THURSDAY, Sept. 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — For the first time since the pandemic began, COVID-19 dropped out of the nation’s top 10 causes of death in 2024, new U.S. government data shows. Overall U.S. death rates also fell to their lowest level since 2020, according to the National CenterContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Folks figuring out how to take their blood pressure at home might be tempted to use online stock photos to see how it’s done — but they really shouldn’t, a new study warns. Only about 1 in 7 stock photos found online correctlyContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 8, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Older adults managing high blood pressure might just have one more tool in the toolbox. A new study suggests that artificial intelligence (AI)-powered voice agents can help older adults manage their high blood pressure, potentially transforming how remote patient care is delivered. TheseContinue Reading
SATURDAY, July 26, 2025 (HealthDay News) — If a doctor diagnoses you with a serious illness and suggests palliative care, don’t jump to conclusions. It doesn’t mean you have mere months to live, NIH News in Health emphasizes. Palliative care, which is focused on comfort care and symptom management, mayContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The number of Americans caring for an older or disabled family member has risen dramatically during the past 10 years, according to a new AARP policy report. There’s been a 45% increase in the number of family caregivers between 2015 and 2025, withContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 25, 2025 (HealthDay News) — People intensely grieving a loved one are nearly twice as likely to die within a decade of their loss, a new study says. Those whose grief remained persistently high in the first years following a loss have 88% increased odds of dying withinContinue Reading
THURSDAY, July 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Walkers don’t need to march 10,000 steps a day to gain substantial health benefits, a comprehensive new evidence review has concluded. Instead, getting just 7,000 steps a day appears to be most effective in reducing a person’s risk of death and chronic illness,Continue Reading
MONDAY, July 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Seniors might be more prone to bone-breaking falls because they are unable to react quickly enough to regain their balance, a new study says. When a person starts to slip and fall, their natural response is to raise their arms in an attemptContinue Reading
FRIDAY, July 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Two-thirds of nieces and nephews caring for an aging relative with dementia never expected to wind up with that responsibility, a recent small-scale study says. These caregivers say they either gradually fell into the role, or had it forced upon them by familyContinue Reading
MONDAY, June 23, 2025 (HealthDay News) — “Scared to death” might not be just a saying, as far as nightmares are concerned. People who have frequent nightmares appear to have a tripled risk of premature death, according to a new study presented at the European Academy of Neurology’s (EAN) annualContinue Reading