Old Age & Heat Can Be Deadly Combo: Tips to Stay Safe
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hot weather can pose serious health risks for older adults.Existing medical conditions, problems moving around and medications raise the risk of heatstroke, according to an expert at Rush University Medical C…
Learn MorePeople Infected With Hepatitis C May Need the Hepatitis B Shot
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with hepatitis C should consider being vaccinated again for hepatitis B, because their immune response to the initial shot may be inadequate, a new study suggests.Researchers at the University of Min…
Learn MoreSurgery Soon? Use These 3 Tips to Manage Post-Surgical Pain
SUNDAY, Sept. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When someone has surgery, pain may be top of mind. An expert in managing post-op pain offers three tips for keeping it under control, safely. “Pain can inhibit recovery, but good pain control can be an accele…
Learn MoreMelatonin for Kids: Is it Safe? How to Help School Children Get Good Sleep
SATURDAY, Sept. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Lots of parents are giving their children the supplement melatonin to help with sleep, but is it safe? In a new survey, the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) found that 46% of parents — what it calle…
Learn MoreProviders Have Inadequate Awareness of PCV20 Vaccination Recommendations
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Two-thirds of health care providers agree or strongly agree with expanding recommendations for the new 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20), according to research published in the Sept. 8 issue of…
Learn MoreRacial, Ethnic Disparities Seen in Type 2 Diabetes After GDM
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Racial and ethnic inequities are considerable in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) after gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and characteristics at delivery partially explain these disparities, according to a s…
Learn MoreAdverse Association Identified for Calcium Channel Blocker Use, Glaucoma
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is an adverse association between calcium channel blocker (CCB) use and glaucoma, according to a study published online Sept. 7 in JAMA Ophthalmology.Alan Kastner, M.D., from Moorfields Eye Hospital Nati…
Learn MoreCompany Reaches $479 Million Settlement Over Defects in CPAP Machines
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Philips Respironics has agreed to a partial $479 million settlement to users of CPAP machines that blew gases and flecks of foam into their mouths and lungs. Class action lawsuits against the company are ongoi…
Learn MoreCompany Pulls ‘One Chip Challenge’ From Store Shelves After Teen Dies
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The maker of the “One Chip Challenge” has pulled the product from store shelves after a Massachusetts mom claimed the super spicy chip, packaged in a coffin-shaped container, contributed to the death of her 14…
Learn MoreE. Coli: What It Is, Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Every year, an estimated 265,000 people in the U.S. suffer from infections caused by a type of bacteria known as Shiga toxin-producing E. coli, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.When E. coli outbreaks are in the news, it…
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