WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In a move that could mean more Americans in crisis get help and get it quickly, federal officials announced Tuesday that major cellphone carriers now have the technology to direct 988 callers to local mental health services based on their location instead ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — During a tense hearing before a Senate committee on Tuesday, Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen faced tough questions over the company’s high prices for its blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy. While testifying before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — As Americans get ready for fall and winter, the U.S. government is offering another round of free COVID tests, available by the end of this month. “U.S. households will be eligible to order 4 free COVID-19 tests at COVIDTests.gov,” according to the Department ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Millions of Americans are caring for veterans, putting their finances and their mental health on the line to help those who have served the country. More than 14 million Americans now provide daily care to wounded, sick or injured military service members orContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Only 1 in every 4 U.S. adults struggling with schizophrenia receive “minimally adequate treatment,” new data shows. Many of these patients also struggle with other mental health issues, such as substance abuse or depression, and they are further challenged by social and economicContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Two key symptoms that can arise soon after a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) could predict how swiftly the illness will progress and suggest best treatment options, new research shows. The two symptoms — blurred vision and sphincter dysfunction of the bladder and/orContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A raw diet pet food company is recalling cartons of frozen beef and chicken dog food that could be tainted with salmonella or listeria germs. Answers Pet Food announced the recall this week after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported that twoContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A non-drug nasal spray could theoretically help stop the spread of respiratory viruses like the flu and COVID-19 better than wearing a mask, a new study suggests. The spray uses ingredients that are medically inactive to trap germs in the nose before theyContinue Reading
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Long-term space travel to Mars could be bad for astronauts’ hearts, a new zero-gravity study shows. After a month at the International Space Station, a set of 48 bioengineered human heart tissue samples beat about half as strong as similar tissues that remainedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Green Bay Packers legend and NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre announced Tuesday that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Favre, 54, made the announcement while testifying to Congress on his potential misuse of taxpayer funds. The former quarterback has been presentingContinue Reading