THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Teenagers who land in an ER with a mental health crisis can be effectively helped by a community-based program. New research shows that troubled teens placed in such a program were significantly less likely to return to the ER or require inpatient psychiatricContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The sicker a senior becomes, the more likely they’re going to develop kidney problems on top of their other health challenges. A new study published Dec. 17 in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS), shows that as a person’s number of chronicContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks worried that they’re developing dementia have few options for catching their brain decline before it’s too late. But a new blood test might be able to detect early changes that wind up leading to cognitive impairment and dementia. The test looks atContinue Reading
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THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Knee arthritis could become easier to detect and diagnose thanks to a new test involving the lubricating fluid inside the joint. A new study shows that arthritis of the knee often is diagnosed in its late stages, after cartilage has degraded and bonesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Parkinson’s is a relentless disease for which few treatments, and no real cure, exists. Now, researchers say they are on the trail of a potential new therapy for the disabling neurological illness. It’s early research, still in the animal-testing stage, as explained byContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Adding cereal to a baby’s bottle is a habit that’s been around for a long time to help introduce solid foods while also supplementing a mom’s breast milk. But this practice can cause babies to pack on some pounds early in life, however,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — After years of decline, U.S. life expectancy is finally on the rise again for the first time since 2019, new government research shows. This turnaround was driven in part by a decline in drug overdose deaths, which had risen dramatically as a resultContinue Reading
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WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In a case first reported in Louisiana last Friday, a patient has now developed the first known case of bird flu so severe as to require hospitalization, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Sixty other cases of H5N1Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks need to act now if they want health insurance coverage starting Jan. 1 through an Affordable Care Act marketplace, officials and experts say. Wednesday is the last day folks can enroll in coverage that commences at the top of the year, accordingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Radiation therapy for breast cancer comes with a host of side effects, including conditions as serious as heart problems and pneumonia. Now, a new study says some breast cancer patients can safely skip radiation therapy without risking their cancer coming back. Women whoContinue Reading