Crowded Venues Are Opening Again: Know Your COVID Risks
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many folks have been waiting over two years for the chance to hear live music and see sports in person again, but if you plan to attend events you still need to protect yourself against COVID, an expert says.”…
Learn MoreVoices in Your Head: Wearing Headphones Changes Listening
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Headphones have a much greater impact on listeners than external speakers because they put voices “inside your head,” a new study explains.”Headphones produce a phenomenon called in-head localization, which ma…
Learn MoreIUDs a Very Effective Form of Birth Control, Study Confirms
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — You’ve just delivered your second or third child, and you’re ready to close the door on any future pregnancies. Does it matter whether you choose to use an IUD or have your tubes tied? It turns out that IUDs a…
Learn MoreResearchers Map Out Enormous Human Family Tree
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A massive genetic family tree traces the ancestry of all people today.The researchers who created it said it shows how individuals worldwide are related to one another and reveals key events in human evolution…
Learn MoreOver Half of U.S. Abortions Now Done With Pills
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An increase in telemedicine during the pandemic and easier access to prescription drugs to end a pregnancy may help explain why more than half of U.S. abortions are now done with a combination of medicines i…
Learn MoreFour-Legged Friends Could Be Friend to Your Brain
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Add better brain health to the growing list of protections your beloved pet may provide you: New research suggests that older adults with a furry companion showed slower mental declines than those without o…
Learn MoreNew Drug May Help Curb COVID-Linked Inflammatory Disorder in Kids
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A drug developed for an autoimmune disease shows promise in treating a potentially life-threatening inflammatory condition in children who’ve had COVID-19, researchers say.The rare condition is called multis…
Learn MorePandemic Didn’t Dent Americans’ Optimism, Polls Find
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Despite the crushing challenges of navigating a worldwide pandemic during the past two years, Americans remain as optimistic as ever, a series of surveys shows. The surveys were conducted between 2008 and 20…
Learn MoreYour Dog May Help Keep Disability at Bay
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — That daily 6 a.m. walk around the block with your dog may be tough but healthy: New research suggests the exercise and companionship is lowering your odds of developing a disability.However, the good news do…
Learn MorePandemic Bit Into Supply of Dental Hygienists
THURSDAY, Feb. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It might be harder to get your teeth cleaned this year, with a new study showing a shortage of dental hygienists in the United States due to the COVID-19 pandemic.”Not unlike many other professions in the U…
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