Health Highlights: Sept. 27, 2022
Soaring food prices toughest on frail seniors. In a new poll, more than one-third of 50- to 80-year-olds said rising food costs have had a substantial impact on their well-being. Read moreClinic brings healthcare to the homeless and their pets. The …
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Bike riding while on meth, opioids is sending thousands to ERs. Between 2019 and 2020, more than 11,000 people were treated in U.S. emergency rooms for injuries after they rode a bicycle while high, researchers found. Read moreThousands of U.S. kids h…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: Sept.22, 2022
First evidence that babies can taste, smell in the womb. Special scans of late-term fetuses show that those whose moms had just consumed carrots showed more “laughter face” responses, while those whose moms had eaten kale showed more “cry face” respon…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: Sept. 21, 2022
Teens’ drinking, smoking declines while vaping, pot use keep rising. So finds a new study that tracked substance use trends among American teens over the past 30 years. Read moreDepression, PTSD plague Flint residents 5 years after water crisis. Poo…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: Sept. 20, 2022
In Canada, program that supplies safe opioids to addicts is saving lives. The London, Ontario-based program provided clients with a daily dose of prescription opioid tablets, as well as basic health care, counseling and social services. Read moreDrug …
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: Sept.19, 2022
Tea might lower your odds for diabetes. In new study, drinking four or more cups of black, green or oolong tea every day was linked to a 17% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes over the course of a decade. Read moreUmbilical cords could be lifesa…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: Sept.16, 2022
Bariatric surgery can bring long-term benefits for pain, mobility. Seven years out, 43% of the roughly 1,500 patients enrolled in a new study said their joint pain remained noticeably lower than before surgery. Read moreExperts say new street drug is …
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: Sept.15, 2022
WHO says COVID pandemic may be receding. With global death rates at lows not seen since March 2020, agency leader Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said “We are not there yet, but the end is in sight.” Read moreBrains of MMA fighters, boxers may recover some…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: Sept.14, 2022
Cancers in people under 50 are rising worldwide. While the reasons for the trend aren’t clear, it’s likely that changes in lifestyle and environment — starting early in life — are playing a role, researchers say. Read moreWhat works best to get a cryi…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: Sept.13, 2022
TikTok ‘slugging’ trend has kids coating their faces with grease. It’s touted to help moisturize the skin, but slugging can also boost risks for acne, experts warn. Read moreBiden restates commitment to ‘cancer moonshot.’ Speaking Monday at the John …
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