FRIDAY, June 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pope Francis is now “better than before” after his release from a Rome hospital Friday following surgery on June 7 to repair a hernia and remove scarring. The 86-year-old pope joked that he was “still alive,” as he was met by reporters whileContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Jeremy Davis made sure his wife, Chloe, got lots of support when she was breastfeeding each of their three sons. “When she’d been up nursing all night, I’d take over with the baby in the mornings so she could get extra sleep,” theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Is heartburn keeping you awake? Do you experience a bitter taste in your mouth? Your doctor says you have GERD, but what is GERD? Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) occurs when the contents of your stomach move up into the esophagus. This condition, whileContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It can be challenging for people with type 1 diabetes to exercise safely while controlling their blood sugar. People with the condition often struggle with this balance, according to a new study based on a survey conducted through social media groups restricted toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Just like their humans, dogs get cranky when temperatures and air pollution levels surge. Heat and air pollution have previously been linked to human aggression. Now, researchers say it also appears that there are more dog bites on hot, polluted days. More researchContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study has unearthed significant racial disparities in both treatment and outcomes for peripheral artery disease (PAD). Black patients with this condition, where plaque builds up in the arteries of the legs, were more likely to have a stroke, heart attack orContinue Reading
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