FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Graphic images on cigarette packs of diseased body parts and other smoking horrors may not have the desired effect on smokers themselves, a new study finds. Many smokers kept cigarette packs with gruesome warning images hidden, but the images didn’t have a lastingContinue Reading
Your height could be factor in disease risk. Taller folks are at higher risk for atrial fibrillation and varicose veins, but at lower risk of coronary heart disease, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, new research shows. Read more Biden says smallest kids might get COVID shots by June 21.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Vaccination played a crucial role when Americans were deciding whether to have surgery during the pandemic, a new study finds. “It’s critical to understand what factors affect a patient’s decision to have surgery during an infectious pandemic if we want to help reduceContinue Reading
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adults who get COVID-19 could have antibodies circulating in their blood for nearly 500 days after infection, new research suggests. “We now have a good estimate of how long antibodies last after a COVID-19 infection,” said study author Michael Swartz, an associate professorContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In what could turn out to be a potential breakthrough in the treatment of pancreatic cancer, a new report suggests a key component of a patient’s immune system can be rewired to assassinate tumor cells. The experimental approach has already shown promise inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The United States spends far more on cancer care than other wealthy nations, but it’s not seeing a return on that investment in terms of lives saved, a new study shows. Compared with the average high-income country, researchers found the U.S. spends twiceContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A 3-D printed ear made with the patient’s own cells has been transplanted onto a 20-year-old woman, the company that made the ear says. The achievement announced June 2 by 3DBio Therapeutics of New York City is believed to be the first knownContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Kids who play team sports may win some mental health benefits, but the same may not hold true for those in solo sports, a large, new study suggests. A number of previous studies have linked team sports to better mental well-being for childrenContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Buckled into the driver’s seat, on his way to a Dallas hospital, Tyler Morgan put his phone’s video camera into selfie mode and hit record. Peeking his reddened eyes toward the lens, he started talking. “So, my, my son almost …Continue Reading
THURSDAY, June 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Gender gaps in blood pressure, physical activity and smoking have widened among young adults in the United States, new research finds, suggesting that prevention approaches should be carefully tailored to help people achieve ideal lifelong cardiovascular health. Overall heart health stayedContinue Reading