WEDNESDAY, March 11, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Many U.S. primary care doctors worry they aren’t ready to care for the growing ranks of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease, a new report suggests. In a Alzheimer’s Association survey, half of primary care doctors said the U.S. medical profession is unprepared for theContinue Reading

MONDAY, Jan. 20, 2020 (HealthDay News) — “Food insecurity” — not having enough money to afford sufficient food — increases the risk of premature death, new research suggests. For the study, researchers analyzed data from more than 510,000 adults in Canada between 2005 and 2017. Over the study period, nearlyContinue Reading

MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A condition called lymphopenia — low levels of lymphocyte blood cells — could be an early warning for illness, a new study suggests. Danish researchers linked the condition to a 60% increased risk of death from any cause during the study period. AContinue Reading