THURSDAY, Oct. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Tiffany Braley works with patients who have experienced strokes and other serious health conditions, treating them at the Michigan hospital where she works as they begin their recovery. Braley noticed there was a trend among patients who resisted being admitted to orContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Long-term symptoms of coronavirus infection, known as ‘long COVID,’ affects more than half of COVID-19 survivors, and health care systems should be prepared to treat them, researchers say. So far, 236 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with COVID-19, and many have hadContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — You can add obesity and its related health risks to the long list of threats posed by climate change, researchers report. In a new review, researchers from Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia outlined the association between climate change and obesity. As globalContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — What launches guys on serial sexual conquests and prompts solo activity among women? It’s testosterone, of course. As the primary male sex hormone, it plays a leading role in the sexual development of guys. But folks often overlook the role it plays inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Urban dwellers around the globe are sweating through three times as many “extreme heat” days as their counterparts did in the 1980s, a new study suggests. The study is the latest to chart humans’ growing exposure to dangerously high temperatures. Experts said itContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Older adults are more likely than younger ones to give to charity, but are more likely to support ones in their own country, an international study reveals. “As countries, including the U.K., are announcing cuts to foreign aid budgets, there will be anContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Climate change is the “single biggest health threat facing humanity,” and governments must “act with urgency” to tackle the crisis, a World Health Organization (WHO) special report warns. In advance of a United Nation’s climate change summit in early November, groups representing 45Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — How do men and women respond to a crisis? A look at their behavior during the first COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 offers a clue: Women flocked to their phones for long conversations with a few trusted contacts. Men, chafing at being cooped up,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News)– Physical abuse of school-aged kids tripled during the early months of the pandemic when widespread stay-at-home orders were in effect, a new study finds. Exactly what triggered the surge is not fully understood, but other studies have also reported similar upticks in child abuse.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Use of stimulants among college students was once thought to be a problem among high achievers seeking energy and focus to study. Not so, according to new research that links misuse of these so-called “study drugs” to binge drinking and marijuana use. TheContinue Reading