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
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Advanced brain recording techniques have revealed how neurons in the human brain work together to produce speech. The recordings provide a detailed map of how people think about what words they want to say and then speak them aloud, researchers report in theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Certain copycat eyedrops may be contaminated and could give users an antibiotic-resistant eye infection, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday. The packaging for South Moon, Rebright and FivFivGo eyedrops mirrors the packaging for Bausch & Lomb’s Lumify eyedrops, an over-the-counter productContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Americans are terribly lonely, a new poll reveals. Among U.S. adults, about one in three said they feel lonely at least once a week. Worse, one in 10 Americans say they feel lonely every day, results show. Younger people are more likely toContinue Reading