THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A doctor or nurse might be the only person capable of convincing a vaccine-hesitant person to get the COVID jab, a new study shows. Those who trust the medical profession are most likely to get vaccinated against COVID, despite their initial hesitancy orContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The position in bed of stroke victims’ heads could influence how well they’ll fare in upcoming surgery to remove a blood clot from their brain, a new study finds. Hospital beds for stroke patients are typically set up to keep the head elevated,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Adding blood thinners to clot-busting drugs does not improve outcomes for stroke patients, a new study claims. Doctors had hoped that combining the two types of medications would improve treatment of stroke, as a similar combination has shown promise in treating heart attacks,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It was the ancient Greeks who first divided the 20-foot length of the small intestine into three parts: The duodenum, the jejunum and the ileum. However, the organ may finally be ready for an update: U.S. researchers say the small intestine is actuallyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Ohio resident Erica Hutson was in her 20s when she found out she had high cholesterol through a health check required by insurance. Because she was young and fit, Hutson shrugged off the test result. But Hutson changed her mind about it aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A company in Ecuador that processed the cinnamon used in flavored applesauce pouches destined for the American market is the likely source of lead contamination in those products, U.S. investigators said. In an update to its investigation into recalled WanaBana, Weis and SchnucksContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Divorce later in life might be harder on women than on men, based on patterns of antidepressant use in a new study of people aged 50 or older. Both sexes tended to increase their antidepressant use when going through a divorce, break-up orContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Music may be good medicine for older adults, boosting both their mental and physical health, a new survey finds. Virtually all people between the ages of 50 and 80 (98%) say they benefit in at least one health-related way from engaging with music,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks squeezed financially may find themselves shut out from medical care, leading to delayed cancer diagnoses, a new report finds. A full third of cancer patients suffered some form of recent financial hardship — a bankruptcy, lien or eviction — prior to theirContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Pulmonary rehabilitation can be a lifeline for millions of Americans coping with COPD or other chronic lung ailments. However, new research finds that travel time and cost issues put pulmonary rehab programs out of reach for many patients. “Access to programs within aContinue Reading