Kids’ COVID more dangerous when the flu, RSV are also present. Those co-infected with COVID and the flu or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) are more likely to need help breathing or spend time in the ICU, a new study shows. Read more Pandemic funding helped many Americans avoid medical debt.Continue Reading

Surgery brings added risks to people with COPD. The respiratory condition itself may not cause poor post-surgical outcomes, but most COPD patients are frail and have other chronic conditions that raise health concerns, researchers note. Read more Getting COVID in pregnancy greatly raises a woman’s odd for death. These patientsContinue Reading

Acts of kindness could help fight depression. Doing good deeds — even small ones like buying a stranger a cup of coffee — helps people focus on someone other than themselves, countering depression, new research finds. Read more Hundreds of rural hospital threatened with closure across America. Pandemic financial assistanceContinue Reading

Could weight-loss surgery in teens lead to alcohol abuse? The rise in risk is partly due to quicker absorption of alcohol into the bloodstream after these procedures, which causes more rapid impairment, researchers believe. Read more Exercise, sports can counter depression in teens. A new study found that around anContinue Reading

Study finds medical, surgical abortions very safe. Although there were slightly more complications seen with medical abortions than surgical ones, death rates were far higher among women who gave birth, the data showed. Read more A ‘dry January’ might help your health. An expert says giving up alcohol can haveContinue Reading

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers studying dry eye disease in mice have found that the condition can alter how the cornea heals itself. They have also identified potential treatments. “We have drugs, but they only work well in about 10% to 15% of patients,” said senior researcherContinue Reading