Minnesota Trial Focuses on Pharmacist Who Refused to Provide Morning-After Pill
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A Minnesota jury is expected to decide by the end of this week whether a woman’s human rights were violated when a pharmacist denied her request to fill a prescription for emergency contraception, sometimes ca…
Learn MoreRates of CV Risk Factors, Disease Projected to Rise by 2060
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The projected rates of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and disease are expected to increase considerably by 2060, especially among racial and ethnic minorities, according to a study published in the Aug. 9 is…
Learn MoreSleep Tied to Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sleep behaviors are associated with the risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), according to a study published online July 28 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism…
Learn MoreWearing An Activity Tracker May Promote Physical Activity
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Wearable activity trackers seem to be effective for increasing physical activity among individuals of varying age and among clinical and nonclinical populations, according to a review published in the August i…
Learn MoreFamily Stress Linked to Problematic Child Media Use During Pandemic
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There was an association for family stressors with problematic child media use during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Aug. 2 in Pediatrics.Emily Kroshus, Sc.D., M.P.H., from the Se…
Learn MoreCaregivers of Multiple Myeloma Patients Face Mental Health Issues
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many caregivers of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) report mental health challenges, according to a study published online July 18 in Blood Advances.Elizabeth K. O’Donnell, M.D., from the Massachusetts Gene…
Learn MoreHearing Loss, Tinnitus Common After Neurotoxic Chemo for Cancer
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cancer survivors who received a platinum alone, a taxane alone, or a platinum- and taxane-containing regimen have similar rates of hearing loss and tinnitus, according to a study published online July 27 in BM…
Learn MoreHad a Kidney Stone? This Diet May Help Prevent Another
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Anyone who has ever had a kidney stone never wants a repeat of the blinding pain that comes when it passes. Now, a new study maps out a diet that can help guard against that.The cornerstones of that diet inclu…
Learn MoreRising Number of Americans Think It’s OK to Harass Public Health Officials
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are in the crosshairs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, facing threats and harassment from the public they serve.And a growing percentage of U.S. adults are fine with that, according …
Learn MoreAHA News: Born With a Heart Defect, 13-Year-Old Now Thrives at Dance
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Three days after giving birth to her son, Anthony, Tanya Lydon was still in the hospital. She thought the lengthy stay was a little odd, but at the same time, the doctor gave no indication tha…
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