More American Men Now Opting for Vasectomy
THURSDAY, Aug. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vasectomies are becoming more common in the United States, with rates surging by more than one-quarter during the past decade, a recent study reveals.The U.S. vasectomy rate increased by 26% between 2014 and…
Learn MoreSegún la Casa Blanca, Medicare negociará los precios de los fármacos cardiacos, para la diabetes y el cáncer
MARTES, 29 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El martes, la administración de Biden especificó los 10 primeros medicamentos que se incluirán en las negociaciones sobre los precios entre Medicare y las compañías farmacéuticas participantes. La lista…
Learn MoreEl aumento en las hospitalizaciones por la COVID y las nuevas variantes crispan los nervios en EE. UU.
MARTES, 29 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hay un nuevo brote de COVID-19, y los cambios estacionales y las nuevas variantes fomentan un aumento en las hospitalizaciones y las muertes. Una nueva variante ómicron, llamada Eris, se ha convertido e…
Learn MoreNo ‘Beer Goggles’: Drinking Doesn’t Make Others Seem More Attractive, Study Finds
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many a person has blamed “beer goggles” following a regrettable one-night stand, but a new study suggests that there’s no such thing.Rather, alcohol acts more like “liquid courage,” according to findings pu…
Learn MoreHeart, Diabetes, Cancer Drugs on List for Medicare Price Negotiations, White House Says
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration on Tuesday named the first 10 medicines that will be subject to price negotiations between Medicare and participating drug companies.The list represents the first step in a landmark p…
Learn MoreRising COVID Hospitalizations, New Variants Have Americans on Edge
TUESDAY, Aug. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new COVID-19 surge is underway, with seasonal changes and new variants fueling an increase in hospitalizations and deaths.A new Omicron variant, named Eris, has become dominant in the United States amid sig…
Learn MoreSepsis Almost Killed Jake Tapper’s Daughter, Alice. Now, She’s Working to Keep Others Safe
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Alice Tapper felt deathly ill, suffering from severe abdominal pain, a 102-degree fever and vomiting.Emergency room doctors found that Alice — the daughter of CNN anchor Jake Tapper — had a rapid pulse of 13…
Learn MoreNearing Retirement, America’s Lower-Middle Class Faces Increasingly Bad Health
THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The American middle-class squeeze has grown even worse in recent years, with many in the “forgotten middle” facing financial pressure and poor health as they near retirement age, a new study reports.Essentia…
Learn MoreMillions More Americans May Have Long COVID Than Thought
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Millions of Americans swear they’re suffering the symptoms of long-haul COVID, but are greeted with eye rolls because they never were formally diagnosed with COVID-19.Their claims need to be taken more seri…
Learn MoreALS Robbed Her of Speech, But Technology Is Changing That
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many people with Lou Gehrig’s disease, also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), first start to lose the ability to move their arms and legs.That’s not Pat Bennett. She can move just fine. She can st…
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