WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The Los Angeles wildfires spewed toxic lead into the southern California atmosphere during their rampage, a new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study says. Airborne lead soared to 110 times normal levels during the wildfires, according to readings taken byContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, Blood flow problems within the lungs could be driving long COVID in some children, according to scans using an advanced form of MRI. Children and teens with long COVID appear to have significantly reduced blood flow through their lungs, researchers reported in the journal Radiology. This couldContinue Reading
Pacemakers recalled due to manufacturing issue that may lead to early device replacementContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A listeria outbreak tied to frozen shakes served in hospitals and long-term care facilities has sickened at least 38 people and killed 12, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The shakes, which are not sold in retail stores, were suppliedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans don’t realize how everyday habits and overlooked health issues can increase their risk for heart disease, according to a new Cleveland Clinic survey. The nationwide survey found numerous gaps in heart health knowledge. For example: 40% of repondents didn’t know thatContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new study has found no evidence that COVID vaccines increase the risk of sudden cardiac arrest in young athletes, despite numerous claims that circulated during the pandemic. The six-year study — published Feb. 24 in JAMA Network Open — compared sudden cardiacContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay news) — Antidepressants are frequently prescribed to people with dementia for symptoms like anxiety, depression, aggressiveness and sleeplessness. But a specific class of antidepressant medications — selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) — actually might speed up brain decline among some dementia patients, a new SwedishContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — More emergency room doctors in California are prescribing the anti-addiction medication buprenorphine, contributing to the state’s battle against the U.S. opioid epidemic, a new study suggests. About 16% of scrips written for buprenorphine in California came from an ER doctor in 2022, upContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Night shift workers face an increased risk of cancer, as their disrupted sleep cycle causes wear and tear on their DNA. But taking melatonin might help ward off this risk, a new study suggests. Folks on the night shift taking melatonin had aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Breast cancer deaths are expected to increase during the next quarter-century, largely impacting the world’s poorest nations, a new international study says. About 1.1 million breast cancer-related deaths are projected to occur in 2050 worldwide, an increase of 68% from 2022, researchers estimated.Continue Reading