If you need another reason to eat healthy, new research suggests that eating lots of packaged snacks and other ultra-processed foods could increase your risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Ultra-processed foods also include packaged baked goods, fizzy drinks, sugary cereals, ready-to-eat meals with food additives, and reconstituted meat and fish items. These products often… read on > read on >
Here’s some reassuring news for parents: Most heart problems in children with a rare inflammatory condition triggered by COVID-19 infection resolve within a few months, a new study finds. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) causes inflammation throughout the body, and many patients develop a range of non-respiratory symptoms such as abdominal pain, skin rashes,… read on > read on >
Opioid addiction treatment has become more widely available to Medicaid recipients under the Affordable Care Act, but Black patients are much less likely than white patients to get that treatment, a new study finds. “Opioid use disorder can be treated, just like any other disease, but treatment is most successful when the patient has regular,… read on > read on >
More than half of students surveyed on a college campus in the heart of America’s meat-producing belt have tried a plant-based alternative. “Among the 1,400 students surveyed, we found about 55% had tried a plant-based alternative to meat,” said lead author Elizabeth Davitt of the College of Human Sciences at Iowa State University. “Individuals who… read on > read on >
Modern, flexible boots may be just as good as old-school plaster casts when it comes to treating broken ankles, new research suggests. Often related to sports, traffic accidents or falls, broken ankles can be simple breaks in one bone or more complicated fractures that involve several bones, according to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.… read on > read on >
WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — At 13, Leilani Graham was running on the treadmill in her garage when she suddenly collapsed. Her mother, who was supposed to be gone, heard a bizarre moaning sound coming from the garage and rushed to find her daughter unconscious. She immediately called 911. At the… read on > read on >
As many as two of every five Americans who’ve died from COVID-19 were suffering from diabetes, making the chronic disease one of the highest-risk conditions during the pandemic, an expert says. About 40% of deaths from COVID-19 in the United States were among diabetics, a “really quite sobering” statistic that should prompt people with the… read on > read on >
New coronavirus infections are once again climbing in the United States, driven by the highly contagious Delta variant, lingering vaccine resistance and Fourth of July celebrations. Over the past three weeks, new cases per day have doubled, with data from Johns Hopkins showing that confirmed infections climbed to an average of about 23,600 a day… read on > read on >
Ten days after surgery to remove half of his colon, Pope Francis has been discharged from a Rome hospital. The Associated Press reported that a car carrying Francis, 84, left Rome’s Gemelli Polytechnic hospital and traveled to the Vatican on Wednesday morning. After being diagnosed with diverticular stenosis, a severe narrowing of the large intestine,… read on > read on >
President Joe Biden plans to nominate Dr. Rahul Gupta as the head of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Gupta led the Biden transition team for that office, was the former health commissioner of West Virginia, and is chief medical and health officer for the March of Dimes, CNN reported. If confirmed… read on > read on >
