Black Patients More Likely to Lose Vision After Glaucoma Diagnosis
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black patients should start screening early for glaucoma, because they have a high risk of vision loss caused by elevated pressure levels inside the eye, researchers say.A team from New York Eye and Ear Infir…
Learn MoreToday’s Potent Pot Could Be Prescription for Addiction
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Cannabis has become far more potent over the years, and that may explain why the number of people becoming addicted to the drug has soared, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Bath Addicti…
Learn MoreTelehealth Visits Can Boost Prenatal, Maternal Care
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Seeing their doctors via telehealth instead of in person during the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have been as good, and sometimes even better, for pregnant women and new moms.Researchers from Oregon Health & …
Learn MoreObesity Rates Continue to Climb Among U.S. Kids, Teens
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For the first time ever, more than 1 in 5 American kids is obese.From 2011 to 2012 and again from 2017 to 2020, rates of obesity rose for kids between 2 and 5 years of age as well as 12- to 19-year-olds, a new…
Learn MoreLos residentes negros de los hogares de ancianos son más propensos a necesitar atención en el hospital
VIERNES, 22 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los residentes negros de los hogares de ancianos de EE. UU. son mucho más propensos que los residentes blancos a ser transferidos a un hospital para recibir atención de forma repetida, informa un nuevo …
Learn MoreReportan en Nueva York el primer caso de polio de EE. UU. en casi una década
VIERNES, 22 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las autoridades de salud de Nueva York dijeron el jueves que el primer caso de polio de EE. UU. en casi una década ha sido confirmado en un adulto joven sin vacunar del condado de Rockland.”Según lo que…
Learn MoreTres cambios clave podrían hacer que las carreteras sean más seguras para los peatones mayores
VIERNES, 22 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mejorar la iluminación y otros cambios en los cruces de las calles podría mejorar la seguridad peatonal para las personas mayores, el grupo de edad con más probabilidades de que los vehículos que se apr…
Learn MoreIs the War Against COVID Variants Won in the Nose?
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The best booster for COVID vaccinations might not be yet another shot, but a nasal spray, an early study hints.Since early on in the pandemic, some researchers have speculated that the most effective way to fi…
Learn MoreSpouse Getting Weight Loss Surgery? Your Marriage Might Be in Trouble
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People who have weight loss surgery often see improvements in type 2 diabetes and other diseases, but these surgeries and the lifestyle changes they require can also have spillover effects on other aspects of …
Learn MoreCOVID Reinfections Are Now Common. Will Getting a Booster Even Help?
MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Everyone in the United States knows someone — often multiple someones — who have been reinfected with COVID-19.Despite vaccines, boosters and natural immunity, the highly infectious Omicron variant appears c…
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