Strep Infections Surged This Winter
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) – This past winter delivered a surge in strep infections, including more serious cases, a new analysis shows. After two years of very low levels of strep infections during the pandemic, the number of strep inf…
Learn MoreIn the Cards: Simple Test Could Assess Risk of Dementia
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Is there a simple way to screen older folks for dementia risk years before there are any signs of memory loss or thinking impairment? Yes, researchers report.It’s a test called SOMI, short for Stages of Obj…
Learn MoreSupreme Court Delays Decision on Abortion Pill Ruling
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday delayed a decision on a federal appeals court ruling that seeks to limit access to the abortion pill mifepristone.In a brief order, Justice Samuel Alito Jr. said the pause on …
Learn MoreMany Disabled Americans and Single Parents Face Hunger
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans went hungry in 2021, including disproportionate numbers of people with disabilities and single parents, a new government report shows.Experts are concerned that things may have only gotten wo…
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Simple test might spot early signs of Alzheimer’s. Using a ranking system, people who scored as a stage 3 or 4 risk were three times more likely to have thinking and memory issues later than those who scored as a 0 or 1. Read moreMany disabled or sing…
Learn MoreResearch Reveals Cause of Deadly Disease Affecting Native American Kids
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Scientists say their new study has overturned settled science, finding a new cause for a metabolic disease that causes neurological damage and sometimes death in Native American children. The good news is t…
Learn MoreNeighborhoods May Matter When It Comes to Epilepsy
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For people with epilepsy, living in lower-income neighborhoods is associated with worse mental functioning, new research suggests.For the study, the researchers looked at the memory, thinking ability and me…
Learn MoreIntimate Relationships a Factor in 1 in 5 Suicides
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One in five people who die by suicide experienced intimate partner problems that included divorce, separation, arguments and violence, new research shows.“I think people hear the term intimate partner probl…
Learn MoreMany At-Risk Kids With COVID Can Be Cared for at Home
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new Australian study found that children who had COVID-19 during the first couple of years of the pandemic could be safely treated at home, taking the burden off hospitals. Children who had COVID-19 with …
Learn MoreGot PAD? Income, Race Could Affect Outcomes Such as Amputation
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with a common vascular disease that causes blockages in their leg vessels had both worse symptoms and outcomes if they were Black or poor, new research finds. The study from Michigan Medicine looke…
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