WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — No one knows what caused the liver and kidney disease that led to Ludwig van Beethoven’s untimely death. But one popular theory – that high lead levels killed the great composer – should be ruled out, researchers argue in the journal Clinical Chemistry.Continue Reading
FRIDAY, May 3, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Pre-kindergarten programs have long been considered an early ticket to future success for children. But the evidence is much more mixed than one might think regarding the longer-term effectiveness of preschool programs, a new evidence review in Science says. More recent published evaluationsContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 29, 2024 — Climate change — and closed windows — could be aiding the spread of airborne viruses like the one that causes COVID-19, a new study suggests. Increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and in indoor spaces appear to be a major factor in prolongingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The first-ever minimum staffing rule has been set for nursing homes, the Biden administration announced Monday. Central to the final rule, first proposed in September, is a requirement that a registered nurse be in every skilled nursing facility 24 hours a day, sevenContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women hoping to get pregnant sometimes wonder if there’s anything they can do to make it easier to conceive. Those questions might take on an added edge if a couple has been having unprotected sex for at least a year with no success,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, April 19, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An immune-compromised man with a year-and-a-half-long COVID infection served as a breeding ground for dozens of coronavirus mutations, a new study discovered. Worse, several of the mutations were in the COVID spike protein, indicating that the virus had attempted to evolve around currentContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Microplastics could be migrating from the digestive tract into the kidneys, livers and brains of human beings, a new mouse study suggests. Lab mice exposed to microplastics in their drinking water wound up with the tiny plastic particles lodged in a number ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The Biden Administration announced Tuesday that it will work with 50 nations worldwide to try to prevent global pandemics such as COVID-19, which brought the world to a standstill four years ago. “Today, I am proud to announce that my Administration is releasingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 16, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The nose appears to know when it comes to why children typically have milder cases of COVID-19 than seniors, a new study finds. Cells lining the inside of the nose are more likely to have a prompt immune response to COVID in youngContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 15, 2024 (HealthDay News) — While more than half of Americans say they would feel better with more sleep, only 42% say they are getting as much shut-eye as they need, a new poll finds. “This is nearly a reversal of the figures last measured in 2013, whenContinue Reading