Learn the Differences Between Hepatitis A, B, C, D & E
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Curious about what the differences are between hepatitis A, B, C, D and E? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Here, experts break down hepatitis infection by type to reveal what it is, the most common sym…
Learn MoreFrailty Greatly Lowers Survival in a Surgical Crisis
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When frail patients go into cardiac arrest and need cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) during surgery, they’re more likely to die than those who are stronger, a new study shows.Researchers from Brigham and W…
Learn MoreHistoric ‘Redlining’ of Neighborhoods Linked to Black Americans’ Rate of Kidney Failure
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Decades of “redlining” — discriminatory policies that led to disinvestment in minority communities within the United States — may be connected with current cases of kidney failure in Black adults. A new study…
Learn MoreMore Cancer Patients Got Palliative Care After Obamacare
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research finds that Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — brought an unexpected benefit: increases in how many patients got palliative care.“Our findings are encou…
Learn MoreHalf of America’s Beaches Have Unsafe Pollution Levels: Report
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A day at the beach can be fun with family and friends, but water pollution can ruin the experience.The problem is more widespread than many might think: In a new report, the Environment America Research & Pol…
Learn MoreOverweight BMI Does Not Necessarily Mean Higher Mortality Risk
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Overweight body mass index (BMI) is not necessarily associated with increased mortality risk, especially among older adults, although all-cause mortality is increased for those with BMI ≥30 kg/m², according …
Learn MoreFDA Approves First Blood Test to Predict Preeclampsia in Pregnant Women
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new blood test approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration can predict imminent preeclampsia, helping pregnant women who are at risk for this severe and sometimes deadly form of high blood pressure.T…
Learn MoreCDC: More Than Three-Quarters of Americans 16 and Older Have Been Infected With COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While a little more than half of American adults think they have had COVID-19, the reality is about 77.5 percent have been infected at least once, new government data show.The U.S. Centers for Disease Contro…
Learn MoreNew Report IDs 12 States With Smoking Rates 50 Percent Higher Than the Rest of the Country
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Despite overall national declines in smoking, Americans who live in the South and Midwest are still much more likely to smoke, and smoke more, than those living in other states, a new report shows.A nonprofi…
Learn MoreAustralian Footballer Is First Female Athlete to Receive Diagnosis of CTE
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Heather Anderson, a star Australian rules football player who died last November, is the first female professional athlete to be diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or CTE.”She is the first fema…
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