Sick Restaurant Workers Fuel Many Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Providing sick leave to restaurant workers could help prevent the spread of foodborne illness because ill workers are key drivers of outbreaks at restaurants, a new government report shows.The U.S. Centers fo…
Learn MoreThe Arch of the Human Foot Was Key to Upright Walking, Scientists Say
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — That happy, confident spring in your step is likely a benefit imparted by human evolution, a new study argues.Humans may have evolved a spring-like arch in our feet to help us better walk and run upright, re…
Learn MoreWorried About Cataracts? Here’s What You Need to Know
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness around the world, but surgery can restore vision.“Unlike many of the other major eye diseases, such as glaucoma or diabetes-related eye disease, cataracts can be …
Learn MoreViruses in the Gut Might Help People Live to Be 100
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A key to living to 100 may be the viruses living in a centenarian’s guts.“This snapshot of how the virome interacts with gut microbiomes could tell us about how microbial and viral ecology evolves over the l…
Learn MoreWhat Is Avascular Necrosis and How Does It Affect Bones?
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — What happens when the blood supply to your bones is somehow damaged?The condition has a name, avascular necrosis, and it can trigger the death of bone cells. Other common names are osteonecrosis or bone infa…
Learn More4,000-Year-Old DNA Identifies Britain’s Oldest Known Case of Plague
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have identified the oldest cases of plague in Britain to date, with DNA that is 4,000 years old. The team from the Francis Crick Institute in London has found three ancient British cases of Yersi…
Learn More619 Million Affected by Low Back Pain Globally in 2020
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Overall, 619 million people were affected by low back pain globally in 2020, and the number of prevalent cases is projected to continue increasing, according to a review published in the June issue of The Lanc…
Learn MoreHigh Dry Night Rate for Users of New Bedwetting AI Alarm
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — High compliance users of the new bedwetting alarm, GOGOband, which utilizes real-time heart rate variability analysis and applies artificial intelligence (AI) to create an alarm to wake the user, have a 93 per…
Learn MoreQuality, Cost of Care Similar for Allopathic, Osteopathic Hospitalists
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The quality and costs of care are similar for allopathic and osteopathic hospitalists caring for Medicare patients, according to a study published online May 30 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Atsushi Miyaw…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Extended-Release Injection for Opioid Use Disorder
TUESDAY, May 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Brixadi (buprenorphine) extended-release injection to treat moderate-to-severe opioid use disorder.Brixadi is approved for both weekly (8 mg, 16 mg, 24 mg, 32…
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