State Spending on Poverty Really Pays Off for Kids: Study
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When states spend money on programs that reduce poverty, fewer children are abused and neglected, fewer end up in foster care and fewer die, a new study reveals.Researchers found that for every additional $1,0…
Learn MoreBill Clinton Discharged From Hospital After Recovery From Sepsis
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Former President Bill Clinton was released from a California hospital on Sunday after being treated for sepsis. Clinton, 75, was admitted for care at the University of California Irvine Medical Center, in Oran…
Learn MoreLegionnaires’ Disease Outbreak Hits Long Island, N.Y.
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Health officials say they are trying to track down the source of 10 reported cases of Legionnaires’ disease within a one-mile radius in a Long Island, N.Y., neighborhood.The patients range in age from 35 to 96…
Learn MoreMix n’ Match COVID Vaccine Strategy Works Well: Study
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Mixing and matching different types of COVID-19 vaccines is highly effective, new research shows.The study found that protection against infection was stronger in people who received a first dose of the AstraZ…
Learn MorePandemic Grief Can Come Between Mothers and Their Newborns
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Among the many negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may be damage to the bond between mothers and their infants, researchers say.Women who experienced grief and depression due to pandemic-related losses m…
Learn MoreTreating Depression Could Lengthen Lung Cancer Patients’ Lives
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Persistent depression can significantly shorten lung cancer survival — even if patients receive the latest cancer treatments, new research shows.”We need to help these patients, not only at diagnosis, but thr…
Learn MoreLong Bouts of Space Travel May Harm Astronauts’ Brains
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Prolonged stays in space appear to damage astronauts’ brains, a small, new study suggests.The researchers studied five Russian cosmonauts, mean age 49, who stayed on the International Space Station (ISS) for …
Learn MorePregnancy, Delivery Safe for Women Born With Heart Defects
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Women who were born with heart defects may get some reassurance from a new study that finds they face no heightened risk to health during a pregnancy and delivery.According to the researchers, doctors may ofte…
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