more deadly than its predecessors, the JN.1 variant has surged in recentContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The American Lung Association’s annual report on smoking blasts President Joe Biden for failing to finalize rules that would end the sale of menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. Last month, the Biden administration announced it was delaying until March a ban on mentholContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Heart disease remains the United States’ top cause of death, but progress is being made and more lives are being saved, a new report finds. There were 931,578 heart-related deaths in 2021, an increase of less than 3,000 from the year before, theContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Could a blood pressure drug thats been around since the 1960s help ease anxiety in people with autism? That’s the main finding from a small study where 69 people between the ages of 7 and 24 who had autism were given the drug,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new study may provide help to men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer who are faced with a daunting array of treatment options. The study tracked 10-year outcomes and treatment side effects for nearly 2,500 men first diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2011Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Strange visual disturbances occur early in about 10% of Alzheimer’s cases, and when this happens it almost always signals the impending arrival of the disease, a new study finds. The condition is called posterior cortical atrophy (PCA). It involves a sudden difficulty inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Alcoholics Anonymous is a key means by which millions of Americans deal with drinking problems. However, white Americans are much more likely to engage in the trusted “12-step” program than Black of Hispanic drinkers, a new study finds. Black and Hispanic alcoholics areContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Young Black and Hispanic women diagnosed with multiple sclerosis are more likely to fare worse than young white women do, a new study shows. Specifically, they are more likely to have advanced MS and to face greater challenges during pregnancy, according to findingsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — If you decide to see a therapist, finding one who’s right for you presents one of the biggest early hurdles. “The field of psychology, psychiatry and psychotherapy has advanced over the years, and one of the ways it has advanced is by learningContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Loneliness can be a killer, but it can be particularly deadly for obese people, who are markedly more likely to experience social isolation. Luckily, a new study shows that addressing it may lower the risk of health complications and an early death forContinue Reading