Enhanced External Counterpulsation Eases ‘Long COVID’
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with “long COVID,” enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) treatment is associated with improvement in symptoms, including fatigue and breathing difficulties, according to a study presented at t…
Learn MoreSpinal Cord Injury Tied to Higher Risk for Psychological Morbidity
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adults with traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI) have a higher incidence of and risk for common psychological morbidities, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in Spinal Cord.Mark D. Peterson, Ph.D., fr…
Learn MoreEating Disorders Are Different for Men
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People tend to have a specific image when they think of eating disorders — a disturbingly skinny white girl with reed-thin arms, her ribs and shoulder blades prominent.You don’t think of a ripped, beefy muscl…
Learn MoreWhich New Moms Are at Highest Risk for Postpartum Depression?
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — First-time moms and new mothers of twins may be among those at greatest risk of postpartum depression symptoms, a large new study suggests.Postpartum depression is a common illness. In the United States alone,…
Learn MoreNearly Half of 500 Million Free COVID Tests Still Left
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As coronavirus cases across the United States drop, nearly half of the 500 million free COVID tests offered by the federal government have gone unused, according to the White House.It said Americans have place…
Learn MoreJ&J Finalizes $26 Billion Opioid Settlement
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Settlements totaling $26 billion have been finalized between drugmaker Johnson & Johnson plus three major pharmaceutical distributors and state and local governments, over the companies’ role in America’s opio…
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Men get eating disorders too, but little research done. Males and some minority groups have been drastically underrepresented in clinical trials that research treatment options for the psychiatric illnesses, experts say. Read moreWhich new moms are at…
Learn MoreNewly Diagnosed Diabetes in COVID Patients Often Temporary: Study
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Newly diagnosed diabetes in many COVID-19 patients may be a temporary type triggered by COVID, according to a new study.Blood sugar levels returned to normal in about half of the newly diagnosed diabetes patie…
Learn MoreCould Migraines Raise Odds for Complications in Pregnancy?
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women with migraine may have a higher risk of preeclampsia and other pregnancy complications, a new study suggests.The researchers looked at more than 30,000 pregnancies in about 19,000 women over a 20-year pe…
Learn MoreGene Tests Often Reveal Unknown Relatives
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Who hasn’t had the urge to trace their roots by buying consumer genetic testing kits? But in a new report, researchers warn that you may come across some unexpected, and potentially troubling, information if …
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