Despite Pleas From Pediatric Groups, Biden Balks at Declaring RSV a Health Emergency
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration on Thursday offered assistance to communities and hospitals dealing with a surge in cases of pediatric respiratory illnesses, but it did not declare a national public health emergency….
Learn MoreStudy Confirms It: Kids Keep Harried Moms From Exercise
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Something — or rather, someone — may be standing between moms and a regular exercise routine: their children. New research from the universities of Cambridge and Southampton in the United Kingdom suggests that…
Learn MoreUnlocked & Loaded: Most Guns Used in Suicides Are Easily Accessed
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Guns cause more than half of all suicides in the United States each year, and new research finds most of these are handguns owned by the deceased that were stored unlocked and loaded.Researchers used data from…
Learn MoreThere Might Be a Perfect Indoor Humidity to Curb COVID Spread
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s sort of like the Goldilocks principle — a room that’s either too dry or too humid can influence transmission of COVID-19 and cause more illness or death, Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers …
Learn MoreUsing an Online Pharmacy to Buy Meds? It’s Buyer Beware, FDA Says
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It might be tempting to buy prescription medication online, but buyers should beware, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.While some pharmacy websites operate legally and can offer convenience, privacy…
Learn MoreAs Segregation Rises in Communities, So Do Cancer Death Rates
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Whether you survive a bout with cancer may depend, in part, on where you live.Researchers at the American Cancer Society and Clemson University in South Carolina found a 20% higher death rate for all cancer ty…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: Nov. 18, 2022
Is radiation after a lumpectomy worth it for breast cancer patients? New research says the treatment can enhance survival up to 10 years after diagnosis, but not after 30 years. Read moreStudy confirms it: Harried moms don’t get enough exercise. Briti…
Learn MoreSuicidality, Self-Harm Up for Children With Gender Dysphoria
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children hospitalized with gender dysphoria-related diagnoses have increased prevalence of suicidality and self-harm, according to a study published in the December issue of The Lancet Child & Adolescent Hea…
Learn MorePreterm Birth Rate Up in 2021 to 15-Year High
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. preterm birth rate increased to 10.5 percent in 2021, reaching a 15-year high, according to the 2022 Report Card released by the March of Dimes.Each year, the March of Dimes releases its report card…
Learn MoreAHA: Consciousness, Awareness May Occur During Cardiac Arrest
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Consciousness has been captured during cardiac arrest, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium 2022, held from Nov. 5 to 6 as part of the annual meeti…
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