FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Good news is fun to share, but you get more of a charge from it if you keep it under your hat for a while, a new study says. Keeping good news a secret for a bit before telling someone else appears toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 — To address a continuing nationwide shortage, more than 77,000 doses of RSV shots for infants were released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The additional doses are of Beyfortus, a long-acting monoclonal antibody designedContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Measles deaths are surging worldwide, prompted by a wave of infections among unvaccinated children, public health experts say. Deaths from measles increased by 43% globally in 2022 compared to the year before, resulting from an 18% increase in measles cases, the World HealthContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The first home test for chlamydia and gonorrhea will soon hit the market, following its approval Wednesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. People will be able to buy the Simple 2 Test over-the-counter at a pharmacy, take a specimen in theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 (Healthday News) — While childhood cancer is no longer terminal for many, death rates remain higher in Black and Hispanic children, a new government report reveals. Treatments for these rare cancers have improved drastically in recent decades, and death rates dropped for all children in 2001Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you need medical care, you’re more likely to skip it due to cost issues if you’re American than if you’re Australian, Canadian, British or French, a new report finds. Rising costs aren’t just causing poorer Americans to forgo needed care: The CommonwealthContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov, 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Young adults are now more likely to vape than to smoke cigarettes, with more becoming addicted to nicotine through vaping than traditional smoking, researchers say. Nearly three in five young adults who vape (56%) have never regularly smoked cigarettes, according to data fromContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Shrinkage of one of the brain’s key memory centers appears to herald thinking declines, a new study finds. The region in question is the hippocampus, a two-sided structure located roughly above each ear and embedded deep within the brain’s temporal lobe. It’s longContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Nov. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For many women with breast cancer, struggles with sexual issues becomes a hidden burden, new research shows. Because most patients don’t feel comfortable talking over these issues with a doctor, many turn to online patient-support forums for advice. The new study found thatContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2023 (Healthday News) — As U.S. suicide rates continue to rise, new government data shows older men have become the most susceptible. In a report published Wednesday, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found there were about 30 suicide deaths for every 100,000 men agedContinue Reading