Texas Court Case Could Threaten Americans’ Health Care Nationwide
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A federal lawsuit out of Texas could end access to free lifesaving preventive health care services for nearly 168 million people in the United States with private insurance, a new report suggests.Kelley v. …
Learn MoreMental Health Tied to Weight Gain in Obese People During Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Weight gain in adults with obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with higher baseline body mass index deteriorations in mental health, maladaptive eating behaviors, and less physical activity a…
Learn MoreEndovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair Outcomes Worse for Women
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Female sex is associated with decreased five-year survival and increased one- and five-year reintervention after elective endovascular abdominal aortic aneurysm repair (EVAR), according to a study publish…
Learn MorePreset Opioid Rx May Not Impact Pain Control After Tonsillectomy
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A lower default number of doses for opioid prescriptions in electronic health record systems does not appear to impact pain control among teens and young adults undergoing tonsillectomy, according to a st…
Learn More3D Virtual Reality Models Aid Planning for Prostate Cancer Surgery
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Using 3D virtual reality (VR) models for planning radical prostatectomy in prostate cancer patients may improve some oncologic outcomes, according to a study published online July 18 in The Journal of Urolo…
Learn MoreAlternative Medicine Popular Among Seniors, But Most Don’t Tell Their Doctors About It
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lots of older folks are turning to alternative medicine to help them with the pains of aging – but they don’t necessarily think that’s any of their doctor’s business.About 40% of older adults use at least o…
Learn MorePFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Cost the U.S. Billions
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — They are called “forever chemicals” because they linger in the human body and can contribute to the risk of everything from cancer to childhood obesity. Now, new research on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substan…
Learn MoreLas tasas de obesidad siguen en aumento entre los niños y adolescentes de EE. UU.
LUNES, 25 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Por primera vez en la historia, más de 1 de cada 5 niños de EE. UU. son obesos.Entre 2011 y 2012, y de nuevo entre 2017 y 2020, las tasas de obesidad aumentaron entre los niños de 2 a 5 años, además de en…
Learn MoreGun Deaths Rose 30% Among U.S. Kids in a Decade
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A grim new analysis finds that American youth became 30% more likely to die as a result of gun violence over the past decade.The jump in risk appears to have been largely driven by big spikes in gun-related s…
Learn MoreFat Around the Liver Raises Risk for Heart Failure
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — About 30% of adults around the world have a buildup of fat in the liver, a condition called nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. Now an international team of researchers has linked that condition to a heightened…
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