FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The heavy lead apron dentists drape over you during dental X-rays may soon be a thing of the past. On Thursday, the American Dental Association (ADA) announced that its member dentists can dispense with the aprons, technically called “thyroid collars” because they wereContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Americans are cautiously optimistic that AI will be able to improve the health care they receive, a new Cleveland Clinic survey finds. About three out of five Americans believe that AI will lead to better heart care, and 65% say they would be comfortableContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It’s known by the street name “gas station heroin,” but a new government report finds the highly addictive supplement Neptune’s Fix may also contain synthetic pot. The product has already been linked to seizures, brain swelling and hallucinations, researchers reported Thursday in MorbidityContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In some good news for those folks who rolled up their sleeves for the latest COVID vaccine last fall, new government research shows the updated shots halve the chances of getting a symptomatic infection. “Everything from this study is reassuring that the vaccinesContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It might take a combination of treatments to rein in problem acne in teens and adults, updated guidelines from the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) suggest. The guidelines on the all-too-common condition (acne affects 85% of teens and many adults) haven’t undergone aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Everyone knows someone who gets COVID-19 repeatedly, and they probably also have that annoying friend who’s never had the illness. What gives? According to new research, over the long-term it’s probably genetics that drives an individual’s level of susceptibility to SARS-Cov-2. “Our resultsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Exercise is crucial to recovering from a stroke, helping victims regain lost physical and mental function. And stroke survivors are more likely to remain physically active — or even exercise more than before — if they have access to a neighborhood rec centerContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Dementia seems like a disorder that’s always haunted the human race. But this form of severe memory loss is actually a modern malady, if classical Greek and Roman physicians are to be believed. A new analysis of ancient Greek and Roman medical textsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Patients who are bleeding out have a better chance of surviving if they’re given whole blood transfusions, a new study shows. Traditionally, patients with significant bleeding are given transfusions of specific blood components — red blood cells, plasma and platelets that have beenContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For stroke survivors, the relative affluence of their neighborhood could be a factor in how well and how soon they recover, new research shows. Compared to Americans living in better-off locales, those living in areas plagued by high unemployment, lower levels of education,Continue Reading