Latest Senior Health News By Cara Roberts MurezHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) If you’re a senior who can’t smell onions, smoke, chocolate or natural gas, it’s time to see your doctor. Seniors who lose their sense of smell — which doctors call olfactory dysfunction — […]
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By Amy NortonHealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Oct. 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) For years, people with implanted heart devices have been told they can’t undergo MRI scans. But a new study adds to evidence that, with certain measures in place, the procedure is safe. The study focused on patients with older pacemakers […]
MONDAY, Oct. 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) Here’s more proof that masking up reduces transmission of COVID-19: A new Massachusetts study found that wearing face coverings resulted in a decrease in coronavirus cases among health care workers as infections were increasing in the surrounding community. “We found clear benefits to universal […]
Latest Infectious Disease News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Oct. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) A resurgence of the new coronavirus is bearing down upon the United States, with hundreds of thousands more deaths likely to occur over the next few months, according to one of the nation’s top […]
MONDAY, Oct. 26, 2020 (HealthDay News) COVID-19 patients who have kidney disease or whose kidneys are damaged by the virus have a much higher risk of dying from the illness, a new study suggests. Researchers who studied 372 patients admitted to four intensive care units (ICUs) in the United Kingdom […]
Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, Oct. 23, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Purdue Pharma, maker of the opioid painkiller OxyContin linked to the opioid epidemic, will plead guilty to three federal crimes as part of a settlement of more than $8 billion, the Associated Press reported Wednesday. The company […]
Latest Prevention & Wellness News By Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Oct. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) Here’s good news for public health officials who’ve been hammering home the need to wear face masks: Your messages have been getting through. A new HealthDay/Harris Poll shows that more Americans than ever […]
By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Oct. 23, 2020 If you’ve got type 2 diabetes and love drinking green tea or coffee, new research suggests you may be reducing your odds of a premature death. But you need to really love these drinks. The study found that having four or more […]
THURSDAY, Oct. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) “Heat-not-burn” tobacco products, created as an alternative to other types of smoking, may harm the user’s heart, researchers report. These tobacco products — think IQOS from Philip Morris — are billed as substitutes for e-cigarettes or traditional smokes. But a new review finds they […]
THURSDAY, Oct. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) Kids with autism or attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) go to the hospital more in their first year of life than children without these conditions, according to a new study. These findings suggest that keeping track of hospital visits may be a new way to […]