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By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) You have almost certainly seen the pleas while scrolling through social media: Called crowdfunding, folks try to raise money to pay for their sick loved one’s mounting medical bills. But new research shows these grassroots campaigns rarely raise enough money to make a difference. […]

FRIDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) Medicare will soon provide up to eight free COVID rapid tests a month to seniors enrolled in the government health insurance program, the Biden administration announced Thursday. The new policy for the over-the-counter tests will take effect in early spring. The at-home tests will be available at pharmacies and […]

By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) If the pandemic taught the world nothing else, it’s that viruses can mutate, potentially giving rise to new and more harmful variants. Now, new research reveals that’s exactly what has happened with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Called VB (for virulent subtype B), […]

FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) Before your eyes become glued to the Super Bowl or the Winter Olympics, make sure your TV and furniture are anchored to the wall to protect little ones from potentially deadly tip-overs. Between 2018 and 2020, an average of 22,500 Americans a year required emergency department treatment for tip-over […]

FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) Most health care workers at a large U.S. hospital who initially refused COVID-19 vaccines eventually went and got their shots, new research reveals. “This study found health care workers’ attitudes about COVID-19 vaccination could change in a very short period of time,” said lead study author Charlesnika Evans. She […]

FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) Your sense of smell may not be as good as that of your ancestors. A new study that tested volunteers’ perceptions of various smells — including underarm odor — adds to growing evidence that people’s sense of smell is declining, little by little. “Genome-wide scans identified novel genetic variants […]

FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 Your heart and brain may often seem at odds, but they have more in common than you think. A new study shows that a heart attack can lead to faster mental decline over the years. “We need to realize that what’s going on in the heart and brain are related,” said […]

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) Many Americans are bone-weary following two straight years of pandemic stress, and a new HealthDay/Harris Poll shows that sleeplessness is only part of the problem. One-third of poll participants said they feel more tired now than they did before March 2020, the start of […]