• Heart Troubles Ease Over Time in Kids With MIS-C

    Here’s some reassuring news for parents: Most heart problems in children with a rare inflammatory condition triggered by COVID-19 infection resolve within a few months, a new study finds. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) causes inflammation...

    • Posted July 15, 2021
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  • More Americans Gaining Access to Opioid Addiction Treatment, But Race Matters

    Opioid addiction treatment has become more widely available to Medicaid recipients under the Affordable Care Act, but Black patients are much less likely than white patients to get that treatment, a new study finds. “Opioid use disorder...

    • Posted July 15, 2021
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  • Many College Students Are Trying Out the New ‘Fake Meats’

    More than half of students surveyed on a college campus in the heart of America’s meat-producing belt have tried a plant-based alternative. “Among the 1,400 students surveyed, we found about 55% had tried a plant-based alternative to...

    • Posted July 15, 2021
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  • HealthDay Now: Insulin Access

    As the American Diabetes Association celebrated the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin, HealthDay spoke to to Dr. Robert Gabbay, chief scientific and medical officer of the group. Dr. Gabbay shared his thoughts on how to...

    • Posted July 15, 2021
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  • Busted Ankle? What’s Better, a Cast or Brace?

    Modern, flexible boots may be just as good as old-school plaster casts when it comes to treating broken ankles, new research suggests. Often related to sports, traffic accidents or falls, broken ankles can be simple breaks in...

    • Posted July 14, 2021
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  • Alcohol Tied to 740,000 Cancer Cases Worldwide in 2020

    Let’s not toast to this: Alcohol was linked with 740,000 new cancer cases globally in 2020, representing 4% of all newly diagnosed cases that year, researchers say. “Trends suggest that although there is a decrease in alcohol...

    • Posted July 14, 2021
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  • AHA News: Genetic Problem Led to a Heart Transplant at 24. Her New Heart Has a Genetic Problem, Too.

    WEDNESDAY, July 14, 2021 (American Heart Association News) — At 13, Leilani Graham was running on the treadmill in her garage when she suddenly collapsed. Her mother, who was supposed to be gone, heard a bizarre moaning...

    • Posted July 14, 2021
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  • U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths Jumped Nearly 30% During Pandemic

    As America went into lockdown and treatment centers closed their doors, drug overdose deaths in the United States jumped by nearly a third last year, new data show. The estimated 93,331 drug overdose deaths recorded during 2020...

    • Posted July 14, 2021
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  • Health Highlights: July 14, 2021

    Here’s some of HealthDay’s top stories for Wednesday, July 14: U.S. drug overdose deaths jumped nearly 30% during pandemic. As stressors rose and treatment got tougher to get during the pandemic, fatal drug overdoses surged among Americans...

    • Posted July 14, 2021
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  • Americans With Diabetes Were Hit Hard by COVID Pandemic

    As many as two of every five Americans who’ve died from COVID-19 were suffering from diabetes, making the chronic disease one of the highest-risk conditions during the pandemic, an expert says. About 40% of deaths from COVID-19...

    • Posted July 14, 2021
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