THURSDAY, July 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) Fear of COVID-19 is keeping keep some people from getting medical help for critical conditions like stroke and heart attack, experts say. In the first months of the pandemic, doctors at the Penn State Health Hershey Medical Center saw a 50% drop in the […]
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Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, July 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) The coronavirus pandemic has left many U.S. emergency doctors with high levels of anxiety and emotional exhaustion, a new study finds. The research included 426 emergency doctors (median age: 35) in seven cities in California, Louisiana and New […]
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) People with asthma often need several medications to control their wheezing, but new research suggests that some can use less without suffering an asthma flare. Yet that’s not what usually happens, the researchers said. “Stepping down [using less medication] occurred […]
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) Far more Americans have been infected with COVID-19 than reported case counts reflect, a new government report suggests. COVID-19 infections were anywhere from six to 24 times higher than the number of reported cases in 10 different sites across the […]
By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 22, 2020 Want to avoid cancer? Consider brushing and flossing more often. Why? Folks with bad gums might be at higher risk of developing certain types of cancer, new research suggests. A history of gum disease appears to increase the risk of stomach cancer […]
Latest Mental Health News TUESDAY, July 21, 2020 (American Heart Association News) As early as middle school, Noun Abdelaziz began helping other people in her San Diego community. At 13, she signed up to volunteer at Nile Sisters Development Initiative, a nonprofit organization with the mission of empowering […]
TUESDAY, July 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) If a heart attack survivor also has an underactive thyroid, treating them with supplemental thyroid hormone probably won’t help, new research shows. The study found that use of the hormonal drug, called levothyroxine, didn’t improve heart muscle function in heart attack patients diagnosed with […]
Latest Infectious Disease News WEDNESDAY, July 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A salmonella outbreak that’s sickened 125 people in 15 states is being investigated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. So far, 24 people have been hospitalized in the outbreak first identified on July 10. […]
TUESDAY, July 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) Banning flavored cigarettes led to a large decline in smoking among U.S. teens and young adults, a new study suggests. The U.S. ban on flavored cigarettes (other than menthol) took effect in September 2009. To find out how it affected teens and young adults, […]