If Woman’s Life Is in Danger, Doctors Must Offer Abortion: Biden Administration
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Citing federal law, the Biden Administration on Monday said that if a pregnant woman’s life is in danger, hospitals must provide her with care, including abortion services.The Emergency Medical Treatment and L…
Learn MoreDrinking Alone in Youth a Big Sign for Future Problems
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Drinking by yourself may have lifelong consequences, especially if the habit begins early in life, a new study suggests.Researchers found that drinking alone during adolescence and young adulthood greatly inc…
Learn MoreBrad Pitt Believes He Has Rare ‘Face Blindness’ Disorder — What Is It?
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Award-winning actor Brad Pitt believes he suffers from a rare condition that interferes with his ability to recognize people’s faces.In a new interview with GQ magazine, Pitt said that he thinks he has prosop…
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Abortion bans could put lives of cancer patients in jeopardy. Many treatments that cure cancer can cause either miscarriage or birth defects, particularly early in pregnancy. Now, pregnant women who are also battling cancer face stark choices under ne…
Learn MoreKey Players in Keeping Kids Safe From Guns: Pediatricians
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pediatricians may become the trusted middle men between gun owners and non-gun owners when it comes to talks about gun safety, a new study shows.University of Pennsylvania researchers found parents were more …
Learn MoreCould Fasting Diets Lower COVID Severity?
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A fasting diet might be the ticket to avoiding a COVID-19 hospitalization, a new study suggests. Researchers at Intermountain Healthcare in Utah found that people who had practiced water-only intermittent fa…
Learn MoreBeing Social May Be Key to ‘Sense of Purpose’ as You Age
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Want to feel you matter after you retire? Start socializing, a new study suggests.Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis found that positive connections with other people were associated with a s…
Learn MoreLaboratory Response Network Facilitates Rapid ID of Monkeypox
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Laboratory Response Network (LRN) has facilitated rapid testing and detection of patients with monkeypox, according to research published in the July 8 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease …
Learn MoreModel Can Predict Chronic Postsurgical Pain
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Four easily obtainable factors can reliably predict chronic postsurgical pain, according to a study published online June 19 in the British Journal of Anaesthesia.Marjelle E.C. van Driel, from the University M…
Learn MoreHandgun, Individual, Community Factors Predict Suicide by Firearm
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among handgun purchase transactions classified in the riskiest 5 percent, more than one-third are associated with a purchaser who died by firearm suicide within one year, according to a study published online …
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