Survey Finds Many Adults Don’t Want Kids — and They’re Happy
Latest Sexual Health News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) Marriage and children may be the norm for most Americans, but a new study shows that many people are choosing to remain child-free — and they’re happy that way. The study of 1,000 Michigan adults found that one-quarter […]
Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage
Latest Prevention & Wellness News THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) There’s a severe blood shortage in the United States due to a recent surge in trauma cases, organ transplants and elective surgeries, the American Red Cross says. The Red Cross is appealing to Americans to roll up their sleeves and donate blood […]
How Safe Are Plant-Based ‘Fake Meats’? – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Nutrition, Food & Recipes News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, June 18, 2021 More and more Americans are seeking out healthier, greener and more ethical alternatives to meat, but are plant-based alternatives like the Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat truly nutritious substitutes? The answer is yes, according to new research funded […]
AHA News: Preterm Babies May Have Higher Stroke Risk as Young Adults
Latest Heart News THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 (American Heart Association News) Babies born prematurely may have significantly higher risk of stroke as young adults – and the earlier the birth, the greater the risk, suggests an extensive new study. Although people born prematurely have been shown to have higher risk of high blood […]
Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show
Latest Mental Health News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) Smoking pot appears to affect teens‘ brain development, altering it in ways that could diminish their reasoning, decision-making and memory skills as they age, a new study reports. Brain scans of about 800 teenagers found that those who […]
TB Outbreak May Be Linked to Bone Repair Product
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, June 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A tuberculosis outbreak that may be linked to a product used to repair bones is being investigated by U.S. health officials. More than 100 patients may have been infected after having spinal surgery or fracture repairs with a bone product contaminated with […]
Survivors’ Plasma Helps Blood Cancer Patients Battle COVID-19
Latest Coronavirus News FRIDAY, June 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) Giving COVID-19 survivors’ blood plasma to blood cancer patients hospitalized with COVID-19 significantly improves their chances of survival, a new study finds. “These results suggest that convalescent plasma may not only help COVID-19 patients with blood cancers whose immune systems are compromised, it may […]
Many ‘High-Risk’ Americans Unconcerned About Skin Cancer: Poll
Latest Cancer News FRIDAY, June 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) It’s long been known the sun’s rays can cause skin cancer. But a new poll shows that only about 30% of American adults say they’re concerned about developing skin cancer — even though nearly 70% have at least one risk factor for the disease. […]
U.S. to Spend $3.2 Billion to Help Develop Antiviral Pills for COVID
Latest Coronavirus News By Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters FRIDAY, June 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) After spending billions to speed the creation of COVID-19 vaccines, the United States said Thursday that it will now devote $3.2 billion to the development of antiviral pills that could stop the new coronavirus before it […]
FDA Advisory Panel Generally Pleased With Pulse Oximetry Clinical Trial Proposal
An FDA advisory committee gave generally high marks to the agency’s latest effort to improve the accuracy of pulse oximeters when used in darker-skinned patients, but raised questions about some of the FDA’s proposed premarket clinical trial guidance for pulse oximeter manufacturers. “I really applaud the efforts of the FDA to reduce disparate bias in […]