FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Consider it a silver lining, courtesy of the coronavirus: A new government report reveals that both cigarette smoking and electronic cigarette use dropped slightly among American adults during the first year of the pandemic. The findings, published March 18 in the Morbidity andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Using medical marijuana to treat pain, anxiety or depression may quickly lead to dependence, without relieving symptoms, a new study suggests. Those most at risk for misusing medical marijuana are patients using it to treat anxiety and depression, the researchers found. Based onContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — The death rate for people who have a tear in a major artery coming out of the heart – aortic dissection – has been rising over the past decade, especially among women and Black adults, new research shows. And while deathContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Inhalers, pills or injections help most people control their asthma, but some with severe disease opt for cutting-edge surgery that “remodels” their airways to improve their breathing. Bronchial thermoplasty shrinks smooth muscle in the lungs, which prevents them from tightening up and causingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Moderna said late Thursday that it has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve the emergency use of a second booster of its COVID vaccine for all adults. In a statement, the company noted its request is based partly on recentContinue Reading
‘Zapping’ air passages could curb severe asthma. Some patients with severe disease opt for cutting-edge surgery that “remodels” their airways to improve their breathing. Read more Moderna asks for approval of second COVID booster shot. The company asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for emergency authorization of a secondContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. medical schools have a disproportionate number of wealthy students, which hinders attempts to improve diversity among U.S. doctors, researchers say. “In recent years, there has been a significant focus on the diversity of medical students, but to date, most work has focusedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) –The Omicron COVID-19 variant can cause croup in young children, including severe cases that require hospitalization and intensive care, a new study shows. “The relatively high hospitalization rate and the large number of medication doses our COVID-19 croup patients required suggests that COVID-19 mightContinue Reading
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease, families have much to worry about. They wonder what’s next and how long their loved one has left to live. A new study from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas addresses those questions, finding that mental (cognitive)Continue Reading
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children who binge eat may be hardwired to do so: New research reveals they have abnormalities in regions of the brain associated with reward and inhibition. People with binge eating disorder have frequent episodes of eating large amounts of food and struggle toContinue Reading