WEDNESDAY, March 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The number of children poisoned through exposure to fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, has skyrocketed in recent years, researchers have reported. Fentanyl poisonings increased by 924% among children 12 and younger between 2015 and 2023, and by 1,506% among teens 13 to 19,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Kids are more likely to maintain a healthy weight if their parents adopt a responsive style while they’re babies and toddlers, a new study suggests. Children had a significantly lower average body mass index (BMI) through middle childhood if they were raised usingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Knee or hip replacement is a major surgery, and many people must lean hard on their spouses to care for them during weeks to months of recuperation. But all that hassle is absolutely worthwhile for the one providing care for their temporarily disabledContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Love pickleball, but facing a knee or hip replacement? Odds are you’ll return to the court in no time, a new study suggests. More than 7 of 10 regular pickleball players pick up their paddle promptly following joint replacement surgery. What’s more, three-quartersContinue Reading
Findings seen among U.S. adults, with trend driven by adults younger than 44 yearsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — In a sweeping effort to downsize the federal workforce, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has offered buyouts of up to $25,000 to many of its 80,000 employees. The offer, announced in an email sent to a broad range ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government program that provides free at-home COVID tests is no longer accepting orders. The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has not said whether the program will ever restart. “The free at-home COVID-19 test distribution program is not currently acceptingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is cutting or canceling more than 40 grants focused on vaccine hesitancy and ways to increase vaccine acceptance, according to an email obtained by The Washington Post. The message — sent Monday by Michelle Bulls, director ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — There’s a woeful lack of training for LGBTQ+-affirming care among primary care practices in the United States, a new study suggests. Only 35% of primary care practices have provided training for doctors on care that affirms sexual orientation and gender identity, researchers reportedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — An awkward fall while running, skiing or playing sports can cause knee injuries that sideline players and increase their risk of future arthritis. But most of the time, there’s nothing wrong with their noses, and that might prove the key to repairing theirContinue Reading