How Healthy Is a Vegan Mom’s Breast Milk?
WEDNESDAY, May 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vegan moms can breastfeed their children and not worry that their breast milk is missing essential nutrients, a new study finds. Researchers from Amsterdam University Medical Center in the Netherlands tested…
Learn More8.4 Percent of People of All Ages Uninsured in 2022
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In 2022, 8.4 percent of people of all ages in the United States were uninsured, which was a reduction from 9.2 percent in 2021, according to early estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, 2022, rel…
Learn MoreCurrent Surge Noted in RSV Infection, Especially in Older Children
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is a current surge in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections, especially among older children, according to a research letter published online May 15 in JAMA Pediatrics.Suchitra Rao, M.B.B.S., from…
Learn MoreWhites Have Highest Prevalence of Multiple Sclerosis in the United States
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — White individuals have the highest prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study published online May 15 in JAMA Neurology.Michael Hittle, from the Stanford University School of Medicine in Calif…
Learn MoreParticipation in Cancer Screening Low for Those With Severe Mental Illness
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People with severe mental illness (SMI) have lower participation in cancer screening, according to a study published online May 4 in the British Journal of Cancer.Robert Stephen Kerrison, Ph.D., from the Unive…
Learn MoreCDC Warns That Mpox Could Make a Summer Return
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Public health officials are urging people at risk for contracting mpox to get vaccinated, as they are concerned that a slowdown in infections since last summer may not continue.In an official update posted Mon…
Learn MoreAppeals Court Ruling Keeps ACA Preventive Health Care Coverage in Place for Now
TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans will continue to be able to get free preventive health care services — at least for now.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans temporarily blocked a lower court decision on M…
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