MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Traditionally, many decisions about medical treatment were left up to doctors: They decided, and patients agreed. Today, health care professionals are embracing the idea of shared decision-making, where patients become informed partners in their choices. A new report from the AmericanContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans diagnosed with cancer continue to drink alcohol regularly — sometimes heavily and sometimes during treatment, a new study shows. The study, of over 15,000 U.S. cancer survivors, found that 78% were current drinkers. And of them, significant percentages said they bingedContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The family of Henrietta Lacks has filed another in a series of planned lawsuits over the use of Lacks’ cells without her knowledge or consent. Known as the HeLa cell line, it has changed modern medicine because of the cells’ unusual ability toContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new scientific paper highlights a little-known symptom of long COVID: blue legs. Called acrocyanosis, it happened to a 33-year-old man cared for by Dr. Manoj Sivan at the University of Leeds in the United Kingdom. The patient stood and just one minuteContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The federal government recently stopped pandemic-related emergency food aid, leaving perhaps 2 million more Americans without enough to eat. Emergency allotments in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, ended in March in all states that hadn’t already cutContinue Reading
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you’re moving into a home where smokers lived, the first thing you should do to protect your lungs is rip out any old carpeting, new research suggests. Scientists found that tobacco smoke clings to carpet fibers long after smoking has stopped, andContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Aug. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Keeping to a consistent bedtime routine is the key to helping your kids get restful and refreshing sleep. Fortunately, about 81% of parents with kids under 18 surveyed by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) say that’s happening in their house. TheContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Aug. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Heading back to school requires supplies and planning for all, but if you’re a parent of a child with allergies or asthma then you have even more to consider. “The start of a new school year is exciting for some, but for parentsContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The link between pro football and the risk for a neurodegenerative disease called chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) is well known, and now a new study suggests that football may also up the risk for Parkinson’s disease, even among past high school and collegeContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A single hardwired brain circuit might be responsible for male sexual drive, a new mouse study reports. Researchers have singled out in lab mice a brain region that controls sexual interest, libido, mating behavior and pleasure, said senior researcher Dr. Nirao Shah, aContinue Reading