FDA Approves New ALS Drug Despite Uncertain Data
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday gave its approval to a new drug for ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.But approval of the drug, called Relyvrio, is bound…
Learn MoreAHA News: After a Jump in Maternal Mortality for Hispanic Women, a Search for Answers
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — The COVID-19 pandemic produced no shortage of somber statistics. But for people who care about women’s health, one number about Hispanic women stood out.Their maternal mortality rate jumped s…
Learn MoreAHA News: Después de una subida en la mortalidad materna para las mujeres hispanas, se buscan respuestas
VIERNES, 30 de septiembre de 2022 (American Heart Association News) — La pandemia del COVID-19 trajo consigo no pocas estadísticas lúgubres. Pero para las personas que se preocupan por la salud de las mujeres, una cifra relacionada con las mujeres hi…
Learn MoreU.S. Suicide Rates Rose in 2021, Reversing 2 Years of Decline
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The suicide rate in the United States increased in 2021, following two years of decline, according to preliminary data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The number of suicides increased…
Learn MoreAfter Ian’s Destruction: How to Safely Enter, Clean Flood-Damaged Homes
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The devastation left by one of the strongest hurricanes to hit Florida in years is immense. But residents flooded out of their homes by Hurricane Ian must be cautious when they return, federal experts warn.F…
Learn MoreCould a Folic Acid Prescription Help Prevent Suicide?
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than 1 million Americans attempted suicide in 2020, and a new study is hinting at a potential way to reduce that risk: prescription folic acid.The study, of more than 800,000 Americans in a health care d…
Learn MoreMore Americans With Heart Disease Are Also Becoming ‘Food Insecure’
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans with heart disease also have limited access to food, and this dangerous combination is growing rapidly, a new study finds.”Food insecurity is a common problem among people with cardiovascular d…
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Suicides rose among Americans in 2021, reversing two years of decline. The U.S. suicide rate increased to 14 suicides for every 100,000 people, up from 13.5 per 100,000 in 2020, according to new CDC numbers. Read moreAfter Ian’s destruction: How to sa…
Learn MoreFitness Trackers Could Get You Stepping More — Even If You Don’t Look at Them
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Wearing a fitness tracker may help you get more steps in — even if you never give it a glance.A new study found that folks who wore a pedometer averaged 318 more steps a day than those who didn’t, even witho…
Learn MoreAttending Church Might Lengthen Black Men’s Lives
FRIDAY, Sept. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Places of worship may provide respite for Black men that not only enhances their lives, but may extend them, new research suggests.”Black men have been oppressed, commodified, surveilled and criminalized like…
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