Health Highlights: Oct. 14, 2022
As U.S. health officials warn of a severe flu season, experts explain why you should get a shot: People are already landing in the hospital with severe cases, and the vaccine is your only protection, they noted. Read morePfizer says first human data o…
Learn MoreSymptoms of a Rare Breast Cancer That Many Women Could Miss
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Inflammatory breast cancer is rare and has some unusual warning signs that many women don’t realize can signal the disease.Experts at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center shared those symptoms…
Learn MoreStudy Debunks Theory That Depressed People Are Just More ‘Realistic’
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Some people believe in the idea of “depressive realism” — that depressed people are just more realistic than others about how much they control their lives. But a new study upends that theory. The idea has bee…
Learn MoreOnline Symptom Checkers Often Not Accurate for ID’ing Skin Rashes
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Online symptom checkers are often inaccurate in identifying skin rashes, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.Nicholas A. Berry, from the Mayo Cl…
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Learn MoreMisrepresentation, Nonadherence to COVID-19 Public Health Measures Common
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Four in 10 U.S. adults report misrepresentation and/or nonadherence to public health measures against COVID-19, according to a study published online Oct. 10 in JAMA Network Open.Andrea Gurmankin Levy, Ph.D….
Learn MoreMedian Stigma Score 31.7 for Hispanic Persons With HIV
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hispanic persons with HIV have a median stigma score of 31.7, and almost one-quarter report experiencing health care discrimination, according to research published in the Oct. 14 issue of the U.S. Centers …
Learn MoreHead Impacts Up With Intensity Level in High School Football Drills
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For adolescent football players, head impact exposure increases as level of contact increases, with higher cumulative head-impact frequency and magnitude with live drills, according to a study published onli…
Learn MoreFDA Says ADHD Medication Adderall Is in Short Supply
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or narcolepsy may rely on the drug Adderall, but it is in short supply, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday.
The Adderall and…
Learn MoreCVS Will Lower Price of Menstrual Products in Many States With ‘Tampon Tax’
THURSDAY, Oct. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — CVS Health announced Wednesday that it will lower the prices of its brand of menstrual products by 25 percent in 12 states that tax tampons, pads, and similar items.Twenty-one states tax these essential prod…
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