TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Damar Hamlin has confirmed the cause of his near-fatal collapse on “Monday Night Football” as commotio cordis, a rare event caused by a blow to the chest. “This event was life-changing, but it’s not the end of my story,” Hamlin saidContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Seniors and people with weakened immune systems can get another booster dose of the bivalent COVID vaccine this spring, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday. Seniors age 65 and older can get a booster at least four months following their firstContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Taking vitamins may drain your wallet without helping your health, yet a new government survey shows most American adults take them, as do about one-third of children. Researchers who were led by Suruchi Mishra, from the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, foundContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A leading doctors’ group recommends that toddlers get screening for autism at 18 months old. That may not be a moment too soon — and earlier may be even better, researchers say. A new randomized clinical trial, the gold standard for studies, backsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could taxing soda cut down on the consumption of sugary drinks? That’s exactly what happened when a local “soda tax” was launched in Oakland, Calif., according to researchers from the University of California, San Francisco. Purchases of sugar-sweetened beverages dropped nearly 27% betweenContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Poverty is the fourth-greatest cause of death in the United States, according to new research. Researchers at the University of California, Riverside estimate that poverty was associated with 183,000 deaths in 2019 among people 15 years and older. And that’s a conservative estimate,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most people think of joint pain when they think of arthritis but, depending on the type of arthritis, other symptoms can crop up. Here’s how to spot some of the most common signs of different types of arthritis. Arthritis can cause painful symptomsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — In the early months of 2021, heavy snow blanketed the city of Philadelphia. Justin Stroh and his wife, Bess, both in their 60s, had been taking turns shoveling the snow in front of their suburban home. On a Monday in February,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Striking a better work-life balance might make you a more effective manager on the job, according to a new study. A survey of managers and their employees found that bosses who could shut off after-work emails, calls and job-related stress had greater successContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) may help clinicians diagnose tuberculosis in parts of the world where radiologists are scarce, a new study suggests. AI software successfully identified tuberculosis (TB) from cellphone photos of chest X-ray images, researchers reported at a European conference this week. “We’veContinue Reading