THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) – U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will remain hospitalized with a concussion after suffering a fall during a dinner on Wednesday night.“Leader McConnell tripped at a dinner event Wednesday evening a...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- There’s nothing worse than having trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. Watching the time go from minutes to hours only stresses you out and decreases the chance of a good night's rest.Is it time to try ...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Evidence supports a causal association between radiation exposure and cardiovascular disease, although there is interstudy heterogeneity, according to a review published online March 8 in The BMJ.Mark P. Lit...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Naloxone access does not promote high-risk adolescent substance use behaviors, according to a study published in the April issue of the International Journal of Drug Policy.Emilie Bruzelius, M.P.H., from Col...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For adults with progressing desmoid tumors, the oral γ-secretase inhibitor nirogacestat is associated with significant benefits, according to a study published in the March 9 issue of the New England Journal...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Less postmortem Alzheimer disease (AD) pathology, mainly beta-amyloid load, is seen with the Mediterranean-Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) and Mediterr...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The risk for cancer, including breast and ovarian cancer, remains high for women older than 50 years with genetic BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations, according to a study published in the March 15 issue of Cancer.Kell...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- New U.S. federal regulations will require mammography facilities to tell women if they have dense breasts, a description of how the tissue looks on the X-ray.It can be more difficult to detect cancer in dens...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Demographic factors at the county level are associated with low telemedicine literacy, according to a study published in the March issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.Andrew Harris, M.D., from Johns ...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- There is an independent association between perceived stress and both prevalent and incident cognitive impairment, according to a study published online March 7 in JAMA Network Open.Ambar Kulshreshtha, M.D.,...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Tap water scald burns cause a high number of costly health care visits in the United States, according to a study published online March 7 in Injury Prevention.Wendy Shields, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the Johns Ho...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- More frequent participation in social activity is associated with significantly longer overall survival in older people, according to a study published online March 6 in the Journal of Epidemiology & Communi...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Erythritol is associated with incident major adverse cardiovascular event risk and enhances platelet reactivity and thrombosis formation, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in Nature Medicine.Marc...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- New moms who live on tree-lined streets may be somewhat less vulnerable to postpartum depression, according to a new study — the latest to link "green space" to better mental health.The study, of medical rec...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Jennifer Canvasser had never heard of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) before she gave birth to twins three months prematurely in 2011, but she has since devoted her life to raising awareness about this poten...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Calico Critters animal figures and sets that were sold with bottle and pacifier accessories are being recalled due to a choking hazard.Epoch Everlasting Play has recalled more than 3.2 million of the toys, t...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- On March 11, 2020, when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, everyone wanted to know: "What is this disease, and how can we stop it?"After three years of terrible loss...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Tossing and turning, waking up frequently or lying awake for hours is no laughing matter. According to the National Sleep Foundation, the average adult should aim for seven to nine hours of sleep each night....
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- It happens to everyone: you climb into bed, hoping for a good night’s rest. Yet, sleep remains elusive.Your mind can't slow down. You need to go to the bathroom. You hear every noise in the house. You need ...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Ongoing shortages of a medication that hospitals and emergency rooms rely upon to treat breathing problems are likely to worsen in coming days and weeks, experts warn.That’s because one of the two major U.S....
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly adults who eat plenty of leafy green vegetables, fish and other healthy fare may take years off their "brain age," a new study suggests.Researchers found that seniors with either of two healthy eatin...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Side effects from a COVID-19 vaccination might have made you feel poorly for a day or two, but that may have come with an extra benefit. A new study of health care workers finds a link between stronger side ...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Troubling new research finds that rates of type 1 and type 2 diabetes are continuing to increase in children and young adults.Asian or Pacific Islander, Black and Hispanic children had higher rates, the stud...
Two healthy diets may help prevent dementia. Seniors who followed either the Mediterranean or MIND diet had the brain age of someone 18 years younger, new research showed. Read morePharmacies, hospitals face shortage of breathing drug albuterol. One o...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In yet another example of the mind-body connection, people with depression symptoms may face an increased risk of having a stroke, as well as a worse recovery afterwards. A new international study, published...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new review of 137 studies from around the world has found that, despite dramatic stories about COVID-19’s impact on mental health, the psychological fallout from the pandemic has been less intense than tho...
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new poll on sleep and mental health has found that more than 90% of adults who reported they get good sleep were also free of depressive symptoms. In its annual poll, the nonprofit National Sleep Foundatio...
WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Among young children, opioids are the most common substance contributing to fatal poisonings, according to a study published online March 8 in Pediatrics.Christopher E. Gaw, M.D., from the Children's Hospit...