WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Winter’s coming. The leaves have fallen, temperatures are dropping and there’s less daylight to brighten our moods. While some enjoy the changing of the seasons, millions of U.S. adults will experience a form of depression during the winter months known asContinue Reading
HealthDay’s Mabel Jong speaks with Kelly Morgan, a labor and delivery nurse and Massachusetts Nursing Association Chair at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, on her experience during the great resignation. To further discuss the impact of the Great Resignation in Healthcare, Jong is also joined by Brock Slabach, Chief Operations Officer at the National Rural Health Association.Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An early surge in cold and flu cases has created shortages in key antiviral and antibiotic drugs needed for the annual “sick season,” pharmacists report. The antiviral flu drug Tamiflu is in short supply for both adults and children, in both its brandContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) – More Americans are dying from gun violence, in both homicides and suicides, than they have in decades, a new report shows. The U.S. gun death rate hit its highest level in nearly 30 years, with the sheer number of people dying from gunsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The experimental Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab slowed thinking declines among patients suffering the early stages of the disease in a new study, but safety concerns about brain swelling and brain bleeds remain. In the eagerly awaited trial findings, published Tuesday in the New EnglandContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Toss out your salt shaker if you want to lower your risk of heart disease, a new study suggests. Even if you already follow a low-salt diet, sprinkling salt on your food can raise your risk for heart disease, heart failure and plaqueContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Corticosteroid injections to relieve pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis could actually be setting them back. Two new studies have discovered that, despite the temporary relief of symptoms, the injections were associated with continued progression of the disease. On the other hand, patientsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Americans are eating more whole grains than ever before — but it’s still not enough. Moreover, not everyone agrees on what whole grains actually are, according to a new study that found competing definitions. The increase in whole grain intake over the pastContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Olympic athletes aren’t like the rest of the population — but this time it’s in a far less positive way. Two new studies show that athletes who performed at the top of their sport have a higher risk of developing arthritis and jointContinue Reading
Shortage of antibiotics, antivirals are making a bad illness season worse. The antiviral drug Tamiflu is in short supply for both adults and children, as are supplies of pediatric versions of the antibiotics amoxicillin and Augmentin. Read more Put away that salt shaker to shield your heart. In a newContinue Reading