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06 Dec
U.S. Global Health Rankings Predicted to Drop as Life Expectancy Stalls
A new analysis of life expectancy, mortality and morbidity related to more than 350 diseases finds the U.S. is falling behind dozens of other countries in key health rankings.
05 Dec
Dark Chocolate May Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes, New Study Finds
People who eat 5 servings per week of dark chocolate have a significantly lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to researchers at Harvard.
04 Dec
Alone Time Important to Your Mental Health During the Holidays
Nearly half of Americans say they don’t get the alone time they need during the holidays, and more than half say it’s important to their mental health.
USDA Orders Testing of Milk Supply for Presence of Bird Flu Virus
Faced with rising cases of bird flu virus being detected in raw milk in California, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Friday announced it would mandate testing for the virus in milk nationwide.
The National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS) "builds on measures taken by USDA and federal and state partners since the outbreak of highly ...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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Many Women With Epilepsy Unaware of Seizure Meds' Risks to Pregnancy
Many women with epilepsy who are of childbearing age might not realize their anti-seizure drugs can raise the risk of birth defects or dampen the effectiveness of their birth control, a new study warns.
Likewise, some birth control methods can cause anti-seizure meds to be less effective, researchers reported Friday in a presentation at t...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 6, 2024
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Insurer Anthem Rescinds Anesthesia Policy Change After Backlash
After facing weeks of pushback, health insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield said Thursday it will not go ahead with a policy change that would have limited reimbursements for anesthesia during medical procedures.
If the proposed policy had taken effect, it would have only reimbursed doctors based on time limits set by the insurer.
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- December 6, 2024
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Analysis Predicts Big Drop for U.S. in Global Health Rankings
Americans are falling farther behind the rest of the developed world when it comes to health and life expectancy, a new study shows.
Life expectancy in the United States is expected to increase to 79.9 years in 2035 and 80.4 years by 2050, up from 78.3 years in 2022, researchers reported.
That sounds good, but it’s actually a m...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 6, 2024
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1 in 20 Pregnant U.S. Women Face Emotional, Physical Abuse
Pregnancy can be a trying time for women at best, but new research shows that 1 in every 20 pregnant American women also suffer physical, sexual or emotional abuse.
Abuse can take a toll on the mental and physical health of the mom-to-be and her baby, because it's strongly linked to "delayed prenatal care, depression and post-traumatic str...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- December 6, 2024
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New Therapy Helps Patients With Tough-to-Treat Bladder Cancers
There's new hope for people battling advanced bladder cancer who do not respond to first-line therapy, researchers report.
An experimental new drug with the unwieldy name of cretostimogene grenadenorepvec spurred complete remission of the cancer in three-quarters of patients who hadn't responded to an immune-focused treatment typically use...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- December 6, 2024
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Fruits, Veggies Can Help You Avoid Colon Cancer
Colon cancer is increasing at an alarming rate among young adults, but a new study says better eating habits could turn that trend around.
About 20% of diagnosed colon cancers occur in people aged 54 and younger, nearly double the rate seen three decades ago, according to the American Cancer Society.
But people can reduce their risk ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 6, 2024
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Stroke Survivors Face Much Higher Odds for Dementia
Stroke survivors have an 80% increased risk of dementia compared to people who’ve never suffered a stroke, a new study finds.
About 19% of people who’d had a stroke developed dementia during an average six-year follow-up, compared with just 13% of those with no stroke, researchers reported Dec. 4 in the journal Neurology
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 6, 2024
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Eating Ultra-processed Foods Could Add Fat to Your Thighs
Eating lots of ultra-processed foods appears linked to a buildup of fat in the thighs, which in turn raises a person's odds for arthritis in the knees, new research shows.
“In an adult population at risk for but without knee or hip osteoarthritis, consuming ultra-processed foods is linked to increased fat within the thigh muscles,&rd...
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- December 6, 2024
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U.S. Overdose Deaths Linked to Fentanyl May Be Declining
Deaths from fentanyl-linked drug overdoses have begun to decline in the United States, but the crisis is far from over and those numbers could easily rise again, a new government report shows.
About 70% of fatal drug overdoses recorded in 2023 involved fentanyl, the research showed. The number of these deaths dropped 7.8% nationwide in the...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- December 5, 2024
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Prenatal Blood Tests for Baby Are Spotting Cancers in Moms-to-Be
Could a prenatal blood test designed to find abnormalities in a fetus also detect hidden cancer in the mom-to-be?
A new study says yes: Scientists report they discovered cancer in nearly half (48%) of expecting mothers with abnormal results on the blood test, known as a prenatal cell-free DNA test.
The cancers included colon, breast,...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 5, 2024
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Weight Loss Brings Americans Big Health Care Savings
The advent of GLP-1 weight-loss medications such as Wegovy and Zepbound has spurred debate as to whether the drugs' cost should be covered by Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers.
Late last month, the Biden administration proposed that the drugs be covered by Medicare and Medicaid, a move that would have to be approved by the incoming ...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- December 5, 2024
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Prevention Outpaced Treatment Advances in Saving Lives From Major Cancers
“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” founding father Benjamin Franklin once said.
That’s definitely true of cancer, a new study has found.
Cancer prevention and screening has saved more people from five types of cancer during the past 45 years than advances in treatment, researchers report.
More ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 5, 2024
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California Farm Expands Raw Milk Recall After Bird Flu Virus Found in More Samples
A California dairy farm has expanded a recall of its raw milk and cream after state health officials discovered bird flu virus in more milk samples.
In a notice posted Tuesday, Fresno-based Raw Farm LLC said it has now recalled all whole milk and cream products with "use by" dates of Nov. 27 to Dec. 13.
Meanwhile, California health o...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- December 5, 2024
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Mystery Illness Kills Dozens in Congo
Health officials in the Democratic Republic of Congo are racing to try to identify the cause of a mysterious, flu-like illness that has sickened 376 people and left 79 dead in that country.
In a alert posted on the social media platform X on Tuesday, the Congo's Ministry of Public Health, Hygiene and Social Security said the origin of the ...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- December 5, 2024
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'Game of Roulette': Flying With Food Allergies Brings Stress, Danger
Holiday travel is always stressful, but particularly so for people with food allergies.
Airlines don’t always honor requests to protect the health of people with food allergies during flights, a new study published Dec. 5 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. found.
Many people with food allergies say that...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 5, 2024
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Dark Chocolate Could Help You Ward Off Type 2 Diabetes
The choice may be bittersweet, but the evidence is clear: New research shows that dark chocolate can lower a person’s risk of type 2 diabetes.
People who ate at least five servings of dark chocolate a week had a 21% lower risk of the blood sugar disease, researchers found. Further, the more dark chocolate a person ate, the better -- ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 5, 2024
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America's Rural Hospitals Are Shutting Down Maternity Wards
Hospitals across America are shuttering their obstetric units, and the issue is most acute for women served by rural hospitals, a new study finds.
By 2022, a majority (52%) of rural U.S. hospitals no longer had any maternity ward, compared to 36% of urban hospitals, according to a study from the University of Minnesota.
Study lead a...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- December 5, 2024
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Most Young People With Long COVID Recover Within 2 Years
Most children and teenagers can shake long COVID within a couple of a years, a new, reassuring study finds.
About 70% of children and teens diagnosed with long COVID recover from the disorder within 24 months of their initial infection, researchers reported Dec. 4 in the journal Nature Communications Medicine.
“Our fin...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 5, 2024
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