MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, but doctors have had access to a screening tool for nearly a decade that can catch it for early treatment. Unfortunately, neither of those facts has sunk in for manyContinue Reading
Patients open up about the pain of having monkeypox. Three gay men in Brazil, Britain and the United States talk of the often extreme discomfort of having the viral illness, and their difficulties in finding treatment. Read more Lung cancer myths, stigma persist. It’s the leading cause of cancer deathsContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Don’t be afraid of Sunday night. Good sleep habits can ward off the so-called “Sunday scaries” — the worry about returning to work on Monday morning that keeps many folks tossing and turning on Sunday night. A recent American Academy of Sleep MedicineContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — You may not have even considered the possibility, but new research finds that flies and roaches are not likely to spread COVID-19. Although public health professionals and officials now have a better understanding of how COVID-19 spreads, there are lingering concerns about whetherContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A service dog can lower the severity of a U.S. military veteran’s post-traumatic stress disorder, according to past research. Hoping to learn more about this therapeutic bond, researchers worked with 82 vets and their trained service dogs. Their study was published July 27Continue Reading
SUNDAY, July 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sometimes it’s difficult for parents to get their child to take necessary medication. One expert who spends part of her workday guiding parents through this challenge offers some suggestions to make the ordeal easier. Emily Glarum, a child life specialist at the HeartContinue Reading
SATURDAY, July 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Bugs are a part of summer, like it or not. While many times bug bites are little more than an irritating inconvenience, some can trigger a medical emergency, according to the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), which offered tips on telling oneContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Both San Francisco and New York state declared monkeypox a public health emergency on Thursday, as they struggle to gain access to more resources to help contain the spread of the virus. About 40% of the 4,907 monkeypox cases recorded in the UnitedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children with ADHD may have less flexibility in the brain circuitry that allows for seamless “multitasking,” a new study suggests. Research has shown that kids with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder often have more difficulty with so-called cognitive flexibility than their peers without theContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The monkeypox illness now spreading around the globe is showing some symptoms that are very different from those seen in previous outbreaks, a new study shows. These unique symptoms include rectal pain, penile swelling, solitary lesions and swollen tonsils, researchers report in theContinue Reading