Measles Outbreak in Ohio Infects 82 Kids, Most of Them Unvaccinated
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A measles outbreak in central Ohio has now infected at least 82 children. Most of those impacted by the outbreak have been under the age of 5, state officials reported. Since details of the first measles cases…
Learn MoreAAP Guidelines Help Detect Invasive Bacterial Infections in Febrile Infants
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) clinical practice guideline (CPG) for management of well-appearing, febrile infants can help detect invasive bacterial infections (IBI) without using C-reactive protein…
Learn MoreNew COVID Pill May Be Improvement Over Paxlovid, Chinese Trial Suggests
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 patients could soon have a new antiviral pill they can take to guard against severe disease. The treatment, called VV116, worked as well as Paxlovid in people who were at high risk of severe disease i…
Learn MoreOver 28,000 ZLINE Gas Ranges Recalled Due to Carbon Monoxide Danger
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — On Thursday, ZLINE Kitchen and Bath recalled certain models of its gas kitchen ranges because the oven can emit dangerous levels of carbon monoxide while in use, potentially causing serious injury or death.The…
Learn MoreNew Year’s Resolutions: What’s the Best Way to Make — and Keep — Them?
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New Year’s resolutions can be a fickle thing.They are a time-honored way to promise improvements to yourself and your behavior, a “fresh start” to the new year.But if chosen poorly, a resolution also can be a …
Learn MoreOnly 1 in 7 Cancers Are Caught Through Cancer Screenings
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Just 14% of all cancers diagnosed in the United States are detected through routine screening, a new analysis finds — pointing to many missed opportunities to catch cancer early.”It’s surprising, but true,” s…
Learn MoreAmerica’s Doctors Offer Up Healthy Resolutions for 2023
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s that time of year again, when people gather up their best intentions for living a healthier life and make New Year’s resolutions.Luckily, the American Medical Association (AMA) has some suggestions on whi…
Learn MoreU.S. Could Face Surging Numbers of Teens With Diabetes
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The United States could see a huge rise in diabetes among young people over the next several decades, a new modeling study finds.As many as 220,000 young people under the age of 20 could have type 2 diabetes in…
Learn MoreNewborns’ ‘Random’ Body Movements Are Helping Them Learn
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Those seemingly random kicks or wiggles a newborn baby makes have a purpose.With each movement, the baby is developing its sensorimotor system, which it will later use to perform sequential movements. The sens…
Learn MoreOne Gender May Excel at Reading What Others Are Feeling
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new study confirms what many believe: Women tend to be better than men at imagining or understanding what another person is feeling or thinking.Using a test that measures empathy, researchers evaluated more …
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