TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Seeking to clarify connections between pre-existing heart disease and COVID-19, a study of critically ill patients has found their risk of dying from COVID-19 may stem not directly from heart disease, but from the factors that contribute to it. People withContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Breast cancer researchers and clinicians have made tremendous progress in reducing death rates in the past three decades, yet a racial gap persists in the United States. Even with the lower numbers of actual disease compared to white patients, Black women are stillContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Over 30 years since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), some doctors harbor biases toward people with disabilities, and even actively avoid accepting them as patients, a new study finds. In focus group discussions with about two dozen U.S. doctors,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Almost 8 in 10 U.S. adults have received their primary COVID-19 vaccine series, but only 31% of children ages 5 to 11 have done the same, according to a new report based on late September figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease ControlContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw revealed Sunday that he has been treated for two different types of cancer in the past year. Bradshaw talked about his health while co-hosting Fox NFL Sunday. “Last week on this show, I ran out of breathContinue Reading
Disabled patients face discrimination from doctors. More than three decades after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), some doctors still harbor biases toward people with disabilities, and even actively avoid accepting them as patients, a new study finds. Read more U.S. breast cancer death rates continue toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — How can you make your home safer for your young children? You might want to start by removing window coverings with cords that could strangle a toddler. “Young children can quickly and silently become strangled on pull cords, continuous loop cords, inner cordsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While certain minority groups are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia than their white counterparts, they may also be less likely to be eligible for new disease-slowing treatments, a new study finds. Cognitive, or mental, impairment in Black, Hispanic and Asian patientsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The global public health community should be on the alert for a family of viruses in African monkeys that have the potential to spill over to humans, researchers warn. In their new study, the scientists noted that while it’s not certain what impactContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have discovered another clue as to how some older people stay sharp as a tack into their 80s and beyond: Their brain cells are really big. The study focused on what scientists have dubbed “super-agers” — a select group of elderly adultsContinue Reading