THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mpox is making headlines again, as an outbreak of severe disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo in Africa has infected thousands of people and killed hundreds. Amid this worrying scenario, researchers at New York University (NYU) offer a glimmer of good news:Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Any type of time spent looking at screens before bed is bad for kids’ sleep, but new research shows that “interactive” screen time — texting and video games, for example — is especially harmful. The effects of interactive screen time on sleep mightContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Parents who imbibe while watching the Super Bowl are more likely to use aggressive discipline on their children than those who abstain during the football game, a new study reports. What’s interesting is that moms made up more than 90% of the parentsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People who maintain a mostly regular sleep pattern could have a lower risk of developing dementia than those whose sleeping and waking times vary wildly, a new study finds. People with the most irregular sleep are 53% more likely to develop dementia thanContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Connor Heinz started experiencing periods of a racing heartbeat at age 12, but doctors were having a hard time pinning down the problem. The heart monitor Connor wore was too irritating, and his irregular heart rhythms were happening only once every few monthsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A California company has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve MDMA, the active ingredient in party drugs like molly and ecstasy, as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). When announcing the new drug application (NDA) filing on Tuesday, MAPSContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While rates of a deadly heart infection are dropping generally across the United States, a new report finds one exception: Young adults. In that group, rates of infective endocarditis are rising, probably fueled by a common cause, injected drug abuse. “Substance use wasContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Comedian Stephen Colbert returned to his popular late night talk show this week after recovering from a ruptured appendix he suffered roughly three weeks ago. During his monologue on Monday, the talk show host told the audience he was taping back-to-back episodes aroundContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An overwhelming majority of older Americans think health insurers and Medicare should cover the cost of weight-loss medications like Ozempic, Wegovy or Zepbound, a new survey has found. More than four out of five older adults (83%) think insurance companies should pay forContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Teens who avidly use weed typically use it either for enjoyment or to cope, but both uses have a dark side to them, new research finds. Teenagers who use marijuana for enjoyment or to forget their problems have more demand for it, meaningContinue Reading