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
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