Older Americans’ Finances Decline in Years Before Dementia Diagnosis
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Perhaps succumbing to fraudsters or facing mounting bills, older Americans begin losing wealth in the years preceding a definitive dementia diagnosis, new research shows.For example, the median household net …
Learn MoreKim Kardashian Just Got a Whole-Body MRI Scan. Should You?
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Whole-body MRI scans are the latest health fad to be promoted by celebrities, with Kim Kardashian taking to Instagram last month to tout the practice.But doctors are warning that such whole-body scans, while …
Learn MoreADHD Drug Errors Among Kids Have Quadrupled in 20 Years
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Over 3 million American children now take medication for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but new research shows medication errors have spiked nearly 300% in the past two decades for these kid…
Learn MorePediatricians’ Group Warns Against Keto Diet for Kids With Diabetes
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Low-carb diets may be all the rage, but they’re not for kids with diabetes, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).In a new report, the AAP says that low-carbohydrate diets cannot be recommende…
Learn More1 in 4 Older, Low-Income Americans Are Uninsured
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As people age, health issues tend to mount, but roughly a quarter of low-income adults over 65 have no medical insurance.That’s the age when most Americans become eligible for Medicare, the federal health ins…
Learn MoreIn Public Spaces, Women Less Likely to Get CPR If Cardiac Arrest Strikes
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — CPR could save your life if you suffer cardiac arrest in a public place, but you’re less likely to receive it if you’re a woman, a new study finds.The findings were presented Monday at the European Emergency …
Learn MoreStudy Debunks Notion That Antidepressant Might Ease COVID Symptoms
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A clinical trial designed to test repurposed medications for their impact on fighting COVID-19 has found no benefit to taking the antidepressant fluvoxamine (Luvox) to ease coronavirus symptoms.The study, led…
Learn MoreDoctors Often Wary of Asking Patients About Guns in the Home
MONDAY, Sept. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s an important health topic, but both adult patients and their primary care doctors shy away from discussing firearms and gun safety, a new survey finds.While they may discuss a variety of health risks, fi…
Learn MoreUsing a CBD Product? Be Sure to Tell Your Doctor
SUNDAY, Sept. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cannabinoid products may interfere with some prescription medications, so people who use them should add these to the list of supplements they tell their doctors about.This interference could have serious hea…
Learn MoreMelasma: New Dark Patches or Freckling — A Dermatologist Offers Tips on Dealing With It
SATURDAY, Sept. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Dark patches or freckle-like spots on the face are melasma, and it’s possible both to prevent them and make them less noticeable, according to a skin expert.Dr. Rebecca Kazin, a Rockville, Md., dermatologis…
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