It turns out that trees might be good medicine. How so? New research shows that having lots of trees in your neighborhood could improve your health and lower your medical costs. “It’s time to stop looking at trees simply as an amenity and start recognizing the essential services they provide,” said study author Ming Kuo,… read on > read on >
After a child shows up in the emergency room in the throes of an asthma attack, follow-up care is the best way to avoid another visit to the hospital down the road. But when researchers analyzed claims data on more than 90,000 asthma-related emergency department (ED) visits by children ages 3 to 21 in California,… read on > read on >
Correcting low blood sugar in infants reduces their risk of brain development problems later in life, new studies show. Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) is common in babies, affecting more than 1 in 6. Glucose (sugar) is the main source of energy for the brain, and untreated hypoglycemia in infancy can affect a child’s brain development… read on > read on >
Could an annual eye exam save your sight if you have diabetes? Most definitely, one vision expert says. “Diabetes is known to alter the health of the blood vessels in the retina and these vascular changes do not cause symptoms in the early stages,” explained Dr. Jeffrey Sundstrom, an ophthalmologist and retina specialist at Penn… read on > read on >
Newer sunscreens that can match your skin tone may encourage more people to use sunscreen, an expert says. “The lighter a person’s skin, the higher their risk for skin cancer,” said Dr. Henry Lim, former chair of dermatology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. “While people with darker skin have a lower risk for skin… read on > read on >
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in America, accounting for more than one in five deaths. Still, far too few women realize the danger. In fact, “Awareness of heart disease as the leading cause of death among women actually declined from 2009 to 2019,” Dr. Dipti Itchhaporia, president of the American… read on > read on >
Images of Ukrainians being carried on stretchers from bombed-out buildings, wounded and bleeding, are heartbreaking, but one American surgeons’ group is doing its part to help teach the war-torn country’s citizens how to halt life-threatening bleeds. When serious injury strikes, time is of the essence, experts from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) warn. But… read on > read on >
Researchers are working on a pill that might safely help people with early Alzheimer’s disease improve their thinking and memory skills and possibly even live independently longer. The new study was only designed to gather data on the experimental drug’s safety, but when 26 patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease took SAGE-718 daily for… read on > read on >
(HealthDay News) – Americans who use insulin to control their diabetes could soon save hundreds of dollars every year on the medicine, after the House passed a $35-a-month cap on insulin costs Thursday. The bill was passed by a 232-193 vote. It now has to pass the Senate with at least 10 Republican votes, though… read on > read on >
(HealthDay News) – A group of 36 volunteers have completed the first human challenge study of COVID-19, after being given the virus and then monitored to examine what happened to them after infection. Researchers from the Imperial College of London learned a great deal about the virus during the initial study period in March 2021… read on > read on >
