MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the wake of natural disasters like wildfires that have destroyed whole communities with alarming speed, some folks are focused on the beloved pets left behind — and how to save others in the future. More than 1,000 pets died in the MarshallContinue Reading
Who benefits most from COVID boosters? Protection is strongest for people over 60, a new study finds. Younger people might still want to consider a booster, to protect people around them. Read more Paxlovid remains potent against Omicron COVID cases. The antiviral continued to protect against hospitalization and death inContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Feb. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — You might think about cholesterol when you consider your cardiovascular health. It’s also important to consider your A1C levels. Sugar is just as bad for your heart as cholesterol — if not worse, said Dr. Daniel Lodge, a thoracic surgeon at Penn StateContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Feb. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In 2021, U.S. emergency rooms treated more than 193,000 burn injuries caused by an array of products, ranging from cooking devices to fireworks and space heaters. Most of these burns were preventable, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Children under age 10Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People with peanut allergies have to be vigilant about avoiding the food and always be armed with emergency treatment. Now scientists say they’ve taken an early step toward a drug that could prevent severe reactions to peanuts in the first place. The compoundContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealtDay News) — Sen. John Fetterman, who suffered a stroke last May while campaigning for his Senate seat, remains hospitalized after being admitted on Wednesday for lightheadedness, but doctors have ruled out a second stroke. “Towards the end of the Senate Democratic retreat today, Senator JohnContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — You walk into the room and see their face. They smile at you and look into your eyes. And just like that, your heart drops to your feet and you can’t speak. At least, not coherently. What’s happening to your brain?Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Megan Washington finished running a muggy mile outside the Orlando, Florida, warehouse where she attended professional wrestling school, and found herself abnormally out of breath and exhausted. When the group went to do squats and jumping jacks, Megan sat on aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When you feel sudden severe chest or upper back pain, it’s easy to assume what’s happening is a heart attack. It could be, but it could also be an aortic dissection — a condition that can be severe and often fatal. Despite theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The key to living longer could be eating less. In a new study published in the journal Nature Aging, researchers found that a calorie-restricted diet had substantial health benefits, including delayed aging. “The main take-home of our study is that it is possibleContinue Reading