More Typos: Workers’ Mistakes Rise on Fridays, Study Shows
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Workers may sense it intuitively but their mouse clicks prove it: Friday afternoon is the least productive time of the work week.It’s also when workers make the most typos.A Texas A&M University team studied th…
Learn MoreThink Your Job Is ‘Socially Useless’? You’re Not Alone
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ever feel like your job is pointless?A big part of the population feels just that way — that the jobs they do matter little to society.And a Swiss study that delved into what’s been dubbed the “bullshit jobs th…
Learn MoreOne Personality Type Is More Prone to Be an Anti-Vaxxer
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When studying which personality types were more likely to resist getting vaccines, researchers got a surprise. It was the extroverts who were more vaccine resistant. Compared to other personality styles, extrov…
Learn MoreLawsuit Against Makers of Ozempic, Mounjaro Claim Meds Caused ‘Stomach Paralysis’
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A Louisiana woman is suing the makers of two type 2 diabetes drugs used off-label for obesity, saying they failed to adequately warn about the risk for severe stomach problems.The lawsuit seeks “very signific…
Learn MoreLos ‘desiertos’ de atención de maternidad son comunes en EE. UU., encuentran unos informes
MIÉRCOLES, 2 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Más mujeres de EE. UU. viven en áreas con poca o ninguna atención de maternidad, lo que plantea preocupaciones sobre su capacidad de tener un embarazo y un parto sanos. Una nueva investigación de Marc…
Learn MoreUn gen podría bajar los niveles de VIH en algunas personas de ascendencia africana
MIÉRCOLES, 2 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una variante genética recién descubierta podría explicar por qué algunas personas de ascendencia africana tienen unas cargas virales naturalmente más bajas de VIH, informa un equipo internacional de i…
Learn MoreLawsuit Against Makers of Ozempic, Mounjaro Claim Meds Caused ‘Stomach Paralysis’
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A Louisiana woman is suing the makers of two type 2 diabetes drugs used off-label for obesity, saying they failed to adequately warn about the risk of severe stomach problems.The lawsuit seeks “very significa…
Learn MoreCOVID Pandemic Might Have Pushed More Girls Into Early Puberty
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More girls started puberty before age 8 during the COVID-19 pandemic, a phenomenon called precocious puberty, researchers say.The reasons include potential risk factors such as increased screen time and less …
Learn MoreModerna or Pfizer? One COVID Shot May Be Safer for Older Adults
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While both the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are considered safe and highly effective, new research finds the Moderna shot has been the safest and most effective for seniors. “The results of this study…
Learn MoreMarijuana Use by Youth: After Legalization, Education Seems to Matter
THURSDAY, Aug. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — After their U.S. states legalize marijuana, young adults who aren’t in college are more likely than college kids to use the drug and progress to cannabis use disorder, a new study finds.Prior to legalization,…
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