Morning, Afternoon Exercise May Cut Diabetes Risk
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Morning and afternoon physical activity are associated with a lower risk for developing type 2 diabetes, according to a study published online Sept. 20 in Diabetologia.Caiwei Tian, from Harvard University in…
Learn MoreSurgeons Perform Transplant of Gene-Tweaked Pig Heart Into Second Patient
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A second human patient has received a genetically altered pig heart as he battles the ravages of end-stage heart disease. The 58-year-old man, Lawrence Faucette, received the pig organ at the University of Ma…
Learn MoreHeat-Related Deaths Could Break Records This Year in Phoenix, America’s Hottest City
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Phoenix, already the hottest major city in the nation, experienced its most scorching summer on record this year, new data show. And that will likely prompt the highest number of heat-associated deaths ever r…
Learn MorePhysical Jobs Tied to Higher Risk for Later Cognitive Impairment
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Consistently working in an occupation with intermediate or high occupational physical activity (PA) is linked to an increased risk for cognitive impairment, according to a study published online Aug. 29 in Th…
Learn MoreMorning Exercise May Be Best for Weight Management
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Morning appears to be the best time of day to exercise for weight management, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in Obesity.Tongyu Ma, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., from Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and co…
Learn MoreCMS: Medicaid Reinstated for Nearly 500,000 Children and Families
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — About 500,000 children and families have had their Medicaid reinstated after some states erroneously purged them because of a systems issue, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid said Thursday.The agency h…
Learn MoreKraft Cheese Slices Recalled Due to Plastic Wrap Choking Hazard
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Kraft Heinz said it is recalling more than 83,000 packs of its Kraft Singles American processed cheese slices because of a packaging defect in the plastic that wraps the cheese slices.A temporary issue develo…
Learn MoreHigher Consumption of Ultraprocessed Foods May Increase Risk for Later Depression
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Greater ultraprocessed food (UPF) intake is associated with an increased risk for depression, according to a research letter published online Sept. 20 in JAMA Network Open.Chatpol Samuthpongtorn, M.D., from M…
Learn MoreMidlife Insomnia May Increase Risk for Later Dementia
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Insomnia and short sleep duration in middle age increase the risk for dementia, according to a study published in the September issue of Age and Ageing.Xiao Tan, from the Zhejiang University School of Public …
Learn MoreHigh Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index Tied to Higher Mortality With Peritoneal Dialysis
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An elevated systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) is independently associated with increased risks for all-cause and cardiovascular-specific mortality in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis, according …
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