TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Vaping rates among U.S. kids in grades 9 through 12 fell to 5% in 2021, the latest year for which data is available. That’s down from a peak of 7.2% of teens who vaped in 2019, a new report finds. However, the 5%Continue Reading
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Night shift work can increase a person’s risk of chronic disease, and a new study reveals one possible explanation for this. It appears that just a few days on a night shift schedule throws off body rhythms tied to regulation of blood sugar,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Melanoma, while rare among Black Americans, is often detected later with devastating consequences, a new study finds. Black people are frequently diagnosed with melanoma at later stages, increasing their risk of death compared to fairer-skinned patients, researchers found. Advanced stage 3 melanoma wasContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women who get abortion pills through the mail receive care that’s as good as those who are required to get them in person from a clinic or doctor’s office, a new study says. Using a mail-order pharmacy to deliver the drugs after anContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 (HealthDay news) — Could being a lesbian or bisexual shorten your life? New research that analyzed decades of data on women suggests it might. What’s driving the trend? Researchers point to discrimination as the primary culprit. While there is a large body of research looking atContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People with heart failure are often prescribed what are known as loop diuretic medications to help reduce the fluid buildup that’s a hallmark of the disease. Now, research suggests that taking the blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy (semaglutide) can help patients reduce theirContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Chicago resident Arthur “Art” Gillespie fell ill in early March 2020 with COVID, after he and his father went to visit an uncle in a nursing facility. “I was hospitalized for 12 days with a high fever and cough, and during that time,Continue Reading
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Rick Slayman, the first person to receive a kidney transplant from a genetically modified pig, has died nearly two months after having the historic surgery. In a statement released Saturday, Slayman’s family said they were “deeply saddened about the sudden passing of ourContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Police seizures of illicit fentanyl pills have soared in recent years, a new study has found. The number of pills containing fentanyl seized by law enforcement was 2,300 times greater in 2023 than in 2017 – more than 115 million pills, compared toContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Early research in mice suggests a new path forward to restoring hair growth in people affected by a form of alopecia. Alopecia areata is an autommune disorder that affects an estimated 6 million Americans and has no cure, according to researchers at theContinue Reading