WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The more steps a person can fit into their day, the lower their risk of early death and heart disease, regardless of how much a couch potato they are otherwise, a new study shows. People who are sedentary for more than 11 hoursContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Americans will not be able to order free at-home COVID tests after Friday, U.S. health officials announced Tuesday. Households across the country have been able to order four free rapid antigen tests through COVID.gov. since November. All orders placed on or before Friday will beContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the country’s first continuous glucose monitor for type 2 diabetes. The new Dexcom Stelo Glucose Biosensor System, which will be available by summer, is intended for people 18 and older who have type 2Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to giving at-risk Americans access to the mental health services they need, prevention is far better than detention, new research confirms. However, a majority of the 950 U.S. counties surveyed in the report do not offer access to the typesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks who’ve suffered a concussion and then develop headaches show iron accumulation in their brains, new research discovers. Excess brain iron stores are a hallmark of damage, noted a team led by Simona Nikolova, of the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix. The team isContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There’s more evidence bolstering the health effects of both breastfeeding and the COVID booster shot: Vaccinated, breastfeeding moms appear to pass COVID-fighting antibodies to their infants. That’s important, since babies under the age of 6 months aren’t eligible for the COVID vaccine. “WeContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Air pollution harms the health of everyone exposed to it, but a new study says communities of color are disproportionately harmed by dirty air. Smog causes nearly 8 times higher childhood asthma rates and 1.3 times higher risk of premature death among minorityContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Childhood exposure to lead has long been a public health concern, with lead in water and paint leading to brain damage and developmental delays in kids. Now researchers have uncovered an unexpected source of household lead exposure — firearm ammunition. There’s about aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Are you typically getting only a few hours sleep each night? Besides leaving you groggy all day, your insomnia could also be raising your odds for type 2 diabetes, new research shows. Compared to people who slept the recommended seven/eight hours per night,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, March 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Statins have become the miracle medicine of modern heart care, lowering cholesterol levels and and guarding against heart attacks in millions of Americans. In fact, a running joke among doctors holds that statins are so helpful they should be put in the waterContinue Reading