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Need a Prostate Exam? Here’s What to Expect

WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — You’re due for a prostate exam, but you don’t know what to expect.So, what is this exam like?Regular check-ups are essential for maintaining your health, and a prostate exam is crucial to preventive care for…

Mind-Body Effects of Qigong Might Help Ease Cancer-Related Fatigue

WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When the late Brown University researcher Catherine Kerr had cancer, she benefited from an ancient Chinese practice known as qigong and began looking into its impact on others. Now, her colleagues are buildi…

AHA News: 38-Year-Old Has Had 3 Hearts: ‘It’s a Third Chance’

WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Melanie Wickersheim has no memory of the first time her heart gave her trouble. She was an infant, and her pediatric myocarditis – an inflammation of the muscular walls of the heart – resolv…

Baby Boys ‘Talk’ More During First Year Compared to Girls

WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Girls have long been thought to have a language advantage over boys as infants. But new research finds that boys make more vocalization sounds than girls do in the early months of life.These squeals, growls …

Are You Getting Enough Sleep? Tips To Improve Your Sleep Cycle

Low-Dose Colchicine Might Prevent or Delay Knee, Hip Replacements

WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An anti-inflammatory drug that has been around for over 2,000 years might help delay a very modern problem: hip and knee replacements.That’s the suggestion of a new study finding that older adults who used t…

Long COVID Can Make It Tougher to Exercise, and Research Is Revealing Why

WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lack of energy for exercise is a common problem for folks with so-called long COVID.New research pinpoints the most likely reason why: diminished capacity to get the heart pumping fast enough to support the …

Ketamine Nasal Spray Could Be New Treatment for Migraines

WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A nasal spray containing ketamine might help relieve migraine headaches when other treatments fail, a new study suggests.Ketamine is a synthetic anesthetic with hallucinogenic effects that is sometimes used …

FDA Issues Warning About Compounded Versions of Wegovy, Ozempic

WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Patients taking semaglutide for type 2 diabetes or weight loss should be careful about where they’re getting the medication, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Tuesday.Shortages of the drug, commonl…

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Diagnosed With Dementia

WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Former first lady Rosalynn Carter has dementia but continues to live at home, the Carter Center announced Tuesday. Carter spends her days there with her husband, former president Jimmy Carter, who himself is …