TUESDAY, Nov. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A comforting voice from home might be enough to soothe ICU patients on ventilation, a new study says. As many as 4 in 5 ICU patients on mechanical ventilation develop delirium, or sudden confusion, panic, upset and anger. But playing recorded messages fromContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A once-rare meat allergy caused by tick bites is dramatically increasing across the United States, researchers said. There’s been a 100-fold increase in positive test results for the allergy, called alpha-gal syndrome, between 2013 and 2024, researchers reported last week at the AmericanContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Tobacco remains the leading preventable cause of cancer death in the U.S., despite a dramatic decline in smoking, a new American Cancer Society report says. More than 80% of lung cancer deaths are linked to tobacco, according to data from the inaugural releaseContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) can use smartwatch data to detect heart disease, a new study says. AI fed heart sensor data from an Apple Watch accurately detected heart problems like weakened pumping ability, damaged valves or thickened heart muscle, according to findings that willContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Low-dose aspirin is no longer universally recommended to prevent heart health emergencies, but it might help people with type 2 diabetes, a new study says. People with type 2 diabetes who took low-dose aspirin were less likely to have a heart attack orContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Nov. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Thousands of U.S. kids each year collapse from cardiac arrest and need CPR to save their lives. But CPR must start for them in half the time required for adults, according to results that will be presented at the American Heart Association annualContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled over half a million bottles of a widely prescribed blood pressure medication, prazosin hydrochloride, because of concerns about a potentially cancer-causing chemical. New Jersey-based Teva Pharmaceuticals and drug distributor Amerisource Health Services initiated theContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is moving to limit the use of prescription fluoride for children, warning that most kids should not be given fluoride tablets or drops unless they are at high risk for tooth decay. These products are oftenContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Folks using melatonin supplements as a sleep aid might be putting themselves at risk for future heart problems, a new study says. Adults with insomnia who’d been using melatonin for a year or more had 90% higher odds of heart failure, researchers areContinue Reading
MONDAY, Nov. 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A new three-pronged blood test can highlight people with a nearly tripled risk for heart attack, a new study says. The test relies on three blood markers linked to heart disease: lipoprotein a [Lp(a)], remnant cholesterol and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein [hsCRP], researchers areContinue Reading