Fitness Routine Helps First Lady Jill Biden Build ‘Inner Strength’
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — First Lady Jill Biden gains at least some of her inner strength by working on her physical strength.Featured in the September issue of Women’s Health magazine, Biden, 72, talks about waking at 5:45 a.m. most…
Learn MoreCould Exposure to Lead Early in Life Raise Odds for Criminality Later?
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Being exposed to lead while in the womb or during early childhood may increase a person’s chance of engaging in criminal behavior as an adult, a new review claims.To arrive at this conclusion, the review aut…
Learn MoreMaternity Care ‘Deserts’ Common Throughout America, Report Finds
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More U.S. women are living in areas with little or no maternity care, raising concern about their ability to have a healthy pregnancy and birth.New research from the March of Dimes shows a 4% drop in birthin…
Learn MoreSurgery May Help Advanced Cancer Patients With Obstructed Bowel
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Malignant bowel blockages are common in patients who have advanced abdominal tumors, especially cancers of the ovaries or colon, and a new clinical trial suggests surgery should be offered to them sooner rath…
Learn MoreBiotech Company Settles With Family of Henrietta Lacks, Whose Cells Revolutionized Medicine
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cervical cells from Henrietta Lacks, a cancer patient who died more than 70 years ago, are a cornerstone of modern medicine, but her family has never been compensated for the cells taken without her knowledge….
Learn MoreSe arraiga un brote de COVID en verano: no la confunda con un resfriado
LUNES, 31 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Por cuarto verano consecutivo, los estadounidenses experimentan un brote de COVID-19, caracterizado por un aumento en las admisiones al hospital, las visitas a las salas de emergencias, las tasas de posit…
Learn MoreEl papeleo hace que muchos estadounidenses pierdan la cobertura de Medicaid, advierte la Casa Blanca
LUNES, 31 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Muchos estadounidenses que fueron excluidos de Medicaid esta primavera perdieron la cobertura debido a problemas con el papeleo, y no porque ya no fueran elegibles para el programa público de seguro de sa…
Learn More$11 Million Awarded to Family of Woman Who Died After Taking Kratom
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The family of a mother of four who collapsed and died while cooking breakfast has been awarded $11 million in a wrongful death lawsuit.The cause of death for Krystal Talavera, 39, involved the opioid-like herb …
Learn MoreBiden Administration Launches Office for Long COVID Research
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As Americans continue to grapple with the effects of long COVID, the Biden administration on Monday announced the creation of a new office focused on research about the condition that will be part of the U.S. …
Learn MoreNew Clues to Treating a Disease That Prevents Children From Swallowing, Eating
TUESDAY, Aug. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Children who have a chronic immune system disease that can prevent them from eating may eventually have a new treatment, decades after the condition was first identified.“Parents and doctors may not be aware o…
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