TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Alexa can already play your favorite song or tell you whether it is going to rain, but soon you may also be able to tell the popular voice assistant to contact a doctor for health issues. The service from Amazon and telemedicine providerContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Some portable tech devices equipped with powerful magnets can interfere with your heart implant’s ability to regulate dangerous irregular heart rhythms, a new study reports. Swiss researchers found that Apple AirPods Pro, the Microsoft Surface Pen and the Apple Pencil all can temporarilyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fresh data shows that Pfizer’s COVID vaccine is far less powerful at preventing infection among children ages 5 to 11 than teens, a finding that could leave some parents of younger children worried. The vaccine — the only one authorized for that ageContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Minimum staffing levels will be a main feature of a major overhaul of U.S. nursing homes that President Joe Biden is expected to announce in his State of the Union speech Tuesday night. Staffing levels are considered a critical marker for nursing homeContinue Reading
Fewer breast cancers may be ‘overdiagnosed’ than thought. Detection of breast tumors that might never pose a major threat to health — overdiagnosis — is a major reason why some experts caution against starting mammography before the age of 50. But new research finds overdiagnosis isn’t as common as manyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — E-cigarette and hookah water pipe users may be at greater risk than tobacco cigarette smokers for cancers of the nose, sinuses and throat, according to a new study. That’s because vapers and hookah users are more than twice as likely to exhale smokeContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Wanderlust has become a strong incentive for Americans to get COVID-19 vaccines, a new study finds. The bucket list beckons, and “many people consider travel an essential part of their lifestyle and a contributor to their sense of well-being,” said study lead authorContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Never mind what the calendar says — your plants will tell you when spring is here. And even in Northern regions, they’re leafing out earlier than ever in recent decades due to climate change. In a new study, researchers attribute the early greeningContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — A few months before the pandemic, Chris Mathews was 20 miles into a 32-mile ride with his bicycle club when he lost all strength in his legs and body. Chris, then 72, moved over and signaled for others to pass. ThenContinue Reading
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If there was something you could do to ward off Alzheimer’s disease, would you do it? If so, a new study has a suggestion: Get moving. Participants who were most physically fit were 33% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than the leastContinue Reading