• Millions of Americans Missed Vital Cancer Screenings in Pandemic’s 2nd Year

    FRIDAY, Feb. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Cancer screening rates were down again during 2021, the second year of the pandemic. The number of women having cervical cancer screening dropped 4.4 million in 2021 compared to 2019,...

    • Posted February 24, 2023
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  • Health Highlights: Feb. 24, 2023​

    Aidan’s tough journey: Breathing easier with a rewired heart. Doctors have given a toddler a new lease on life after he was born with a series of complex, life-threatening birth defects. Read more Scientists grow electrodes in...

    • Posted February 24, 2023
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  • Noninvasive Ultrasound Brain Treatment Might Help Slow Parkinson’s

    A noninvasive treatment that heats specific areas of brain tissue may ease movement symptoms in some people with Parkinson’s disease, a clinical trial has found. The study tested the effects of an incision-free procedure called focused ultrasound...

    • Posted February 23, 2023
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  • Getting a Good Night’s Sleep Can Add Years to Your Life

    Getting good sleep may have long-term benefits — even extending your life span, a new study suggests. Researchers found that young people with better sleep habits were incrementally less likely to die early. About 8% of deaths...

    • Posted February 23, 2023
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  • Emergency Contraception: Types, Side Effects & More

    Confused about emergency contraception? The experts have you covered. Here’s a breakdown of what emergency contraception is, the different types that are available, the side effects you may experience, and how emergency contraception works. Plus, you’ll find...

    • Posted February 23, 2023
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  • AHA News: While Home Recovering From COVID-19, She Saved Her Husband’s Life

    THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — One day last July, Mike Button settled into his home office, ready to start catching up on the backlog of things that had accumulated over his latest prolonged...

    • Posted February 23, 2023
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  • Almost Two-Thirds of U.S. Doctors, Nurses Feel Burnt Out at Work: Poll

    America’s health care workforce is under unprecedented strain, and leaders of the medical profession are scrambling to shore up doctors and nurses who are burning out in record numbers. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of a nationwide group of...

    • Posted February 23, 2023
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  • Could High Laxative Usage Raise the Odds for Dementia?

    Taking laxatives regularly to ease constipation may up your chances of developing dementia down the road, a new study suggests. This risk is even higher among folks who use multiple types of laxatives or osmotic laxatives, which...

    • Posted February 23, 2023
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  • Heart Risks Rise in People With Long COVID

    Having the lingering symptoms known as long COVID after a COVID-19 infection more than doubles the risk of developing new heart symptoms, according to new research. “COVID-19 is more than a simple respiratory disease — it is...

    • Posted February 23, 2023
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  • Heart Attack Deaths Fell for Americans Over Past 20 Years

    The United States saw a significant decline in the overall rate of heart attack-related deaths over the past 20 years, and the gap in the rate of heart attack deaths between white people and Black people narrowed...

    • Posted February 23, 2023
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