THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) – This past winter delivered a surge in strep infections, including more serious cases, a new analysis shows. After two years of very low levels of strep infections during the pandemic, the number of strep infections is now almost 30% higher than the mostContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Is there a simple way to screen older folks for dementia risk years before there are any signs of memory loss or thinking impairment? Yes, researchers report. It’s a test called SOMI, short for Stages of Objective Memory Impairment. The process is straightforward.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday delayed a decision on a federal appeals court ruling that seeks to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone. In a brief order, Justice Samuel Alito Jr. said the pause on any decision would lapse Friday at midnight,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans went hungry in 2021, including disproportionate numbers of people with disabilities and single parents, a new government report shows. Experts are concerned that things may have only gotten worse. “These data likely do not reflect what is going on currently asContinue Reading
Simple test might spot early signs of Alzheimer’s. Using a ranking system, people who scored as a stage 3 or 4 risk were three times more likely to have thinking and memory issues later than those who scored as a 0 or 1. Read more Many disabled or single-parent AmericansContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For people with epilepsy, living in lower-income neighborhoods is associated with worse mental functioning, new research suggests. For the study, the researchers looked at the memory, thinking ability and mental health of people with epilepsy, and found differences based on where they lived.Continue Reading
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Scientists say their new study has overturned settled science, finding a new cause for a metabolic disease that causes neurological damage and sometimes death in Native American children. The good news is that this may lead to better treatment for the condition. WhileContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One in five people who die by suicide experienced intimate partner problems that included divorce, separation, arguments and violence, new research shows. “I think people hear the term intimate partner problems and go straight to intimate partner violence. That is a component ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new Australian study found that children who had COVID-19 during the first couple of years of the pandemic could be safely treated at home, taking the burden off hospitals. Children who had COVID-19 with moderate symptoms or preexisting high-risk conditions could beContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While mild cases make up the majority of autism diagnoses, “profound” autism affects about 27% of American children with the developmental disability, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Wednesday. This is the first time the CDC has broken down thatContinue Reading