WEDNESDAY, June 12, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In an effort to keep medical debt from destroying credit scores, the Biden administration announced Tuesday that it is moving ahead with a proposal that would remove health care bills from consideration in credit checks. Along with making it easier for folks toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new proposed definition for Long COVID could help patients get the help they need, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine says. Long COVID is a chronic condition that occurs after COVID-19 infection and is present forContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The first all-civilian space mission is shedding light on the potential health risks facing private astronauts. The takeaway: Short-duration spaceflights appear to pose none that are significant. The study sample was small — four people who spent three days in low-earth orbit (LEO)Continue Reading
FRIDAY, June 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An extended course of the antiviral drug Paxlovid won’t ease a person’s Long COVID symptoms, a new study finds. People who took Paxlovid for 15 days — three times as long as it’s prescribed for an initial COVID infection — had no betterContinue Reading
THURSDAY, June 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Long COVID continues to plague millions of Americans as the health costs of the pandemic linger four years later, a new report warns. In a hefty document released Wednesday, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, a nongovernmental group that advises federalContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The popular prebiotic sodas known as Poppi may not be quite as good for your gut as the company claims. In a class-action lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Kristin Cobbs said she bought Poppi drinks because ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks with sleep apnea are more likely to require hospitalization for an ailment, a new study shows. People aged 50 and older with sleep apnea have 21% higher odds of hospitalization compared to those without the breathing disorder, researchers report. “The findings holdContinue Reading
SATURDAY, June 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Can mindfulness meditation be good medicine for both mental and physical ills? Yes, says one expert who explains the practice and what conditions it might help. A particular form of mindfulness that focuses on pleasure has been shown to work as well asContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 31, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Experts have long extolled the benefits of the Mediterranean diet and a new study adds to that evidence, finding it cuts the odds for an early death in women by 23%. “For women who want to live longer, our study says watch yourContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In a finding that suggests microplastics may pose a special danger to men, a new study has shown that human testicles contain these tiny bits of plastic at levels triple that seen in animal testicles and human placentas. “They look like little shards,Continue Reading