- Gene Therapy Improves Vision in People With Inherited Blindness
- Parental Deaths to Guns, Drugs Harmed Nearly 100,000 U.S. Kids in 2020
- Money Worries Top Seniors’ List of Health-Related Concerns: Poll
- Scientists Developing Vaccine Against Present and Future COVID Viruses
- ERs Often Missing Epilepsy in Kids With ‘Non-Motor’ Seizures
- Parents of Infants With Cystic Fibrosis Often Feel Confused, Unsupported: Survey
- Avoid Some ‘Project Watson’ Dog Eye Wipes Due to Infection Danger
- New Test Might Alert Pregnant Women to Preeclampsia Danger
- Combo Therapy May Be Advance Against Liver Cancer
- How ‘Unruly’ Sports Parents Harm Their Kids’ Mental Health
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AHA News: Why Experts Say a Good Mood Can Lead to Good Health
THURSDAY, Feb. 25, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — It doesn’t take a scientist to understand that laughter feels good, while anger feels awful. But it does take one to explain why one of these feelings can...
- Posted February 25, 2021
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COVID Cases, Deaths Plummet in Nursing Homes After Vaccine Rollout
In a hopeful turnaround during a long pandemic, U.S. nursing homes that were once the epicenter of coronavirus infections are now seeing both cases and deaths fall steeply as the country’s vaccination rollout starts to take hold....
- Posted February 25, 2021
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Health Highlights: Feb. 25, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Makers Planning for Variants Pfizer and BioNTech say they plan to update their original COVID-19 vaccine and also test a third booster shot in order to prepare for the possibility that new coronavirus variants may...
- Posted February 25, 2021
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History of Mental Illness Tied to Earlier Onset of Alzheimer’s Disease
People with Alzheimer’s disease often have a history of depression or anxiety, which might mean an earlier emergence of memory and thinking problems, a preliminary study suggests. Researchers found that of 1,500 Alzheimer’s patients at their center,...
- Posted February 25, 2021
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Mental Illness Not a Factor in Most Mass Shootings
Contrary to what many believe, a new study finds that mental illness isn’t a factor in most mass shootings or other types of mass murder. “The findings from this potentially definitive study suggest that emphasis on serious...
- Posted February 25, 2021
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High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Affect Women’s Hearts Long Term
Pregnancy-related high blood pressure can lead to long-term heart risks, new research shows. Compared to those with normal blood pressure during pregnancy, women who developed blood pressure disorders such as preeclampsia and gestational hypertension had significant differences...
- Posted February 25, 2021
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Modern Medicine Unwraps Mystery of Ancient Mummy’s Death
Modern technology has unraveled an ancient mystery about the death of an Egyptian king. Computed tomography (CT) scans of the mummified remains of Pharaoh Seqenenre Taa II, the Brave, revealed new details about his head injuries not...
- Posted February 25, 2021
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Pandemic Is Adding to Teachers’ Stress, and Quit Rates
Stress is the No. 1 reason U.S. teachers left the profession before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new poll reveals. Nearly 1,000 former public school teachers were polled in December. Three-quarters said their job was often...
- Posted February 25, 2021
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Very Low COVID Infection Rate Among Dental Hygienists: Study
Dental hygienists have a low rate of COVID-19, even though their jobs are considered high-risk, a new study says. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) declared hygienists at high risk for COVID-19, so researchers decided...
- Posted February 25, 2021
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Dogs and Kids Are ‘In Sync,’ Study Shows
It is an image as heartwarming as any: Young children giggling as the family dog climbs all over them and licks their faces. But new research suggests the bond may be more than playful. “The great news...
- Posted February 25, 2021