Biden Announces New Lung Health Program for U.S. Veterans
THURSDAY, Nov. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new program to help U.S. veterans with lung problems caused by inhaling toxins while deployed was announced on Veterans Day by President Joe Biden.It will also assess the potential connection between cance…
Learn MoreMore Than 2 Million COVID Home Test Kits Recalled Due to False Positive Results
THURSDAY, Nov. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A recall of Ellume at-home COVID-19 test kits has been expanded to include roughly 2 million of the 3.5 million tests that had been shipped to the United States by last month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administ…
Learn MoreWorkers’ Share of Annual Premium for Employer Health Plans Nears $6,000
THURSDAY, Nov. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Health insurance has gotten slightly more expensive during the pandemic: A new survey shows that annual family premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance rose 4%, to an average of $22,221 this year.Of …
Learn MoreToo Much Sitting May Be Bad for Your Mental Health
THURSDAY, Nov. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Call it the great pandemic sit-down. As COVID-19 turned daily commutes into shuffles between rooms at home, and Netflix replaced time spent at the gym or playing sports, Americans have been sitting a lot mor…
Learn MoreSexism May Play Role in Who Performs Your Surgery
THURSDAY, Nov. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Male doctors are much more likely to refer patients to male surgeons, rather than send them to female surgeons with equal qualifications and experience, a new study finds.”During my 20 years in practice, I a…
Learn More‘Enriched’ Baby Formula Won’t Boost School Grades Later: Study
THURSDAY, Nov. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Sorry, parents, but giving your babies enriched formula won’t improve their chances of doing well in school when they’re in their teens, a new study shows.The research was prompted by claims that enriched fo…
Learn MoreHip Replacements on the Rise Among the Very Young
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — It may look like bad news, but a new study says it’s not: The number of people younger than 21 who had total hip replacement surgery in the United States jumped from 347 in 2000 to 551 in 2016.The increase …
Learn MoreHospitalizations for Spikes in Blood Pressure Are on the Rise
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Despite a nationwide effort to control blood pressure, the number of seniors hospitalized for a sudden, sharp rise in blood pressure surged over the last two decades in the United States.The largest increa…
Learn MoreBlack Men Less Likely to Get Follow-Up MRI When Test Suggests Prostate Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Black, Hispanic and Asian men in the United States are less likely than white men to receive a follow-up MRI after a screening suggests prostate cancer, a new study finds.”We can’t say definitively if the r…
Learn MoreTwo New Symptoms That Could Point to Pancreatic Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have identified two previously unrecognized symptoms of pancreatic cancer — a discovery that might help with earlier detection and improve extremely low survival numbers, they say.”When pancrea…
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