Health Highlights: March 15, 2022
Poll finds Americans unclear about age-linked memory loss. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is rarely part of normal aging, and is often a precursor to dementia. But a new survey from the Alzheimer’s Association finds many respondents unsure about the …
Learn MoreEarly-Life Day Care Tied to Worsening Behavior in Kids
TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The more time kids spend in day care, the greater their risk for problem behaviors in primary school, according to a Swiss study.But, parents can take heart: The study also found that such problems generally…
Learn MoreCould Air Pollution Help Trigger Depression in Teens?
TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Even “safe” levels of ozone air pollution may increase adolescents’ risk of depression, a new study shows.Researchers analyzed four years of mental health data from 213 adolescents, ages 9-13, in the San Fra…
Learn MoreSuicides Involving Guns Have Key Differences, Study Shows
TUESDAY, March 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People who die by suicide with a gun are challenging to assist beforehand, and different from those who kill themselves using other means, a new study finds.”Those who died using a firearm were more likely t…
Learn MoreState Laws Linked to Very Small Changes in Opioid Prescribing
MONDAY, March 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — State laws are associated with small and non-statistically significant changes in opioid prescribing or nonopioid pain treatment, according to a study published online March 15 in the Annals of Internal Medic…
Learn MoreQuestions Remain About Safety of Aspirin Cessation in Older Adults
MONDAY, March 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A subgroup analysis of the ASPREE trial could not conclusively demonstrate clear harm or benefit of either cessation or continuation of aspirin in older adults who regularly use aspirin without a clinical ind…
Learn MoreChildbearing Cardiologists Experience Adverse Effects
MONDAY, March 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many childbearing female cardiologists experience adverse effects in their physical health, finances, and career advancement, according to a study published in the March 22 issue of the Journal of the America…
Learn More‘Deltacron’ Variant Rare and Not a Major Concern
MONDAY, March 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A recently identified hybrid of the omicron and delta coronavirus variants is unlikely to become a serious threat, scientists say.The new hybrid, first found in samples collected in France in January, is form…
Learn MoreNew Malaria Treatment Gets First Approval for Use in Children
MONDAY, March 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new drug that can cure a certain type of malaria was approved in Australia Monday for children and teens.The approval was announced on Monday by the nonprofit Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), which help…
Learn MoreMental Health of America’s Children Only Getting Worse
MONDAY, March 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A fresh review of recent government surveys suggests the well-being of 73 million American kids is under strain and seems to be getting worse.The upshot: anxiety, depression and behavioral problems appear to …
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