Faced with growing reports of inaccurate clinical lab tests, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced that it will for the first time regulate these vital diagnostic tools. Many Americans might have assumed that the FDA already had oversight of all medical tests; it does not. However, FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf said… read on > read on >
Planning for your long-term financial future doesn’t just make good economic sense — it could also save your life. People in both the United States and the United Kingdom have a higher risk of dying prematurely if they aren’t engaged in long-term financial planning, according to a report published online Sept. 27 in PLOS One.… read on > read on >
The life-threatening infection sepsis was more common than once thought among COVID-19 patients early in the pandemic. Massachusetts researchers linked SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, to about 1 in 6 sepsis cases at five Boston hospitals during the pandemic’s first 2-1/2 years. Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital said their findings suggest health care… read on > read on >
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Despite reports of trouble last week where some people may have been denied insurance coverage while seeking COVID shots at pharmacies, the Biden administration said Thursday those issues have been ironed out. That issue is “largely, if not completely,” resolved after U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Secretary… read on > read on >
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) – When pregnant women get a COVID vaccine, it helps protect their newborns from the virus, a new government study shows. “These findings indicate that maternal vaccination during pregnancy could help prevent COVID-19–related hospitalization in infants too young to be vaccinated,” researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control… read on > read on >
While guidelines for cancer screening have begun factoring in life expectancy, a new poll shows a majority of older adults disagree with age cutoffs based on how long a person is expected to live. The University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging queried more than 2,500 adults aged 50 to 80 by phone and… read on > read on >
New parents bringing home their bundle of joy often carry something else with them as they leave the hospital: medical debt. That’s according to new research from Michigan Medicine that found postpartum women are more likely to have medical debt than those who are pregnant. The researchers studied this by evaluating collections among a statewide,… read on > read on >
Megan Thee Stallion is urging you to check on your friends. The rapper, whose offstage name is Megan Pete, is part of a new public service announcement called Seize the Awkward, a national campaign to encourage young people to talk to friends about mental health. “It’s important that we regularly check in on our friends… read on > read on >
Exposure to air pollution, even for just a short time, drives up your risk of having a stroke over the next few days, new research warns. That conclusion stems from a review of 110 studies conducted across Asia, Europe and the Americas. Depending on the specific nature of the pollutant in question, stroke risk rose… read on > read on >
A new study suggests there may be a link between job loss and miscarriage or stillbirth. The risk of miscarriage or stillbirth doubled after a pregnant woman or her partner lost a job, European researchers found. Their study was published Sept. 28 in the journal Human Reproduction. “Further research would need to be carried out… read on > read on >
