AHA News: Older LGBTQ Adults Face Unique Challenges in Giving and Receiving Care
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Every morning, Luther Moxley helps his partner of 35 years, Wayne Curtis, out of bed and into his wheelchair. Curtis, who has Parkinson’s disease and is partially blind, washes himself seat…
Learn MoreNearly 1 in 5 American Adults Takes Sleep Meds
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nearly 20% of American adults use a drug to help them sleep, either occasionally or regularly, health officials reported Wednesday.Sleep medications, sold both over-the-counter and by prescription, are a co…
Learn MoreInitial Symptoms Could Predict How Fast Alzheimer’s Progresses
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Memory loss is the most common symptom associated with Alzheimer’s disease — the terrifying prospect of slowly forgetting yourself and everything around you.But people who exhibit memory loss early on in th…
Learn MoreIs Your State Among the Worst for Tobacco Control?
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When it comes to tobacco control, some states do a far better job than others of preventing and reducing smoking.A new report from the American Lung Association (ALA) notes that California, Maine, Massachus…
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Initial symptoms could predict how fast Alzheimer’s progresses. People whose earliest symptoms involve language, decision-making or problem-solving tend to have a faster and steeper decline in their brain function and quality of life, a new study foun…
Learn MoreThe Time Is Now to Curb Spring Allergies
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Send yourself some love this Valentine’s Day by setting a reminder to start taking your spring allergy medications.It’s important to begin allergy meds two weeks before symptoms are expected to appear when …
Learn MoreBlood Clots in the Lungs: Consider Surgery Earlier to Help Save Lives
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The American Heart Association has issued a new scientific statement on pulmonary embolism (PE), a sometimes fatal condition in which a blood clot travels to the lungs.The American Heart Association (AHA) s…
Learn MoreUptake Low for COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters in Immunocompromised Adults
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For immunocompromised adults, adherence to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mRNA monovalent COVID-19 booster dose recommendations is low, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in JAMA N…
Learn MoreGeneral, Abdominal Obesity in Middle Age Tied to Later Frailty Risk
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Both general and abdominal obesity, especially over time during adulthood, is associated with an increased risk for subsequent prefrailty/frailty, according to a study published online Jan. 23 in BMJ Open.Shr…
Learn MoreParents Do Not Always Prepare for Well-Child Visits
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Less than half of parents take recommended steps to prepare themselves and their children ahead of a well-child visit, according to the results of a survey released by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Natio…
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