TUESDAY, May 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Teens may be much more diverse in their gender identities than widely thought, a new study suggests. In a survey of nearly 3,200 high school students in one U.S. school district, researchers found that almost 10% were “gender-diverse.” That meant they identified asContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People suffering from severe obstructive sleep apnea are at a greater risk of catching COVID-19, a new study finds. But researchers at Kaiser Permanente Southern California also found that the longer patients used a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) mask while sleeping, theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) –– Sitting or strolling in a park offered precious respite for many Americans during the pandemic, and new research shows city parks don’t fuel the spread of COVID-19. Researchers looked at how people used parks in Philadelphia and New York City during the pandemicContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Commonly used beta blocker heart medicine may also reduce the risk of knee and hip osteoarthritis and pain, a new study suggests. “Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis and affects 15% of the general population,” said study co-authors Georgina Nakafero andContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to taking a daily aspirin to cut heart patients’ risk of heart attack and stroke, a new study finds dosing doesn’t matter. Researchers looked at more than 15,000 heart disease patients at 40 health centers across the United States whoContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — New insight into a rare and dangerous disorder that can occur in kids with COVID-19 could improve treatment of the condition, researchers say. Many children infected with SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) go undiagnosed or have no symptoms, but about one inContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Scientists report they have pinpointed 64 regions in the DNA of humans that increase a person’s risk of bipolar disorder, more than twice the number previously identified. The researchers, who called this the largest investigation of bipolar disorder to date, also discovered overlapContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Getting heart failure patients into cardiac rehabilitation sooner rather than later after a hospitalization is tied to a better prognosis, new research shows. “Typically, cardiac rehabilitation programs require patients to be stable for six weeks after a hospitalization,” explained cardiologist Dr. Benjamin Hirsh,Continue Reading
MONDAY, May 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A simple surgery may help lower the risk for strokes by more than a third in patients with atrial fibrillation, a common irregular heartbeat, a new trial finds. The reduction in stroke risk is achieved by blocking the left atrial appendage, an unused,Continue Reading
MONDAY, May 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Though obesity by itself can drive up heart disease risk, new research suggests diabetes and heart disease risk is especially high when combined with a tendency to stay up late at night. The finding stems from a comparison of sleep patterns and diseaseContinue Reading