FDA Approves New Drug to Protect Against RSV in Infants
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay Now) — Parents now have a new long-acting drug to protect their children against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common infection that hospitalizes as many as 3 percent of children younger than 1 year in the Unit…
Learn MoreLiving in Highly Segregated Neighborhood Tied to Lower Life Expectancy
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Residing in a highly segregated neighborhood is associated with significantly lower life expectancy, according to a research letter published online July 14 in JAMA Health Forum.Sadiya S. Khan, M.D., from the …
Learn MoreWHO Agency Declares Aspartame a Possible Carcinogen
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In findings that are likely to fuel the debate over the safety of aspartame, a World Health Organization agency — the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) — announced Thursday that the artifici…
Learn MoreHalf of U.S. Adults Use Creativity for Stress, Anxiety Release
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of Americans use creative activities to relieve stress or anxiety, according to the results of a recent American Psychiatric Association poll.The Healthy Minds Monthly poll, conducted by the Mornin…
Learn MoreGlobally, Fewer Teens Perceive Themselves as Overweight
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2002 to 2018, there was a global increase in the number of teenagers who underestimated their body weight, according to a study published online July 2 in Child and Adolescent Obesity.Anouk Francine Jacqu…
Learn MoreFDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the nation’s first over-the-counter birth control pill, a move that will likely pave the way for far greater access to contraception for Americans.W…
Learn MoreHigher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, U.N. Says
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black women are more likely to die during or soon after childbirth due to systemic racism and sexism in the medical system, not genetics or lifestyle, according to the United Nations.A U.N. agency, the Unite…
Learn MoreIncidence of Childhood Diabetes Up Globally
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Childhood diabetes is an increasing global health challenge, according to a study published online July 3 in JAMA Pediatrics.Kexin Zhang, from Affiliated Hospital of Weifang Medical University in China, and …
Learn MoreMaternal Egg Consumption Not Tied to Egg Allergy in Offspring
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Development of egg allergy at 12 months is unaffected by maternal egg consumption during the very early neonatal period, according to a study published July 10 in JAMA Network Open.Ken-ichi Nagakura, M.D., Ph…
Learn MoreType 1 Diabetes in Children, Adolescents Increased During Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The incidence rates of type 1 diabetes in children and adolescents increased after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a review published online June 30 in JAMA Network Open.Daniel D’Souza, fro…
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