FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An outbreak of mpox (formerly known as monkeypox) across Europe and North America made headlines in 2022. According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the 2022 outbreak of mpox (formerly called monkeypox) in the United States involved 31,698 knownContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There’s a host of studies supporting the numerous ways breastfeeding helps baby’s development — and the health of mothers, too. However, too many women are hesitant to start breastfeeding or stick with it if they do, according to Nadine Rosenblum, a perinatal lactationContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — School not only makes a person smarter, but it can also help them live longer, researchers report. People with more education tend to age more slowly and live longer lives compared to the less educated, the study found. Higher levels of education areContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 (HealthDay news) — More than 1 billion adults and children around the world are now obese, a new global analysis estimates. Nearly 880 million adults now are living with obesity, as well as 159 million children, according to the report published Feb. 29 in The LancetContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Although the pandemic has ended, staffing shortages and employee burnout still plague U.S. nursing homes, a new government report finds. But the problems didn’t end there: The report, issued Thursday by the Inspector General’s Office at the U.S. Department of Health and HumanContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Vaping and skipped meals appear to be the main causes of frequent headaches among teens, a new study says. Teens who ate breakfast and dinner with their family had a lower risk of frequent headaches than those who regularly missed meals, researchers reportContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new British study suggests that the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, long used to spot prostate cancers, might lead to overdiagnosis in Black men. Researchers now theorize that Black men may have naturally higher levels of the antigen in their blood than whiteContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The adjustment to and from daylight saving time might be a biannual annoyance, but there’s no evidence that it harms a person’s heart health, a new study finds. Data from more than 36 million adults ages 18 and older found no connection betweenContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A bicycle built for two could be a positive prescription for Parkinson’s patients and their caregivers, a small, preliminary study says. Parkinson’s patients had better overall quality of life, improved mobility, and faster walking speed after sharing regular rides on a stationary tandemContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Bird flu has mutated to spread more easily between birds and marine mammals, increasing the potential risk to humans, a new study warns. Four sea lions, one fur seal and a tern found dead in Argentina all tested positive for the avian influenzaContinue Reading