Babies born to women who are stressed out during pregnancy may be more likely to experience social, emotional and learning problems as they grow up, new research suggests. “Mom’s elevated psychological distress affects not just her, but her unborn baby’s brain development,” said study author Catherine Limperopoulos, chief and director of the Developing Brain Institute… read on > read on >
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning Americans to watch out for phony at-home, over-the-counter COVID-19 tests that look a lot like the real things. The counterfeit test kits may put you at risk of unknowingly spreading the disease or not seeking appropriate medical treatment, the agency cautions. The phonies “are made to look… read on > read on >
Are you over 40 and wonder what the magic amount of sleep every night might be? A new study arrives at an answer. It turns out that seven hours of sleep a night may be the ideal amount for keeping your brain in good health if you’re middle-aged or older. “Getting a good night’s sleep… read on > read on >
U.S. regions with weak gun laws face the highest hospital costs from gun injuries, with the South leading the way in injuries and fees, a new study says. Taxpayers cover nearly half of the cost of gun injuries nationwide, said researchers led by Dr. Sarabeth Spitzer, of the surgery department at Brigham and Women’s Hospital… read on > read on >
So-called “superspreaders” aren’t necessarily carelessly mixing with throngs of people. Instead, a new study finds, some people with COVID-19 infections shed the virus for just a few days, while others do so for up to nine days. “Based on that finding, we predict that those people who are shedding virus for more than a week… read on > read on >
Adults who suffer from asthma often need to take corticosteroids to open up their airways, but the medications may have an unintended side effect: New research shows the treatment, particularly when taken in pill form, raised the risk of patients becoming obese. “Oral corticosteroids are often given to asthma patients, particularly those who had a… read on > read on >
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — While a worker cleaned out the septic system at John Cathey’s house in Murray, Kentucky, John was down in the crawl space checking the pipes. When it came time to exit, he pushed his legs to scoot out. His left leg wouldn’t move. His wife, Paula,… read on > read on >
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Federal guidelines geared toward curbing the overprescription of opioids have modestly reduced their use after medical procedures to implant pacemakers and other heart devices, new research shows. But researchers say more needs to be done in the face of the nation’s continuing opioid crisis. “While we… read on > read on >
Occupational therapy or low-impact exercise might be the key to relieving long-haul COVID symptoms like extreme fatigue, breathlessness and brain fog, a pair of new studies from Ireland suggest. The studies reflect two different — in some ways, opposite — approaches to dealing with symptoms that tend to plague long COVID patients. One study taught… read on > read on >
Use of a high-tech radiation cancer treatment called proton beam therapy (PBT) has increased overall in the United States, but Black patients are getting it less often than white patients, two new studies show. Traditional radiation treatment is photon-based, but PBT uses protons to deliver high-energy beams more precisely to tumors and reduce damage to… read on > read on >
