Therapies may help ease long COVID fatigue, breathlessness. Treatments involving occupational therapy or low-impact exercise might be the key to relieving long-haul COVID symptoms, new research suggests. Read more Black patients less likely to get high-tech prostate cancer therapy. Use of proton-beam therapy has increased overall in the United States,Continue Reading
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with hypothyroidism who are undertreated are at increased risk for longer hospital stays and higher rates of readmission, a new study warns. In people with hypothyroidism, the thyroid gland does not produce enough thyroid hormone. It’s common in the United States, andContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — British researchers are warning of one more rising health danger: a drug-resistant mold found in the environment that infects certain people’s lungs. Aspergillus fumigatus can cause a fungal lung infection called aspergillosis in people with lung conditions or weakened immune systems. Aspergillosis, whichContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black Americans are as likely to get multiple sclerosis (MS) as their white counterparts, but rates are much lower among Hispanic and Asian Americans, new research shows. The findings refute the long-held belief that MS is rare in Black people, according to theContinue Reading
SUNDAY, May 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As youth spring sports kick into high gear, it’s important to know about injury prevention and treatment, an expert says. Injury risks and preventive measures can vary by sport, according to Dr. Marcus Knox, a physical therapist in the department of orthopedic surgeryContinue Reading
SATURDAY, April 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If a mother reaches for cakes, chocolates or other snacks when she’s feeling down, her children could become emotional eaters as well. Kids’ chances of becoming emotional eaters are shaped by both their natural eating tendencies and their parent’s influence, according to aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The origins of a continuing outbreak of acute, potentially lethal hepatitis striking children in countries around the world has experts mystified. But a cluster of recent cases in Alabama all show ties to common viruses, according to a new report from researchers atContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 29, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Throughout every stage of her life, Tammy Spencer Bey has defined herself as an athlete. She played softball from a young age through high school. In college, Tammy was on a flag football team. She continued exercising while working full-time, pursuingContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new Omicron subvariant called BA.4 appears to be driving a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in South Africa, health experts say. The number of daily cases reported by the country has shot up from just a few hundred a few weeks agoContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For the past couple of centuries, humans have been breeding dogs to meet specific physical characteristics — to make Golden Retrievers fluffy, to make Rottweilers muscular, or to make Chihuahuas tiny. Dog enthusiasts have thought they also were passing along specific behavioral traitsContinue Reading