Texas Measles Outbreak Spreads to New Mexico as Case Numbers Near 100
2025-02-24
Majority of cases presenting in unvaccinated individuals; at least 16 patients hospitalizedContinue Reading
Narcissists Feel Left Out and Fuel More Rejection, Study Finds
2025-02-24
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Narcissists may seem self-assured, but new research shows they often feel excluded — and their behavior may be making things worse. Hallmarks of narcissm include an inflated sense of one’s importance, a hunger for admiration and negative response to criticism. The new researchContinue Reading
Lost Your Vaccine Records? Here’s How to Track Them Down
2025-02-24
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — With measles cases on the rise and flu season straining the nation’s hospitals, health experts urge adults to check their vaccination status and get any missing shots. Health experts agree that vaccines are the best defense against many infections, but keeping track ofContinue Reading
Bird Flu Found in Rats for First Time, USDA Confirms
2025-02-24
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For the first time, bird flu has been detected in rats, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed, according to a recent report. Bird flu, otherwise known as H5N1 avian influenza, was found in four black rats in Riverside County, California, where twoContinue Reading
Exercise Helps Colon Cancer Survivors Live Longer
2025-02-24
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Frequent exercise can help colon cancer survivors live longer, perhaps even outlasting average folks, a new study suggests. Colon cancer patients who were very physically active had three-year survival rates that were slightly higher than the general population, researchers report in the journalContinue Reading
Hospice, Palliative Care Underused Among Advanced Cancer Patients
2025-02-24
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Many patients with incurable cancer aren’t getting care that could ease their suffering at the end of life, a new study suggests. Close to half of patients with advanced cancer received aggressive cancer treatment within six months of their death, researchers found —Continue Reading
Weight-Loss Drugs Could Help Extend Life of Replacement Joints
2025-02-24
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 (HealthDay news) — Even slight weight loss spurred on by cutting-edge GLP-1 drugs can help prevent replacement knees and hips from wearing out, a new study suggests. People with new knees and hips are significantly less likely to need follow-up surgery to fix wear and tearContinue Reading
Parents’ Mental Health Impacts Kids’ Risk of ADHD, Anxiety
2025-02-24
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A parent’s mental health appears to influence their kids’ chances of developing anxiety, ADHD and other behavioral disorders, a new study says. Children were more than four times as likely to develop severe ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) if their caregiver had poor or fairContinue Reading
Newborns With Seizures At Greater Risk of Epilepsy
2025-02-24
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A baby’s seizure in a neonatal ICU could be a red flag for future risk of epilepsy. Newborns who suffer seizures following birth are more likely to develop epilepsy in childhood and young adulthood, a new study suggests. More than 20% of newbornsContinue Reading
Ozempic, Wegovy Linked To Potential Vision Loss
2025-02-24
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People taking the weight-loss drug semaglutide could be at a slightly increased risk for a potentially blinding eye condition that affects the optic nerve, a new study says. Patients on semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) had a 32% increased relative risk of developing nonarteritic anteriorContinue Reading