MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The repeated fasting required for multiple surgeries in a row can slow a patient’s recovery and increase the risk of death, a new study warns. Surgical patients are asked to not eat after midnight prior to their procedure, to reduce the risk thatContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An overwhelming majority of teens and young adults are worried about how climate change will affect their future, a new survey has found. About 85% of 16- to 25-year-olds are worried about the impact of climate change on people and the planet, accordingContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A healthy diet can help keep prostate cancer in check, a new study finds. The better a man eats, the less likely his low-grade prostate cancer will progress to a more dangerous state, researchers reported Oct. 17 in the journal JAMA Oncology. ForContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Teenagers are increasingly turning to protein-packed bars, shakes and powders to help them add muscle to their frames, a new study shows. Two in five parents say their teen consumed protein supplements in the past year, according to the University of Michigan HealthContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — After Black patients undergo a surgery, they are much more likely than their white peers to receive only an opioid for post-op pain relief, rather than a more nuanced combo of analgesics, a new study finds. So-called “multimodal analgesia” is the recommended wayContinue Reading
MONDAY, Oct. 21, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A handheld pinprick blood test could someday deliver results in as little as an hour, a new study shows. The portable device, which fits in the palm of a hand, uses sound waves to separate a tiny whole blood sample down into microscopicContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Oct. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Youth sports deliver all kinds of health benefits, both mental and physical, but young athletes can still get hurt. Every year, more than 3.5 million U.S. kids are treated for sports-related injuries. The most common injuries include sprained ankles, broken bones, concussions, torn or stretched ligaments and broken orContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Oct. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Did you know that sodium is the bad guy in salt, raising your risks for high blood pressure and other heart ills? Luckily for Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is working to make it easier for you and your family to eatContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Ruined credit scores and big risks for bankruptcy: All part of the long-term financial fallout from the words “You have cancer,” according to two new studies. “These are the first studies to provide numerical evidence of financial toxicity among cancer survivors,” said studyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Pop tunes, smooth jams and banging beats can help people more easily recover from surgery with fewer painkillers, a new review finds. Listening to music reduces the anxiety, pain and heart rate of patients waking up from surgery, researchers found. As a result,Continue Reading