FRIDAY, Dec. 20, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Who’s more likely to send money in response to a Nigerian prince’s email, or hand over a password in response to a phishing attempt? Young people are more likely to report — and gripe about — cybercrimes, but a new study shows seniorsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HeathDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration wants to redefine the meaning of healthy food, issuing a new rule Thursday that changes the way food companies can claim their products are indeed nutritious. What foods will qualify for the new designation? Under the final rule,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Millions of American adults are struggling with Long COVID, and a fifth have symptoms so debilitating they interfere with daily activities, a new report finds. “Frequently reported symptoms include fatigue that interferes with daily life, difficulty thinking or concentrating, cough and heart palpitations,”Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration re-issued a decision first made by the agency in October that a shortage of the diabetes/weight-loss medication tirzepatide is over. Tirzepatide includes blockbuster injected GLP-1 medications Mounjaro (for diabetes) and Zepbound (for weight loss). The FDA firstContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It’s a perhaps unexpected consequence of climate change that periods of deep cold now occur more frequently during American winters, despite an overall trend to warmer temperatures year round. That uptick in cold snaps, along with other possible factors, has been linked toContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a public health emergency on Wednesday as bird flu continues to spread among the state’s dairy cattle. “This proclamation is a targeted action to ensure government agencies have the resources and flexibility they need to respond quickly toContinue Reading
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THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a civil complaint against CVS Pharmacy Inc., accusing the nation’s largest pharmacy chain of unlawfully filling prescriptions for highly addictive opioids and violating federal health care laws. According to a news release published Dec. 18,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Sleep apnea is known to wreak havoc with the body, contributing to heart problems, diabetes and liver disease. The sleep disorder also appears to have direct effects on brain health, a new study shows. People with sleep apnea appear to experience accelerated agingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Teenagers who land in an ER with a mental health crisis can be effectively helped by a community-based program. New research shows that troubled teens placed in such a program were significantly less likely to return to the ER or require inpatient psychiatricContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The sicker a senior becomes, the more likely they’re going to develop kidney problems on top of their other health challenges. A new study published Dec. 17 in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS), shows that as a person’s number of chronicContinue Reading