THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously on Thursday to recommend that COVID booster shots be updated for the fall to protect solely against one of the three XBB variants that have taken hold in the United States.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For the first time, researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have broken down statistics on depression among Americans, pinpointing which states the debilitating illness is most likely to strike. Adjusted for age, 18.5% of all American adults included inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Intermittent fasting is all the rage due to the lengthy list of health benefits associated with this style of eating. Now, a new, small study suggests that one type of intermittent fasting — early time-restricted eating — may be key for preventing typeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Scientists say they have created the first synthetic human embryo models, not actual human embryos but models meant to simulate and better understand early human development. These embryo-like structures were created from single human embryonic stem cells, without eggs and sperm, by scientistsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People with early markers of Alzheimer’s disease in the brain also have alterations in their gut bacteria, a new study finds — hinting at a potential way to identify people at risk of dementia, and possibly even treat them. Any such tests orContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vaginal “seeding” may be a safe way to transfer mom’s beneficial bacteria to C-section babies — and it might help them hit some early milestones a bit sooner, a small clinical trial suggests. Experts stressed that the findings are early, and it remainsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A majority of insured Americans have struggled with a wide array of stumbling blocks when trying to get coverage for their health care needs, a new national survey shows. All told, the KFF report uncovered numerous obstacles to coverage with all types ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Dads get plenty of attention on Father’s Day, but they’ve sometimes been overlooked in research about how they affect their children’s health. But from the start, fathers shape their children’s health in significant ways, said James Muchira, an assistant professor atContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could high-quality child care for young children translate into better grades in math and science? Yes, says new research that found children with caregivers who provided both warmth and mental stimulation go on to do better in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)Continue Reading
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Suicides and homicides among young Americans are steadily increasing, U.S. federal health officials reported Thursday. Between 2007 and 2021, suicide rates among 10- to 24-year-olds soared 62% — from 6.8 to 11 per 100,000, according to a new report from the U.S. CentersContinue Reading