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
FRIDAY, May 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Life expectancy around the world is expected to increase by nearly 5 years in men and more than 4 years in women during the next three decades, researchers predict. These increases are expected to be in countries where life expectancy typically is shorter,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Telehealth is revolutionizing health care in America by making it easier than ever to reach a doctor – but not everyone is benefitting, a new study reports. People with limited English skills are more likely to have worse experiences with telehealth visits thanContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 8, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The virus behind COVID has mutated again, this time producing variants nicknamed FLiRT, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has reported. The variants are appearing in wastewater sampling, the CDC said, and case monitoring suggests that between April 14 andContinue Reading
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