Buying back-to-school shoes should be more about the right fit than the right look — but with luck you can combine the two. Shoes play a big part in how kids’ feet function and should be selected with care, say orthopedists at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York. “When parents bring their… read on > read on >
Doctors who overprescribe antibiotics are often blamed for medication-resistant illnesses, but new research points to another potential culprit: air pollution. Controlling air pollution could reduce antibiotic resistance, greatly reducing deaths and economic costs, according to a new in-depth global analysis were published Aug. 7 in The Lancet Planetary Health.. “Antibiotic resistance and air pollution are… read on > read on >
Bringing a professional sports team to a new city often includes a big taxpayer-funded stadium subsidy, but new research shows that has a health downside: a spike in flu deaths. “Most, if not all, of the sports venues in the cities we studied received direct and/or indirect public financing,” said researcher Brad Humphreys, a professor… read on > read on >
The U.S. opioid abuse epidemic wages on, and overdose deaths continue to rise, yet just 1 in 5 people receives potentially lifesaving medication such as methadone, buprenorphine or naltrexone to treat their addiction, a new study finds. “These medications are effective for prescription opioids like hydrocodone [Vicodin] and oxycodone [OxyContin] and all those medications we… read on > read on >
MONDAY, Aug. 7, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Rekha Desai planned to play Legos and blocks with her 2-year-old grandson, Kaveh, as she watched him in his Atlanta home. But Rekha never arrived. Instead, the 73-year-old lay in a gurney thousands of feet in the air after having a stroke. A helicopter raced Rekha… read on > read on >
A new brain-zapping technology may help ease the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children without some of the side effects stimulant medications can cause, a small, preliminary study suggests. Marked by trouble concentrating, sitting still and/or controlling impulsive behaviors, ADHD affects about 5.3 million children, according to Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity… read on > read on >
Diagnosis of congenital heart defects while a baby is still in the womb offers opportunities for earlier corrective surgery. And that can mean better outcomes for an infant’s neurodevelopmental and physical health, new research shows. “For infants with critical disease especially, getting surgery a week earlier can make a big difference in the development of… read on > read on >
Black Americans diagnosed with a second primary cancer after their first one are more likely to die than their white peers. That’s the takeaway from a new study by the American Cancer Society (ACS). Specifically, it found that these Black patients have a 21% higher cancer-related death rate than their white counterparts. Death rates due… read on > read on >
Whether you got a tattoo on a whim or after much thought, that ink on your body is fairly permanent. Tattoo removal is possible, but it comes with risks, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which regulates tattoo ink and pigment, as well as the laser devices used to remove them. State and… read on > read on >
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new pill, called zuranolone, that may quickly ease severe postpartum depression and help millions of women regain their emotional equilibrium following childbirth. Taken as a pill once a day for two weeks, zuranolone (Zurzuvae) showed “rapid, significant and sustained” reductions in depressive symptoms when compared… read on > read on >
