WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Lower doses of a common antibiotic can curb hair loss caused by a rare skin condition, a new study says. The antibiotic doxycycline is commonly used to treat lymphocytic scarring alopecia, a condition in which the body’s immune cells target hair follicles, researchersContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Weed users are much more likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke or other life-threatening heart condition than people who don’t indulge, a new study says. Adults under 50 are more than six times as likely to suffer a heart attack if theyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Elderly people benefit from taking medications to keep their blood pressure low, same as younger folks, a new study says. Systolic blood pressure kept under 130 reduces the risk of heart-related death by about 26% among people 80 or older, researchers reported inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Poor families have continued to avoid going to the emergency room post-pandemic, even as ER numbers bounced back for folks who are better-off, a new study says. During the pandemic, visits to ERs for emergency care dropped by about 30% as lockdowns andContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced it will no longer provide hormone therapy to veterans newly diagnosed with gender dysphoria. The decision follows an executive order from President Donald Trump that directs federal agencies to recognize only two sexes, maleContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Turns out, even artificial intelligence (AI) needs to take a breather sometimes. A new study suggests that chatbots like ChatGPT may get “stressed” when exposed to upsetting stories about war, crime or accidents — just like humans. But here’s the twist: Mindfulness exercisesContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Gender-affirming hormone therapy may not only help transgender and nonbinary individuals physically — it could also improve their mental health, new research suggests. A study published March 17 in JAMA Network Open found that transgender, nonbinary and gender-diverse people who were prescribed hormoneContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — It doesn’t matter if CPR is performed by a doctor, a paramedic or an unskilled, unpracticed passerby — when performed promptly, it will increase a person’s odds of survival, a new study says. The speed of CPR initiation is crucial to survival andContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Continuous glucose monitors don’t just help people with diabetes maintain healthy blood sugar levels, a new study says — the devices also can help them be safer drivers. Diabetics who use glucose monitors have fewer incidents involving low blood sugar, researchers reported inContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them to small amounts of radiation, a new study says. Ultra-low-dose scans can effectively detect pneumonia in patients with compromised immune systems, helping doctors treat the infection before it becomesContinue Reading