WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A comprehensive eye exam could be the key to determining if you have glaucoma, a silent thief of sight. Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that affect the optic nerve, and the leading cause of preventable blindness, according to The Glaucoma Foundation.Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID vaccine boosters appear to be perfectly safe for your heart, data gathered from nearly 5,000 smartwatch wearers shows. Researchers tracked the heart health of thousands of Israeli smartwatch users, including more than 2,000 who received a booster dose of Pfizer’s COVID vaccine.Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration finalized a regulatory change on Tuesday that allows retail pharmacies to offer abortion pills. Before now, patients could only get this two-drug medication through clinics, doctors and a handful of mail-order pharmacies. Two companies that make theContinue Reading
Ransomware attacks on U.S. hospitals have doubled since 2016. About 44% of the attacks disrupted the delivery of medical care, potentially doing harm to patient health, new research shows, and caused the exposure of nearly 42 million patients’ personal health information. Read more Abortion pills can now be gotten byContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s safe for kids to take the COVID-19 vaccine after they’ve suffered a rare complication from a prior COVID infection, a U.S. National Institutes of Health-supported study has concluded. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) affects about 1 in every 3,000 to 4,000Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin threw himself into the path of a Cincinnati Bengals ball carrier, taking a hard hit to the chest that sent both NFL players to the ground. Hamlin, 24, stood to dust himself off, took two steps — andContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — For many people, New Year’s resolutions fall flat on their face by the first of February. But what if your “New Year, New You” is only supposed to last a month? Enter Dry January, a promise to not drink alcohol forContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Tennis legend Martina Navratilova, who won 59 grand slam titles in her career, announced Monday that she has both stage 1 breast cancer and throat cancer. Navratilova, 66, first found an enlarged lymph node in her neck last fall, her agent Mary GreenhamContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Losing weight is one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions — possibly to give yourself an excuse for some New Year’s Eve overindulgence. “I’m going to cram it all in tonight, so tomorrow I start afresh,” jokes registered dietitian Connie Diekman, aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Giving up cigarettes can be excruciating, with cravings and withdrawal symptoms lingering for weeks, especially if you aren’t strongly motivated. Yet, just minutes after that first smoke-free breath, your body starts to change for the better. And with all the healthy breaths youContinue Reading