Climate Change Is Stressing Out the Young, But Inspiring Some to Action
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Young people have high levels of distress about climate change, and a new study argues that their anguish could be key to fighting it.“People of all ages are being affected by the climate crisis. Young peop…
Learn More‘Couch Potato’ Childhoods Could Mean Heavier, Less Healthy Hearts Later
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Children need to get up off the sofa and move more, according to a new study that linked childhood sitting time with heart damage in young adulthood. That was true even when the adult’s blood pressure and w…
Learn MoreToo Few Kids Are Getting Regular Eye Tests, and Insurance Is Key
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Eye tests are an important way to catch potential eye-related issues in children, but more than two-thirds of kids in the United States are not receiving them at their checkups.Those with Medicaid and other…
Learn MoreAnother Source of Lead Exposure for Kids: Secondhand Smoke
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One source of lead exposure in children may surprise you.It’s secondhand smoke, according to a Texas A&M University study.“Further research will likely paint a clearer picture of this exposure route, especi…
Learn MoreArterial Stiffness Progression Precedes Cardiac Damage in Teens
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adolescents, arterial stiffness progression precedes worsening structural and functional cardiac damage, according to a study published online Aug. 3 in Atherosclerosis.Andrew O. Agbaje, M.D., M.P.H., fro…
Learn MoreFDA Approves RSV Vaccine for Pregnant Women to Help Protect Newborns
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Abrysvo received the first approval for a vaccine women can take during pregnancy to help protect their newborn from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday.T…
Learn More1 in 5 U.S. Mothers Say They’ve Been Mistreated During Maternity Care
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From receiving no response to cries for help to being verbally abused, 1 in 5 U.S. mothers say they were mistreated by a health care professional during pregnancy and delivery.Rates of mistreatment during mat…
Learn MoreLos casos se disparan, y las armas de fuego ya son la principal causa de muerte de los niños de EE. UU.
LUNES, 21 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las pistolas son ahora la principal causa de muerte entre los niños en Estados Unidos. Este es el escalofriante mensaje de un nuevo estudio que observó los números de niños de EE. UU. que murieron por ar…
Learn More¿Su hijo está atrasado en las habilidades de lectura? Una experta ofrece consejos
DOMINGO, 20 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ayudar a un niño que tiene dificultades para leer puede ser una experiencia gratificante. Una experta reconocida en todo el país ofrece algunos consejos para los padres que intentan ayudar a sus hijos …
Learn More¿Una infección anterior con la ómicron protege de la infección futura? Quizá no
LUNES, 21 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas quizá den por sentado que una infección con la COVID-19 las protege la siguiente vez que se encuentran con el virus, pero esto no necesariamente es cierto. Un nuevo estudio de 750 adultos ma…
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