Obamacare May Have Helped Lower Suicide Rates
THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Suicide rates are rising more slowly in states that have expanded Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a new study finds.“Suicide is a public health problem, and our findings indicate that increasin…
Learn MoreFlu Shots Lag in States With Low COVID Vaccine Uptake
THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adult flu shots have slumped in states with low COVID-19 vaccination rates, suggesting that COVID-19 vaccination behavior may have spilled over to flu-vaccine behavior, new research indicates.University of C…
Learn MoreNew Approach Cuts Odds for Anal Cancer in People With HIV
THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Treating precancerous anal growths in people with HIV slashes their risk of anal cancer by more than half, according to a new study.Researchers found that treating these growths — called high-grade squamous…
Learn MoreYouth Drinking, Pot Use Went Down During Pandemic
THURSDAY, June 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic changed kids’ lives in many respects, and sometimes for the better. Pot use, drinking, smoking and vaping all fell among U.S. youth, likely because they had to spend more time at home a…
Learn MoreScientists Pinpoint Origins of the Black Death
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A centuries-old mystery as to the origins of the Black Death has been solved, according to an international team of scientists.They said the plague pandemic that killed up to 60% of people in Europe, the Mi…
Learn MoreNearly 400 Crashes Tied to Self-Driving, Driver-Assist Technologies Since Last Summer
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 400 crashes have been tied to advanced driver-assistance technologies in the past year, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported Wednesday.Those accidents resulted in …
Learn MoreFeds Warn of 14 Infant Deaths in Rockers From Fisher-Price, Kids2
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — At least 13 infant deaths have been reported in Fisher-Price’s Infant-to-Toddler Rockers and Newborn-to-Toddler Rockers since 2009, while there has been one death reported with a Kids2 Bright Starts Rocker,…
Learn MoreAfter Years of Decline, Abortions Climb in U.S.
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There was a significant rise in both the number and rate of abortions in the United States between 2017 and 2020, the Guttmacher Institute reported Wednesday.The research group, which supports the right to …
Learn MoreCancer Clinical Trials Make Comeback After Pandemic Slowdown
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cancer clinical trials in the United States appear to be rebounding after a significant slowdown during the pandemic, researchers say.For the study, the investigators analyzed data from the Dana-Farber Canc…
Learn MoreBreeding Puts English Bulldogs at High Risk of Multiple Ailments
WEDNESDAY, June 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — English bulldogs are plagued by health problems due to their breeding, which needs to be changed to improve their well-being, British researchers say.The short skull, protruding jaw, skin folds and squat, h…
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