TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As levels of nighttime artificial outdoor light rise, so do the odds for a leading cause of vision loss, age-related macular degeneration (AMD). South Korean researchers found that people living in areas of that country with the highest levels of streetlights and otherContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Chronic inflammation and poverty are a one-two punch that dramatically raises the risk of death from another notorious duo — heart disease and cancer. People with chronic inflammation living in poverty face more than double the risk of dying from heart disease, theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Following two weeks of hospital care for complications from prostate cancer surgery, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has been released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the Pentagon announced Monday. “Secretary Austin progressed well throughout his stay and his strength is rebounding,”Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Vaccination can protect young people — particularly teenagers– against long COVID, a new study finds. Records of more than 1 million U.S. kids showed that the COVID jab can effectively shield kids from long-term health problems related to the infection, according to findingsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There’s no link at all between weed use and a person’s use of illicit opioids, one way or the other, a new review concludes. Cannabis isn’t a gateway drug that can spark a person’s desire to try narcotics, results show. On the otherContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 (HeathDay News) — Folks often feel more alert and savvy after a great workout, and dopamine might be the reason why. A small, new study by British and Japanese researchers found higher levels of the “feel good” brain neurotransmitter were released by men during exercise. InContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Magnetic zaps to the brain can significantly help people with severe depression, if the procedure is guided using MRI brain scans, a new clinical trial has concluded. On average, patients showed substantial improvements in depression, anxiety, cognition and quality of life for atContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As more Americans with lung cancer gained access to quality care after passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), their post-surgical survival rates rose, new data shows. The ACA (often called Obamacare) triggered the expansion of Medicaid coverage in many states. People withContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Employees at many companies are urged to take advantage of free wellness programs focused on mindfulness, life coaching, better sleep and many other issues. Too bad most won’t actually boost their well-being, a new study of over 46,000 British workers finds. Only oneContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Following weeks of increases in flu activity, the latest U.S. government data shows “a single-week decrease” for the first time in months. But health officials warn that the flu season is far from over, with a surge expected shortly. “Folks try not toContinue Reading