Adults May Be Losing Immunity to Mumps. Are Boosters Needed?
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Despite routine use of a childhood vaccine, the United States still sees outbreaks of mumps. Now, a new study reinforces the belief that it’s due to waning immunity post-vaccination.Mumps is a viral infection…
Learn MoreScientists Pinpoint Why People With Autism Struggle to Understand a Speaker’s ‘Tone’
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Children with autism often have difficulty grasping the emotional cues in other people’s voices, and now researchers may have zeroed in on the reason why.In a study of 43 kids with and without autism, researche…
Learn More3-Week Program Effective in Helping to Ease Combat-Linked PTSD
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A short but intensive approach to “talk therapy” can help many combat veterans overcome post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new clinical trial has found.The study tested “compressed” formats of a standar…
Learn MoreIs Your Specialist Friends With Your Primary Care Doctor? You May Get Better Care
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients might be happier with their care when their physician trained with the specialist they’re referred to, a new study suggests.Researchers found that when patients saw a specialist, they generally gave…
Learn MoreProcrastinators May Delay All the Way to Worse Health
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — College students who routinely cram at the last minute may not only see their grades suffer, but their health, too, a new study suggests.Researchers found that of more than 3,500 college students they follow…
Learn MoreAs Popularity of Weed Edibles Rises, So Do Accidental Poisonings in Kids
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As more U.S. states legalize marijuana, the number of preschoolers accidentally eating cannabis “edibles” is rising in tandem, a new study shows.In the past five years, U.S. poison control centers have witness…
Learn MoreSome People’s Guts Are Better at Gaining Energy From Food
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve ever thought you must absorb more calories from food than other people do, you might be onto something: A new study hints that some people’s gut bacteria extract more energy, as in calories, from foo…
Learn MoreOnly 1 in 7 Cancers Are Caught Through Cancer Screenings
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Just 14% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States are detected through routine screening, a new analysis finds — pointing to many missed opportunities to catch cancer early.”It’s surprising, but true,” s…
Learn MoreIt’s Getting Tougher to Afford Health Care, Even With Employer-Sponsored Insurance
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most working-age Americans get health insurance through their employer, but even they are finding it tougher to afford medical care these days, a new study shows.Researchers found that over the past 20 years, …
Learn MoreStem Cell Therapy May Slow MS Better Than Meds: Study
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new study is adding to evidence that people with multiple sclerosis can benefit from a type of stem cell transplant — including some patients who are in a more advanced phase of the disease.The research …
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