THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Americans have the worst health care among the world’s wealthy nations, a new report says. People in the United States die the earliest and live the sickest lives out of 10 developed countries, even though the United States spends the most on healthContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Climate change and worsening diets are sending global rates of stroke and stroke deaths skyward, a new study warns. Almost 12 million people worldwide had a stroke in 2021, up 70% since 1990, according to a team led by Valery Feigin, of theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — One of the most common diabetes drugs, metformin, might deliver an added bonus: Lowering users’ odds for Long COVID. Long COVID can present with symptoms including chronic fatigue, brain fog and chest pain and it may last weeks or months after an initial COVIDContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Exercise, whether moderate- or high-intensity, can help ease Parkinson’s symptoms, including fatigue, new research shows. As study lead author Dr. Philip Millar explained, Parkinson’s patients are too often overwhelmed by shame or depression, so they stop going to the gym or exercising. That’sContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Consumers should be aware that some chocolate labeled as “dairy-free” actually contains milk, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns. This inaccurate labeling could put people with milk allergies in danger, the FDA noted. About 13 of 210 chocolate samples sold in PennsylvaniaContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A specific class of diabetes drug appears to lower people’s risk for dementia and Parkinson’s disease, a new study shows. Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, also known as gliflozins, lower blood sugar by prompting the kidneys to filter sugar out of the bloodstream andContinue Reading
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THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Hopping backward is a good test to see if someone’s ACL surgery has gone well, a new study says. That backward hop is an effective way of measuring the strength of a patient’s knee function, as well as the strength of their quadriceps,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There have been 50 face transplants performed in 11 countries since the surgery was pioneered back in 2005, and long-term outcomes have been favorable, a new review finds. In total, 85% of people receiving these complex surgeries survived five years and 74% wereContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Cadmium, uranium, cobalt: These and other metals found in the environment can collect in the body and exacerbate heart disease, new research suggests. “Our findings highlight the importance of considering metal exposure as a significant risk factor for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease,” saidContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women with early stage breast cancer may now take Kisquali, a medication already approved for advanced disease, following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s expanded approval of the treatment, drug maker Novartis announced Tuesday. “The FDA approval of Kisqali for this early breastContinue Reading