Health Highlights: July 26, 2022
Fasting diet could help folks with type 2 diabetes. People with diabetes who restricted their daily eating to a 10-hour window had blood sugar levels in the normal range for about three hours longer than those who ate freely, new research showed. Read…
Learn MoreDangerous A-Fib Can Follow Many Surgeries
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A potentially dangerous change in heart rhythm is common after surgeries that don’t involve the heart, according to Mayo Clinic researchers.Dr. Konstantinos Siontis and colleagues studied patients who had atr…
Learn MoreTelehealth Visits Can Boost Prenatal, Maternal Care
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Seeing their doctors via telehealth instead of in person during the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have been as good, and sometimes even better, for pregnant women and new moms.Researchers from Oregon Health & …
Learn MoreInfluenza A(H3N2) Predominant Strain During 2021 to 2022 Season
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Throughout the 2021 to 2022 influenza season, the predominant virus was influenza A(H3N2), according to research published in the July 22 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity…
Learn MoreObesity Up in U.S. Children, Teens From 2011 to 2020
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Overall, obesity increased between 2011 and 2020 for children of all races and ethnicities in the United States, according to a research letter published online July 25 in JAMA Pediatrics.Kathy Hu and Amanda E…
Learn MoreMislabeling Common With OTC Topical Cannabis Products
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Only one-fourth of hemp-derived topical cannabinoid products are accurately labeled, according to a study published online July 20 in JAMA Network Open.Tory R. Spindle, Ph.D., from the Johns Hopkins University…
Learn MoreMinority Dialysis Patients Report Unmet Supportive Care Needs
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Asian American or Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander patients and Black patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis are more likely to report a range of unmet supportive care needs than Whites, accordin…
Learn MoreWHO Declares Monkeypox a Global Health Emergency
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Monkeypox, which has now spread to 75 countries and sickened at least 16,000 people, has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO).The declaration came after WHO Director G…
Learn MoreObesity Rates Continue to Climb Among U.S. Kids, Teens
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For the first time ever, more than 1 in 5 American kids is obese.From 2011 to 2012 and again from 2017 to 2020, rates of obesity rose for kids between 2 and 5 years of age as well as 12- to 19-year-olds, a new…
Learn MoreCuando los genes aumentan el riesgo de cáncer de mamá, ¿hay que contárselo a los hijos?
VIERNES, 22 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Es importante hablar con los hijos sobre los riesgos de salud familiares, pero el impacto de compartir este tipo de información no ha estado claro.Es probable que sea seguro, según un estudio reciente, …
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