Data Show Big Drop in Number of Americans in Medical Debt
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans have less medical debt now than they did a couple years ago, possibly because of policies and programs that gave more people access to health insurance and relief funds.The number of Americans with …
Learn More¿Quién obtiene el máximo beneficio de los refuerzos contra la COVID? Un nuevo estudio responde
LUNES, 13 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las vacunas de refuerzo contra la COVID-19 parecen beneficiar a las personas de a partir de 50 años, pero no tanto a las personas más jóvenes, sugiere un nuevo estudio.En el estudio, los investigadores …
Learn MoreLos suicidios aumentan de nuevo en EE. UU., y los incrementos más altos son en las minorías
LUNES, 13 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las tasas de suicidio han vuelto a aumentar tras un declive de dos años, informan las autoridades de salud de EE. UU.El nuevo estudio, de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC…
Learn MoreLas pruebas de gérmenes del agua de pozo podrían depender de la época del año
LUNES, 13 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unos investigadores que estudian el agua de pozo encontraron que las prácticas de monitorización actuales con frecuencia no reflejan los riesgos reales de contaminación de las aguas subterráneas.¿Cuál e…
Learn MoreLecciones de un incendio forestal sobre cómo salvar las vidas de las mascotas
LUNES, 13 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tras desastres naturales como los incendios forestales, que han destruido comunidades enteras con una velocidad alarmante, algunas personas están concentradas en las queridas mascotas que dejaron atrás….
Learn MoreData Show Big Drop in Number of Americans in Medical Debt
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans have less medical debt now than they did a couple years ago, possibly because of policies and programs that gave more people access to health insurance and relief funds.About 8.2 million people had …
Learn MorePoorer Schools Could Bring Higher Dementia Rates Many Decades Later
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — What do race and early education have to do with dementia risk among seniors? Quite a bit, a new study suggests.Researchers spent decades tracking the onset of dementia among nearly 21,000 U.S. seniors, befor…
Learn MoreStaying Married in Midlife Tied to Lower Later Dementia Risk
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Staying married in midlife is associated with a lower risk for dementia, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Aging and Health.Vegard Skirbekk, Ph.D., from the Norwegian Institute of Publ…
Learn MorePancreatic Cancer Rates Rising Faster Among Women
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While rates of pancreatic cancer are increasing for both men and women, they’re climbing the fastest among young women, particularly those who are Black. “We can tell that the rate of pancreatic cancer among …
Learn MoreAllergists Less Likely to Check Black Kids for Eczema
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doctors have dubbed kids’ progression from eczema to asthma the “atopic march,” and they know more about how it affects white children than their Black counterparts. Research scheduled for presentation at an …
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