Many Americans Frustrated in Search for Low-Cost COVID Boosters
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans seeking out the new COVID boosters are finding themselves held back by insurance entanglements and supply delays.Some insurers have balked at covering the vaccines, with people arriving at shot appo…
Learn MoreIn 22 U.S. States, More Than a Third of Adults Are Now Obese
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Obesity is on the rise across the United States.In 22 states, 35% of adults or more were obese last year, new data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show. Just 10 years ago, there were …
Learn MoreKraft Cheese Slices Recalled Due to Plastic Wrap Choking Hazard
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Kraft Heinz said it is recalling over 83,000 packs of its Kraft Singles American processed cheese slices because of a packaging defect in the plastic that wraps the cheese slices.A temporary issue developed o…
Learn MoreCHD Risk Increased for Men Exposed to Work Strain, Effort-Reward Imbalance
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Men exposed to job strain or effort-reward imbalance (ERI) have an increased risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), according to a study published online Sept. 19 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Ou…
Learn MoreVaping Raises a Teen’s Odds of Developing Asthma
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research underscores the harms of e-cigarettes, showing that vaping increases the risk of asthma in teens who have never smoked cigarettes.Although e-cigarettes have fewer toxins than regular cigarettes, …
Learn MoreVaping Raises a Teen’s Odds of Developing Asthma
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research underscores the harms of e-cigarettes, showing that vaping increases the risk of asthma in teens who have never smoked cigarettes.Although e-cigarettes have fewer toxins than regular cigarettes, …
Learn MoreNewer Diabetes Meds Might Not Work as Well in Black Patients
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) – New research suggests some newer diabetes treatments may not be as beneficial for Black patients, after earlier drug trials included small numbers of non-white people.Whether the medications — called sodium-g…
Learn MoreNewer Diabetes Meds Might Not Work as Well in Black Patients
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) – New research suggests some newer diabetes treatments may not be as beneficial for Black patients, after earlier drug trials included small numbers of non-white people.Whether the medications — called sodium-g…
Learn MoreMost PCPs Do Not Feel Comfortable Screening for Firearm Safety
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Only a minority of internal medicine (IM) providers report feeling comfortable conducting routine firearm safety screening, according to a study published online Aug. 31 in the Journal of General Internal M…
Learn MoreFDA Must Crack Down on Retailers Selling Tobacco to Teens: Report
THURSDAY, Sept. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new government report reveals that federal regulators need to do more to help in the battle to keep children and teens off tobacco.Among the report’s findings were that the U.S. Food and Drug Administrati…
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