FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People coming off antidepressants often struggle with emotional and social turmoil, especially if they quit their meds cold turkey, a new study reports. Challenges reported by patients quitting antidepressants included feeling overwhelmed by their emotions, finding social situations less enjoyable, and feeling detachedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Electric scooters might seem a fun way to zip about, but they’re also a pricey hazard to riders’ health, a new study argues. Orthopedic treatment for 82 patients injured in e-scooter wrecks averaged more than $28,400 per person, as doctors labored to mendContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People are more prone to coming down with a common gastrointestinal infection on hot, humid days, new research shows. The British study suggests that climate change and global warming could increase cases of diarrheal illness caused by campylobacter bacterial infections. “This information isContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A daily multivitamin could help people keep their brains healthy as they age, a new trial finds. Results suggest taking multivitamins could help prevent memory loss and slow cognitive aging among older adults, researchers report in the Jan. 18 issue of the AmericanContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Many studies have found that getting high on weed and then getting behind the wheel is dangerous for young drivers, and now new research finds it’s no different for seniors. In a driving-simulator experiment, seniors who were long-term marijuana smokers were weaving inContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 (HealthDay news) — The first medical device powered by artificial intelligence and designed to help doctors catch skin cancer has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Although not meant to be used as a primary screening tool, the technology further evaluates skin lesionsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Pancreatic cancer is known as a ‘silent killer’ because it’s usually only detected in its later stages. But there’s a glimmer of good news for patients: The five-year survival rate for people with the disease has crept up to 13%, according to 2024Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Pediatric care for kids who aren’t white is worse across the United States, a new study finds. Racial inequities for children of color are pervasive, extending from neonatal care, emergency medicine and surgery to treatment of developmental disabilities, mental health issues and pain,Continue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Too many closeted gay and bisexual men didn’t receive treatment for infectious mpox during the recent global outbreak, a new report finds. It wasn’t necessarily because they feared being outed if they sought care, experts said. Instead, these men’s separation from the widerContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Jan. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Do you drive with the window open? Sip coffee behind the wheel? Blast the car radio and sing along? Fidget and fuss in the driver’s seat? These sorts of driving habits could be a sign that you’re getting poor sleep because you sufferContinue Reading