THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Here’s some reassuring news for parents: Most heart problems in children with a rare inflammatory condition triggered by COVID-19 infection resolve within a few months, a new study finds. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) causes inflammation throughout the body, and many patientsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Opioid addiction treatment has become more widely available to Medicaid recipients under the Affordable Care Act, but Black patients are much less likely than white patients to get that treatment, a new study finds. “Opioid use disorder can be treated, just like anyContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More than half of students surveyed on a college campus in the heart of America’s meat-producing belt have tried a plant-based alternative. “Among the 1,400 students surveyed, we found about 55% had tried a plant-based alternative to meat,” said lead author Elizabeth DavittContinue Reading
As the American Diabetes Association celebrated the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin, HealthDay spoke to to Dr. Robert Gabbay, chief scientific and medical officer of the group. Dr. Gabbay shared his thoughts on how to make insulin affordable and accessible to everyone who needs it. Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Modern, flexible boots may be just as good as old-school plaster casts when it comes to treating broken ankles, new research suggests. Often related to sports, traffic accidents or falls, broken ankles can be simple breaks in one bone or more complicated fracturesContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Let’s not toast to this: Alcohol was linked with 740,000 new cancer cases globally in 2020, representing 4% of all newly diagnosed cases that year, researchers say. “Trends suggest that although there is a decrease in alcohol consumption per person in many EuropeanContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — At 13, Leilani Graham was running on the treadmill in her garage when she suddenly collapsed. Her mother, who was supposed to be gone, heard a bizarre moaning sound coming from the garage and rushed to find her daughter unconscious. SheContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As America went into lockdown and treatment centers closed their doors, drug overdose deaths in the United States jumped by nearly a third last year, new data show. The estimated 93,331 drug overdose deaths recorded during 2020 are a sharp increase — aContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As many as two of every five Americans who’ve died from COVID-19 were suffering from diabetes, making the chronic disease one of the highest-risk conditions during the pandemic, an expert says. About 40% of deaths from COVID-19 in the United States were amongContinue Reading
Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Wednesday, July 14: U.S. drug overdose deaths jumped nearly 30% during pandemic. As stressors rose and treatment got tougher to get during the pandemic, fatal drug overdoses surged among Americans battling addictions. Experts say more must be done to help those struggling today.Continue Reading