TUESDAY, March 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Two of America’s leading health organizations are highlighting a global rise in measles cases as yet another reason for families to make sure they get the measles vaccine. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Medical Association (which representsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Intermittent fasting might be bad for your heart, a new study warns. People who restricted their eating to an 8-hour window had nearly twice the risk of heart-related death compared to folks who ate freely, results show. This runs counter to previous researchContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Grumbling and grousing to others isn’t an effective way of reducing rage, a new review shows. Folks who vent about a source of anger might feel better in the moment, but that won’t diminish their ire, researchers found. Instead, stress-reducing techniques like deepContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — “Havana Syndrome” appears to cause real and severe symptoms among federal employees suffering from the mystery illness, but there’s no evidence of brain injury or biological abnormalities among them, a new report shows. Researchers evaluated 81 U.S. diplomats and other federal employees, mostlyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Fears that Long COVID patients might end up with long-term, potentially deadly lung scarring are unfounded, a new study concludes. The same team have come up with a blood test that could potentially spot those Long COVID patients whose lungs are likely toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug to treat yeast ear infections in dogs. DuOtic is also the first ear infection medication that does not contain an antibiotic, the FDA said in its approval announcement. The drug will allowContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People with dementia — and their caregivers — need active social lives to stay healthy, a new study reports. However, researchers found that both dementia patients and their caregivers had declining social connections as the disease progressed. Patients’ social networks faltered, as failingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence tools don’t always help radiologists better review a patient’s X-rays or CT scans, a new study claims. AI has been touted as a potential means of improving doctors’ ability to interpret medical images, the researchers said. However, the benefits of AIContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The last remnants of asbestos use in the United States have now been banned by the Environmental Protection Agency. While the known carcinogen has already been largely banned, the EPA announced Monday that it would ban the last remaining form of asbestos —Continue Reading
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Middle-aged Americans are lonelier than ever, with new research showing they are even more isolated than some of their peers in Europe. That does not bode well for their health. “Loneliness is gaining attention globally as a public health issue because elevated lonelinessContinue Reading