WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Could eating more fiber be the key to a healthier gut? Research suggests the answer is yes. The findings, published recently in the journal Nature Microbiology, analyzed gut microbiomes from more than 12,000 people in 45 countries. It found that individuals with higherContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Abortion information is disappearing from federal government websites, signaling potential changes in abortion under the second Trump administration. ReproductiveRights.gov, a site launched under the Biden administration to provide resources on abortion and contraception, now redirects to an error page. The site previously includedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — With a sweep of the pen, President Donald Trump has ended a Biden administration effort to lower the cost of prescription drugs for people on Medicare and Medicaid. Trump’s order, signed shortly after his inauguration on Monday, targets policies his administrations calls “deeplyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Medicare will soon negotiate prices for 15 more drugs as part of an effort to reduce costs for seniors and people with disabilities, federal health officials announced in a news release. The negotiations, made possible by the Inflation Reduction Act, will cover widelyContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A set of chameleon-like immune cells could be contributing to severe asthma in some patients. Intermediate group 2 innate lymphoid cells (ILC2s) appear to be able to get around cutting-edge asthma treatments by transforming into another type of immune cell. Targeted biologic drugsContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A sudden need to urinate is more common than previously known, but treatment is less common. Diagnoses for overactive bladder more than tripled between 2013 and 2017, after the American Urological Association (AUA) released guidelines for the condition in 2012, researchers found. However,Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Want your kid to do well in school? Get them involved in an organized sport, a new study urges. Boys and girls are both more likely to earn a high school diploma if they take part in team sports like soccer or artisticContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Rural areas are facing an increasing shortage of eye surgeons who can treat conditions like cataracts, glaucoma and detached retinas, a new study says. More than 17% of patients who need an ophthalmic surgeon live in rural America, but fewer than 6% ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Most parents of a child with a food allergy opt to cut the offending food completely out of their homes. However, that strategy is tied to an emotional toll, researchers said. Parents who exclude food from their home because of their child’s allergyContinue Reading
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TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay New) — A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision barring job discrimination significantly eased the minds of LGBTQ+ workers, a new study says. The court extended employment protections to nearly 3.6 million LGBTQ+ people in 12 states with its 2020 Bostock v Clayton County decision. AsContinue Reading