WEDNESDAY, March 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The number of children poisoned through exposure to fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, has skyrocketed in recent years, researchers have reported. Fentanyl poisonings increased by 924% among children 12 and younger between 2015 and 2023, and by 1,506% among teens 13 to 19,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. government program that provides free at-home COVID tests is no longer accepting orders. The Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has not said whether the program will ever restart. “The free at-home COVID-19 test distribution program is not currently acceptingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 (HealthDay News) — There’s a woeful lack of training for LGBTQ+-affirming care among primary care practices in the United States, a new study suggests. Only 35% of primary care practices have provided training for doctors on care that affirms sexual orientation and gender identity, researchers reportedContinue Reading
Survey reveals many Americans worry they will incur medical debt if they experience a major medical eventContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Subtle changes in the brain during pregnancy may help explain why some women develop postpartum depression. A study published March 5 in Science Advances found that women with signs of depression after childbirth had increased volume in two brain areas involved in emotionContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Men with strong, fast-swimming sperm may not only have better fertility but also longer lives, a new study suggests. Researchers tracked more than 78,000 men over 50 years and found that those with higher sperm motility — the ability of sperm to swimContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Tossing and turning more as you age? You’re not alone — and experts think they know why. Dr. Shelby Harris, a sleep psychologist in White Plains, N.Y., explained that stress, sleep structure and hormonal changes can impact sleep as people age. “As weContinue Reading
MONDAY, March 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Physical activity can improve the mental well-being of women living with chronic pelvic pain disorders like endometriosis and uterine fibroids, a new study says. Activities like brisk walking or aerobic exercise caused measurable improvements in women with pelvic pain, researchers reported in theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Hours after billionaire Elon Musk told the president’s Cabinet that the U.S. had quickly restored canceled aid to fight Ebola in Uganda, the Trump administration officially ended at least four of five U.S.-funded Ebola contracts in the country. The contracts were just aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 (HealthDay News) — About two-thirds of Americans are getting too little or too much sleep, risking their health, a new study suggests. In fact, people not getting the right amount of sleep – seven to nine hours a night – had a 29% increased risk ofContinue Reading