MONDAY, July 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Adults as young as 50 may now qualify for an RSV vaccine if they have certain health conditions, according to a quiet update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This marks a change from the CDC’s previous recommendation, whichContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Folks who work out to ease their rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptoms might find some relief from an unexpected source – a blood pressure cuff. People who apply pneumatic cuffs to a limb while working out experience reduced pain and improved strength and physicalContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune condition that mainly affects the skin. When you have psoriasis, your immune system sends signals to your skin cells to grow too fast. Normally, skin cells take about a month to form and rise to the surface. InContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — About 1 in 6 older adults takes daily aspirin to prevent heart disease, even though stricter guidelines say it’s not for everyone, a new study says. Worse, nearly a quarter of those folks started taking aspirin without a doctor’s recommendation, and about 1Continue Reading
MONDAY, July 7, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Radiation therapy to treat cancer might be a double-edged sword that increases the risk posed by other malignant tumors, a new study argues. While radiation is often used alone or in combination with other treatments to control cancer, high doses of radiation canContinue Reading
SATURDAY, July 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Screens are a part of daily life for many families — but too much screen time in the early years could slow a child’s language development, a new study suggests. That’s because young children learn best when they can touch, explore and playContinue Reading
SUNDAY, July 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Alkaline. Electrolyte. Flavored. Walk down the beverage aisle and you’ll find all kinds of waters promising extra health perks. But are these fancy waters really better for you? Not really, Tufts University experts say. “There’s no physiological basis that there’s some metabolic benefitContinue Reading
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THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Some folks won’t use hearing aids because they’re worried the devices will make them look old or get in the way of their social life. Nothing could be farther from the truth, a new evidence review says. Hearing aids dramatically improve a person’sContinue Reading
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THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Electric cars are increasingly common due to their potential environmental benefits, but a new study suggests that high levels of pollutants may cluster around fast-charging stations. Levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the air near 50 electric vehicle fast-charging stations across LosContinue Reading