Alzheimer’s: Who Is Caring for the Caregivers?
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Katherine Sanden drove over 1,400 miles, from California to Nebraska, to care for her beloved uncle after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in November 2020, but seeing him after years apart was more devastat…
Learn MoreAlzheimer’s: Who Is Caring for the Caregivers?
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Katherine Sanden drove over 1,400 miles, from California to Nebraska, to care for her beloved uncle after he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in November 2020, but seeing him after years apart was more devastat…
Learn MoreADHD Drug Adderall in Short Supply
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Labor shortages at Teva Pharmaceuticals have made Adderall, a widely used attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug, hard to find in some drugstores.But the U.S. Food and Drug Administration noted t…
Learn MoreChild ER Visits for Swallowed Button Batteries Doubled in a Decade
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Trista Hamsmith’s 18-month-old daughter, Reese, died after swallowing a button battery that slipped out of a remote control in the fall of 2020, and the mom-turned-advocate has spent the past two years trying …
Learn MoreBlack Men Less Likely to Get Monkeypox Vaccine
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Although there’s now enough monkeypox vaccine to go around, the Americans who need it most still may not be getting it, a new report shows.Only 10% of the Jynneos vaccine doses have been given to Black people,…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: Aug. 29, 2022
Alzheimer’s: Who is caring for the caregivers? The story of one woman struggling to care for a beloved uncle mirrors those of millions of Americans across the country. Read moreChild ER visits for swallowed button batteries are rising. More than twice…
Learn MoreHypertension in Pregnancy Is Getting More Common for Gen Z Women
MONDAY, Aug. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Gen Zers and millennials are about twice as likely to develop high blood pressure during pregnancy than women from the baby boom generation were, a new study finds. This includes conditions such as preeclampsi…
Learn MoreHepatitis C Support Groups
The rules are simple at Monday’s lunchtime hepatitis C support group in the Oasis Clinic: Only one person speaks at a time, people’s stories don’t leave the room, and you can’t have more than two slices of pizza. Larry Gonzalez (not his real name), a …
Learn MoreHow Does Hepatitis C Spread?
Unlike cold or flu viruses, the hepatitis C virus (HCV) does not spread easily. It is transmitted by direct contact with blood that carries the virus. Before screening donated blood for hepatitis C became mandatory in 1991, most transmission occurred …
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