Health Highlights: Aug. 1, 2022
Patients open up about the pain of having monkeypox. Three gay men in Brazil, Britain and the United States talk of the often extreme discomfort of having the viral illness, and their difficulties in finding treatment. Read moreLung cancer myths, stig…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: July 28, 2022
Vitamin D supplements won’t lower older adults’ fracture rates. Seniors who take the nutrient to improve their bone health and ward off fractures are just wasting their time and money, a major new study has found. Read moreRare, deadly bacterial infec…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: July 27, 2022
Anxious Americans endure long lines in search for monkeypox vaccine. As infections spread and fear mounts, many people at highest risk for the illness race to get a shot that’s still in short supply throughout the United States. Read moreCould a comm…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: July 26, 2022
Fasting diet could help folks with type 2 diabetes. People with diabetes who restricted their daily eating to a 10-hour window had blood sugar levels in the normal range for about three hours longer than those who ate freely, new research showed. Read…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: July 25, 2022
As COVID reinfection cases rise, who should get a second booster? Despite vaccines and natural immunity, the highly infectious Omicron variant is striking many people more than once. Read moreWHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency. At least …
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: July 22, 2022
First U.S. case of polio in a decade reported in New York: Rockland County officials say the young adult was not vaccinated and they have since opened polio vaccine clinics to encourage shots. Read moreAs searing heat stretches across much of the Unit…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: July 21, 2022
Exercising body & mind may help aging women more. ln a new study, women, but not men, had greater cognitive reserves if they exercised regularly and took classes, read or played games. Read morePost-workout sauna might boost your health even more. Th…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: July 20, 2022
COVID often joined by heart disease, diabetes. A new large study confirms that COVID can raise the risks for developing both of the other illnesses, though the risk may wane after a few months. Read moreCDC approves the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine. It’s…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: July 19, 2022
Where pot became legal, car crash deaths rose. In states that legalized marijuana, the rate of car crashes with injuries increased by nearly 6%, while fatal crashes rose by 4%, a new study found. Read morePaintball guns are being used for harm — and…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: July 18, 2022
Changes in menstrual cycle can come after COVID vaccine. Heavier or breakthrough bleeding can arise, a new study confirmed, but experts stressed that the vaccine’s benefits still far outweigh risks. Read moreEven a drink a day might harm the brain. Th…
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