Kidneys’ Resilience May Depend on Your Gender, Study Finds
Latest Digestion News MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) Men and women have different experiences with declining kidney function as they age, so researchers set out to try to figure out what was happening. What they knew was that more women have chronic kidney disease (CKD), while more men develop kidney failure, a seeming contradiction. […]
Cheap, Same-Day Test Could Help Spot Miscarriage Risk
Latest Pregnancy News THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) A new and inexpensive same-day test could help pregnant women learn if their developing fetus has genetic problems that increase their risk of miscarriage. The Short-read Transpore Rapid Karyotyping (STORK) test can detect extra or missing chromosomes using samples collected from standard prenatal tests like amniocentesis […]
FDA Issues Warning to Maker of Illegal Nicotine Gummies
Latest Mental Health News FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday warned a maker of nicotine gummies to stop marketing what is an illegal product. In what is a first-of-its-kind warning, the agency said it considers these gummies particularly concerning because they resemble candy and can cause […]
CDC Investigating E. coli Outbreak in Ohio, Michigan – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 U.S. health officials said Wednesday that they are investigating an outbreak of E. coli that has infected 29 people in Michigan and Ohio. The outbreak has led to nine hospitalizations but no deaths, and investigators have not yet found a food source responsible for sickening people. They […]
Brain-Eating Amoeba From River May Have Caused Child’s Death – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 – The death of a child in Nebraska was likely caused by an infection with a “brain-eating amoeba” that occurred after the child swam in a local river, state health officials announced this week. In a news release, officials said it was the first such death ever […]
Pious Parasites: Medieval Monks Battled Nasty Gut Germs
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) Medieval monks were much more wormy than average folks, a new archaeological analysis has revealed. Those living in medieval Cambridge were nearly twice as likely to be infected by intestinal parasites as city dwellers, researchers found. Even though Augustinian friars had access to advanced sanitation […]
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Latest Arthritis News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) Researchers may have found a new way to help ease the pain of knee replacement surgery: infusing morphine directly into the shin bone. The findings come from a recent study of 48 patients undergoing total knee replacement. The investigators found that […]
CDC Investigating E. coli Outbreak in Ohio, Michigan – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 U.S. health officials said Wednesday that they are investigating an outbreak of E. coli that has infected 29 people in Michigan and Ohio. The outbreak has led to nine hospitalizations but no deaths, and investigators have not yet found a food source responsible for sickening people. They […]
AHA News: New Report Details What to Know About Cardiovascular Disease Symptoms
Latest Heart News By American Heart Association News HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Symptoms of cardiovascular problems run the gamut. Some – like chest pain during a heart attack or a droopy face during a stroke – are sudden and severe, while others last years with varying intensity. Factors such […]
Too Few Psychiatric Beds: Psychiatrists’ Group Takes Aim at Ongoing Crisis
Latest Mental Health News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) Amid a stark shortage of psychiatric beds that only worsened for millions suffering from mental illnesses during the pandemic, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) is rolling out a new model that can help communities determine exactly how many beds they […]