Blood Tests for Long COVID Could Lead to Better Treatments
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People who develop long COVID have distinct abnormalities in their immune and hormonal function that can be picked up with blood tests, researchers have found.In a new study of 268 patients with and without …
Learn MoreTeen Boys With High Blood Pressure Face Danger Decades Later
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Teenage boys who have high blood pressure may find themselves on the road to serious heart problems in adulthood.Swedish researchers found that boys who had high blood pressure at 18 were at risk for heart f…
Learn MoreTeen Boys With High Blood Pressure Face Danger Decades Later
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Teenage boys who have high blood pressure may find themselves on the road to serious heart problems in adulthood.Swedish researchers found that boys who had high blood pressure at 18 were at risk for heart f…
Learn MoreNurses, Health Care Staff Face Higher Suicide Risks
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nurses, health technicians and health care support workers face a higher risk of suicide than the general U.S. population does, an alarming new study shows.Researchers pointed out these workers have to perfo…
Learn MoreNurses, Health Care Staff Face Higher Suicide Risks
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nurses, health technicians and health care support workers face a higher risk of suicide than the general U.S. population does, an alarming new study shows.Researchers pointed out these workers have to perfo…
Learn MoreHumans Outperform AI in Interpreting Chest X-Rays
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — AI tools may help boost radiologists’ confidence in their diagnoses, but they can’t be relied on to identify common lung diseases on chest X-rays, a new study says.Researchers pitted 72 radiologists against …
Learn MoreAbout 1 in 14 U.S. Adults Have Had Long COVID
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One in every 14 American adults has suffered from long COVID, a new federal survey has found.About 7% of adults have ever had long COVID and more than 3% still have it, according to the 2022 National Health …
Learn MoreStrike a Pose: Yoga Helps Heart Failure Patients
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Heart failure can make everyday activities and exercise tough to carry out, but yoga might be a beneficial add-on to standard care.A new study from India finds this ancient practice improves quality of life …
Learn MoreStigma, Even Harm Common When Transgender People Meet With Doctors
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Transgender people have a tough time receiving adequate medical care due to issues like voyeurism, being treated as abnormal and even being denied care due to their gender identity, a new study finds. “I wo…
Learn MoreBuying Marijuana Online Easy for Minors, Study Finds
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The lax enforcement of age limits by many online marijuana dispensaries makes it easier for minors to buy weed, claims new research that looked at online weed sales in 32 states.“It is imperative to require s…
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