MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to losing weight, certain foods have a reputation for being all-stars, providing for a body’s nutritional needs while helping keep a person fuller for longer. “You’re looking at plant foods,” said Connie Diekman, a nationally known food and nutrition consultantContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new way of allocating donor lungs that eliminates geographical restrictions could save more lives, new research suggests. In early 2023, the current U.S. system, which looks for compatible candidates within a fixed radius, will be replaced by the Composite Allocation Score. TheContinue Reading
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One low-cost intervention could make a difference in America’s epidemic of opioid overdoses, a new study suggests. When health care providers were notified that one of their patients had died from an overdose, they wrote fewer opioid prescriptions for up to a yearContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Jan. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you’re sick or have been injured, you might not know whether the emergency room or urgent care is the right place to be treated. The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) offers some general advice, so you don’t have to wonder whereContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Jan. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Travel can be fun, but taxing. As the pandemic ebbs and people venture back out into the world, an expert from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston offers tips for ensuring a healthier, more peaceful vacation or work trip. “Though frequent travel canContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a second Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab, despite reports of rare brain bleeds linked to use of the drug in some patients. However, the FDA pointed to the drug’s benefits, as well. “Alzheimer’s disease immeasurably incapacitatesContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with an incurable, genetic liver disease have new hope after an animal study showed that a single drug could reverse its effects. Alagille syndrome is caused by a mutation that prevents the formation and regeneration of bile ducts in the liver. AboutContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Losing weight is a popular New Year’s resolution. But people often fail to keep this commitment or quickly gain back the pounds. Instead of jumping on the latest fad diet, experts advise improving the nutritional quality of what goes into yourContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An antidote to teenage depression might be found in school gymnasiums and on sports fields, a major new review argues. Supervised exercise programs are associated with significant reductions in symptoms of depression among children and teenagers, according to the analysis of data fromContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Two major pharmacy chains, CVS and Walgreens, plan to offer abortion pills in states that do not have restrictions that would prevent dispensing the medications. This likely won’t increase access in states that have made abortion illegal since a June decision by theContinue Reading