FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Starting Saturday, if you or someone you know is contemplating suicide or having a mental health crisis, you can dial just three numbers — 988 — to get help. Callers will be connected to a trained counselor at a local call center andContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People shouldn’t take the drugs colchicine and fluvoxamine to treat mild to moderate COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) is warning. The antidepressant drug fluvoxamine (Luvox) and the gout drug colchicine are commonly used and inexpensive drugs that have received considerable interest asContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Memory loss is a common symptom after a stroke, but there’s hope for some that those memories could return. A new study from Norway examined 86 patients with relatively mild strokes and found many had improved mental functioning after 12 weeks. “Our studyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An off-brand medication for diabetic macular edema might prove just as effective in early treatment as its more expensive alternative, potentially saving patients thousands of dollars, new research suggests. The vision condition is a common complication of poorly controlled diabetes, which can damageContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A hurricane threatens anyone in its path, but it can be especially deadly for people who need kidney dialysis to survive, new research shows. An analysis of patient data spanning two decades linked hurricane exposure with a higher risk of death for peopleContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Despite now having more choices for lifesaving emergency allergy injectors like EpiPens, the cost is still proving prohibitively expensive for some, new research shows. Even though most people are saving money with lower-priced alternatives after the cost of EpiPens shot up a fewContinue Reading
Are you a victim of ‘medical gaslighting?’ When doctors fail to take their (often female) patients’ complaints seriously, delayed or often wrong diagnoses can be the dangerous result, experts say. Read now America’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launches Saturday. Callers battling mental health crises will be connected to aContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have unearthed a possible reason why men tend to die at younger ages than women: Those who lose Y chromosomes from their blood cells as they age may be more vulnerable to heart tissue scarring and heart failure. The research is theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As more and more superbugs become resistant to antibiotics, scientists are looking to use the good bacteria that live in people’s bodies to fight back. A new study reports on efforts to harness the power of “good guy” bacteria that make their homeContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Decades of research have shown the power of skin-to-skin contact between preemies and their moms, but would the same technique, dubbed “kangaroo care,” work with fathers? Yes, claims a new Australian study that found when dads held their premature babies close to theirContinue Reading