FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Scott Kern didn’t have much time to exercise. An executive at a chain of discount stores, he got to work early to get a head start on what often was a 12-hour workday. His incentive was getting home early enough toContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New York health officials said Thursday that the first U.S. case of polio in nearly a decade has been confirmed in a young unvaccinated adult in Rockland County. “Based on what we know about this case, and polio in general, the [New York]Continue Reading
FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It may sound bananas, but new research shows eating this potassium-rich food can improve heart health. Avocados and salmon also are high in potassium, helping counteract the negative effects of salt in the diet and lowering blood pressure, researchers said. Other potassium-rich foodsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As blistering temperatures blanket much of the country, more people are at risk heat exhaustion and potentially fatal heat strokes. One expert offers tips on how to avoid the dangerous effects of record-breaking temperatures. While anyone can develop heat-related illness from prolonged exposureContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with hemophilia B could find their bleeding risk dramatically reduced with just one injection of an experimental gene therapy, a new study reports. Hemophilia B is a rare and inherited genetic disorder in which people have low levels of the factor IXContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Better lighting and other changes to street crossings could improve pedestrian safety for seniors — the age group most likely to be killed by oncoming vehicles. Researchers pored over four years of Oregon crash data for locations considered dangerous for walkers age 65Continue Reading
First U.S. case of polio in a decade reported in New York: Rockland County officials say the young adult was not vaccinated and they have since opened polio vaccine clinics to encourage shots. Read more As searing heat stretches across much of the United States, watch out for heat illnesses:Continue Reading
THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration announced Thursday that it will create a new division in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) focused solely on coordinating responses to pandemic threats and other health emergencies. The office of the existing Assistant Secretary for PreparednessContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adding the drug Keytruda to standard chemotherapy can extend the lives of some women with an aggressive form of breast cancer, a new study finds. The study involved women with advanced triple-negative breast cancer, a hard-to-treat form of the disease. Keytruda (pembrolizumab) isContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If a positive COVID test has forced you to postpone elective surgery, here’s some good news. Once recovered from the virus, fully vaccinated patients have no greater odds for post-surgery complications than patients who were never infected, according to a new study. “CurrentContinue Reading