As Clinics Providing Abortions Closed in Iowa, STD Rates Started Rising
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Even before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last summer, many states had already moved to limit abortion access by defunding family planning health centers.Unfortunately, these very same clinics …
Learn MoreYou Can Now Buy Hearing Aids Over-the-Counter. Experts Offer Tips for Consumers
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s official: Older Americans with hearing loss can now stroll into a big box store or pharmacy — or just visit a website — and buy hearing aids without a prescription.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration re…
Learn MoreAHA News: Triathlete’s Pain Was the Start of a Rare Form of Heart Attack
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — MaryKay West was at work in Portland, Oregon, after a long weekend in Southern California. Her husband, Jeff, had a work assignment there and she and their daughter, Anna, had visited. They’d …
Learn MoreCounting Steps? Here’s How Many You Need to Boost Health
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Taking that often-cited 10,000 steps a day — or even slightly fewer — may indeed be enough to improve your health, a new study suggests.Researchers found that among 6,000 middle-aged and older adults, those wh…
Learn MoreAbbott Announces Recall of Infant Formula Over Defective Caps
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Abbott Inc. has announced that it is again recalling some of its infant formula products, though the company said this latest recall is small and should not significantly impact nationwide supply.This recall w…
Learn MoreToo Few Young People Get Mental Health Follow-Up After ER Visit
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When teens and young adults go to the emergency room or are hospitalized for critical mental health issues a staggering number are not receiving quick follow-up care, new U.S. research finds.Researchers at th…
Learn MoreIs Exercise Getting Tougher for You? Long COVID Might Be to Blame
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After COVID-19, resuming regular exercise may be harder, and new research suggests this may be one more symptom of long COVID.For the study, the researchers reviewed 38 published studies that tracked the exerc…
Learn MoreWhat’s Keeping Some Hispanic Americans From Getting the COVID Shot?
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) – While a large number of Hispanic Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at this point, a new study suggests barriers may still stand in the way for those who might want to get shots.Res…
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