THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Teachers play a critical role in the early detection and reporting of child abuse, according to a new study that found school closures during the height of the pandemic may have meant that up to 8,000 reports of endangered children were missed. “ChildContinue Reading
When removing a big kidney stone, get the little ones, too. Doctors know there is a high likelihood that those stones could cause symptoms later on, and a new study confirms that removal reduces recurrence. Read more U.S. opioid prescriptions are declining. A new study that included cancer patients asContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sexual dysfunction is a common side effect among women with lung cancer, a new study finds. “The SHAWL [Sexual Health Assessment in Women with Lung Cancer] study is about bringing women’s sexuality to the forefront of scientific discussions because it has been significantlyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Spinal surgery is painful, but fewer addictive opioid painkillers are needed now to help kids and teens manage it, a new study finds. A research team from Michigan Medicine found that scoliosis patients undergoing spinal fusion can be prescribed fewer opioids and stillContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Men are known to be more likely to develop cancer than women, and a new study suggests that this is largely due to biologic differences between the sexes. “After controlling for factors like smoking, alcohol use, diet, physical activity and common medical conditionsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — President Biden was poised on Wednesday to sign a bill that expands health care benefits for U.S. veterans exposed to toxic burn pits. Known as the PACT Act, the legislation is the biggest expansion of veterans’ health care and benefits in more thanContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most older U.S. adults are prepared to roll up their sleeves to get an updated COVID-19 booster shot once one becomes available, a new poll shows. About 3 in 5 (61%) people over 50 who have gotten at least one dose of COVIDContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Megan Buchholz groggily read the notification from her smartwatch. Its vibration had roused her out of a deep sleep. At 3 a.m. on a Monday this past March, she read an alert that said the device identified an irregular rhythm suggestiveContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay) — As at-risk Americans stand in long lines across the country, trying to get the Jynneos monkeypox vaccine, U.S. officials on Tuesday announced they will modify dosing instructions for the shot to help stretch the supply. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said that insteadContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Swapping salt out for the salt substitute potassium chloride lowers blood pressure, and thereby the risk of heart attack, stroke and cardiovascular disease, a new analysis finds. “It’s in processed and prepared foods where most people in developed countries get their salt,” explainedContinue Reading