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Minority Women Are Less Likely to Receive Prompt Follow-Up Testing After a Suspicious Mammogram
A new study finds women of color are less likely to receive same-day diagnostic imaging or biopsies after an abnormal mammogram finding.
A Good Night’s Sleep Is a Powerful Weapon During Cold and Flu Season
A sleep specialist from the Cleveland Clinic explains why sleep is important to boosting your immunity while common respiratory illnesses surge in the U.S.
Juicing May Harm Your Gut Health in Just 3 Days, Study Finds
A new study finds juice cleanses may increase inflammation-linked bacteria in the gut and mouth.
Should Your Teen Receive Non-Surgical Cosmetic Treatments?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 20, 2025
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Social media often tempts teenagers with non-surgical ways to improve their appearance, such as laser hair removal, skin and teeth whitening, chemical peels, botox, and face and lip fillers.
And a new poll finds that a substantial number of parents are ready to support t...
U.S. Facing Critical Hospital Bed Shortage
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 20, 2025
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U.S. hospitals could face a bed shortage as early as 2032, with occupancy remaining elevated even as the country recovers from the COVID pandemic, a new study suggests.
Average hospital occupancy following the pandemic has been about 75%, researchers found, dividing the ...
Radon Exposure Linked to Increased Asthma Symptoms in Children
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 20, 2025
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A radioactive gas could be contributing to asthma among schoolkids, researchers have found.
Children exposed to elevated levels of radon gas tended to have more asthma symptoms, results show.
“Residential radon has not previously been described as an environm...
Scientists Have New Theory About Record Heat
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- February 19, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — You aren't imagining it: The cloud cover isn't what it used to be, and scientists say it is helping fuel Earth's hottest temperatures on record.
Global temperatures clocked in at roughly 1.5 degrees Celsius above predindu...
Trump Administration Reverses Plan to End Free COVID Test Program
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- February 19, 2025
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The Trump administration changed course on Tuesday, deciding to keep the government's free COVID test program running, just minutes before the website, COVIDtests.gov, was set to shut down.
Earlier that day, The Washington Post reported that officials were prepa...
Denied by Insurance? Why Fighting Back Sometimes Works
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- February 19, 2025
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After three years, $40,000 in medical bills and five insurance denials, April and Justin Beck finally won their battle to get life-changing treatment for their 9-year-old daughter, Emily.
Emily, once an energetic kindergartner in Georgia, began experiencing severe behavi...
Women Of Color Receive Slower Response To A Bad Mammogram
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 19, 2025
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Women of color are less likely to receive prompt follow-up testing after abnormal mammogram results, a new study has found.
Minority women are less likely than white women to receive a same-day advanced imaging or biopsy after an abnormal mammogram, even though they have...
Docs Don't Track Pregnancy Complications That Threaten Long-Term Health
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 19, 2025
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Women who develop a complication like diabetes or high blood pressure during pregnancy are at higher risk of stroke or heart disease in the years after delivery.
Unfortunately, their doctors aren’t taking this health risk seriously enough, a new study suggests.
...
Blood Test Could Guide Better Diet For Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 19, 2025
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A blood test can help people with irritable bowel syndrome cut out specific trigger foods most likely to worsen their condition, a new study suggests.
About 60% of IBS patients who followed a diet guided by the results of the blood test wound up suffering less stomach pa...
Arthritis Sufferers Don't Get The Mental Health Support They Need, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 19, 2025
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People with inflammatory arthritis run a substantially increased risk for mood disorders like depression and anxiety.
But these mental health concerns aren’t being adequately addressed by doctors, a new study suggests.
Arthritis patients are about as likely t...
Drug Can Stave Off Organ Damage From Lupus
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 19, 2025
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Lupus can do irreversible harm to a person’s organs, damaging the lungs, kidneys, heart, liver and other vital organs through inflammation.
But a newer lupus drug appears to protect patients from much of this organ damage, a new study suggests.
Anifrolumab (b...
Unhealthy Eating Linked To Female Incontinence
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 19, 2025
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A junk-food lifestyle might contribute to embarrassing little leaks in middle-aged women, a new study suggests.
Women who often munch fast food or packaged eats appear more likely to develop urinary incontinence, researchers recently reported in the journal Women&rsq...
Student Athletes Don't Know How To Fuel With Food, Study Says
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 18, 2025
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High school athletes often hit the field improperly fueled for the competition ahead, because they haven’t been taught important basics of nutrition, a new study says.
In surveys, teen athletes revealed a dramatic lack of knowledge about nutrition facts that could ...
Zoetis Gets Green Light for Bird Flu Vaccine as Outbreak Worsens
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
- February 18, 2025
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted conditional approval for a new bird flu vaccine for poultry.
This new avian flu vaccine, developed by New Jersey-based Zoetis, was approved last week after meeting safety and efficacy standards.
“We’...
Prostate Cancer Screening Hits the Streets With the 'Man Van'
- Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter
- February 18, 2025
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TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A mobile "Man Van" screening program detected dozens of prostate cancer cases in disadvantaged neighborhoods of London, researchers report.
A team led by Dr. Masood Moghul of Royal Marsden Hospital in London reported its fi...
Smog During Pregnancy Threatens Newborn Health
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- February 18, 2025
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Newborns are more likely to be born sickly if their moms are exposed to air pollution during pregnancy, a new study says.
A woman's exposure to air pollution during the last month of pregnancy can increase their newborn’s risk of landing in a neonatal intensive car...
Black Children Less Likely To Get Gene Tests for Neuro Disorders
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- February 18, 2025
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TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News) --Extensive genetic testing is recommended for all children with epilepsy, unexplained developmental delays, autism and other neurological conditions.
New research, however, shows that Black children are less likely than white kids...
Adults Can Learn 'Perfect Pitch,' Study Suggests
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- February 18, 2025
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From Mariah Carey and Jimi Hendrix to Michael Jackson, Ella Fitzgerald and Bing Crosby, a select group of famous musicians past and present have had have perfect pitch.
Now, a new study suggests that you can, too -- with proper training.
Absolute or...
Juicing Diets Can Harm Health in Just 3 Days, Study Finds
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- February 18, 2025
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Juice cleanses are a popular way to kickstart a health journey, but these diets may do more harm than good in as little as three days.
A study published recently in the journal Nutrients found that consuming vegetable and fruit juice-only diets for three days tr...
U.S. Gambling Addiction Searches Soar With Legal Sports Betting
- Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter
- February 17, 2025
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Millions of Americans have sought help for gambling addiction in the wake of a 2018 U.S. Supreme Court decision that allowed states to legalize sports betting.
That's among the key findings in a new study published Feb. 17 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
