[ad_1] Latest Mental Health News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Jan. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) Some recreational pot shops are using tricks from the old playbooks of alcohol and tobacco companies to target underage users on social media, a new study reports. Despite state laws restricting such marketing, researchers found marijuana retailers […]

[ad_1] FRIDAY, Jan. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) Shortages of both supplies and workers are wreaking havoc on the efforts of COVID at-home test makers to deliver enough of the tests to Americans, even as the federal government pledges to provide 500 million free, at-home kits. Like many other businesses, test kit manufacturers “have too many […]

[ad_1] THURSDAY, Jan. 20, 2022 In another breakthrough for animal-to-human organ transplantation, U.S. researchers say they’ve transplanted two genetically modified pig kidneys into a living human. The recipient was Jim Parsons, 57, a brain-dead man on life support whose family agreed to allow the surgical team at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) to […]

[ad_1] FRIDAY, Jan. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) The risk of hospitalization for COVID-19 among older Americans is far higher for those who are unvaccinated than for those who are fully vaccinated and have had a booster shot, new government data shows. The differences were stark: In December, unvaccinated people 50 and older were 17 times […]

[ad_1] By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Jan. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) Having a child with type 1 diabetes can be a challenging health condition for parents to manage, but new research suggests an “artificial pancreas” system may beat standard treatment in controlling the blood sugar disease in young children. Forms of the technology — […]

[ad_1] THURSDAY, Jan. 20, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Make a list of the ABCs of heart health, from arrhythmia to Zumba classes, and you might not think to include a T – for thyroid. But the small gland that produces crucial hormones can have a big effect on the cardiovascular system. “Both an overactive […]

[ad_1] By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Jan. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) If the sound of a dental drill sends shivers up your spine, you’re likely in good company: Finnish researchers say that one of every two adults fear the dentist at least a little, while one in 10 are very afraid. But the researchers […]

[ad_1] THURSDAY, Jan. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) If you need more proof that a third shot of COVID vaccine is needed, new British research confirms that boosters can “neutralize” the virus’ Omicron variant. To arrive at that conclusion, they analyzed 620 blood samples from 364 health care workers and staff at the Francis Crick Institute […]

[ad_1] WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) Numerous COVID restrictions will be dropped in England because government experts believe the Omicron variant “has now peaked nationally,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Wednesday. As of Jan. 27, COVID-19 passes will no longer be needed to enter large-scale events and the use of face masks in […]

[ad_1] Latest Prevention & Wellness News By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) A seemingly endless wait in an emergency department can be taxing for many reasons, but new research suggests that long delays in being admitted to the hospital may even raise a patient’s risk of death within […]