Suspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Breast cancer screening may be free for women with health insurance, but high costs may still keep some from getting needed follow-up tests, a new study finds.The study, of more than 230,000 U.S. women who un…
Learn More‘Harsh’ Parenting Can Bring Mental Health Harms to Kids: Study
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Parents who harshly discipline their young children may be putting them on a path toward lasting mental health symptoms, a new study suggests.Researchers found that among 7,500 children followed from age 3 to…
Learn MoreSleep Apnea in Childhood Could Affect Developing Brain
MONDAY, March 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Teenagers with the nighttime breathing disorder sleep apnea may have brains that look a little different from their peers’, a new study suggests.Researchers found that among nearly 100 teens who underwent bra…
Learn MoreE. Coli From Meat May Be Causing Many UTIs
FRIDAY, March 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — E. coli bacteria are an infamous cause of food poisoning, but a new study suggests those same microbes lurking in meat may be behind nearly half a million cases of urinary tract infections (UTIs).UTIs are ver…
Learn MoreWeaker Bones, Weakening Brain? Study Makes the Connection
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For some older adults, thinning bones may be a harbinger of waning memory, a new study suggests.The study, of more than 3,600 older adults, found that those with relatively low bone density were at greater …
Learn MoreDrink Up: Coffee Won’t Affect Your Heart Rhythms
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study has some heartening news for coffee lovers: That morning cup is unlikely to make your heart skip a beat.The study, published March 23 in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that drinking …
Learn MoreDid the Pandemic Spur Permanent Decline in Americans’ Daily Steps?
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you feel like the pandemic made you a permanent couch potato, a new study shows you’re not alone: Well after lockdown measures were relaxed, many Americans were still taking fewer steps each day.Researche…
Learn MoreHave Type 2 Diabetes? Switch to Plant-Based, Lower-Carb Diet to Boost Life Span
MONDAY, March 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cutting some carbohydrates may help people with type 2 diabetes live longer — as long as they are swapping sugar for vegetables instead of steak, new research suggests.The study, of more than 10,000 U.S. adu…
Learn MoreCould COVID Trigger ‘Face Blindness’?
THURSDAY, March 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The list of symptoms that can strike long COVID sufferers has just gotten a little longer, and a little more mysterious: Researchers are reporting a case of “face blindness” related to the syndrome.The cond…
Learn MoreCould COVID Trigger ‘Face Blindness’?
THURSDAY, March 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The list of symptoms that can strike long COVID sufferers has just gotten a little longer, and a little more mysterious: Researchers are reporting a case of “face blindness” related to the syndrome.The cond…
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