- Think Your Opinion Must Be Right? Science Reveals Why You May Be Wrong
- A Robot Finger Might Someday Take Your Pulse, Check for Tumors
- Six-Week Abortion Bans: More Than a Third of Women Don’t Know They Are Pregnant by 6 Weeks
- Loneliness Raises Odds for Dementia by 31%
- Could Lingering Infection Be Causing Long COVID?
- MS Might Raise a Person’s Odds for Cancer
- Seniors, You’re Never Too Old to Quit Smoking, Study Finds
- Crohn’s, Colitis Care Take Big Financial Toll on Patients
- Boys Treated With Gene Therapy for Rare Brain Disease Doing Well 6 Years Later
- Florida Hospitals Brace for Hurricane Milton’s Arrival
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Public Lives of Americans Put on Hold as Coronavirus Cases Top 1,700
(HealthDay News) — The public lives of Americans came to a halt on Thursday, as the coronavirus pandemic prompted officials across the country to close, cancel or postpone any event or activity that might foster the spread...
- Posted March 13, 2020
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Health Highlights: March 13, 2020
Australian Politician With Coronavirus Had Close Contact With White House Officials New Coronavirus Has Long Survival Times in Air and on Surfaces Princess Cruises Pauses Operations in Midst of Coronavirus Pandemic Enoki Mushrooms From Korea Linked to Deadly U.S. Listeria...
- Posted March 13, 2020
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Suicidal Thoughts Among Young Kids Higher Than Believed
Suicidal thoughts have haunted nearly one of every 10 pre-teens in the United States, a new study reveals. About 8.4% of children aged 9 or 10 said they’d temporarily or regularly harbored thoughts of suicide, researchers report....
- Posted March 13, 2020
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Vaping Videos Soaring on YouTube
YouTube is awash in misleading videos touting the safety of tobacco and vaping, a new study finds. Researchers found that from 2013 to 2019, views of smoking-themed YouTube videos dramatically increased, particularly those with instructions on vaping....
- Posted March 12, 2020
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Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall in U.S., Report Says
U.S. death rates from cancer continued falling from 2001 to 2017 — dropping an average 1.5% a year, a new report shows. The annual decline was slightly larger among men (1.8%) than women (1.4%), according to the...
- Posted March 12, 2020
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Trump Bans Travel From Most of Europe as WHO Declares Coronavirus a Pandemic
(HealthDay News) — Hoping to curtail the spread of coronavirus to the United States, travel from most of Europe will be banned for 30 days, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday night. The ban would apply only to...
- Posted March 12, 2020
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Health Highlights: March 12, 2020
Tom Hanks and Wife Have Coronavirus NBA Suspends Season After Player Tests Positive for Coronavirus Health Benefits of Cycle Commuting Outweigh Injury Risk: Study
- Posted March 12, 2020
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Getting on With Your Life in the Age of Coronavirus
As coronavirus continues to spread across America, people in some areas are quarantined. Conferences, sporting events and travel plans are being called off, while hand sanitizer and toilet paper is flying off the shelves. Short of finding...
- Posted March 12, 2020
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When Chronic Pain Leads to Depression in Kids
Chronic pain can keep kids from being social and active, leading to anxiety and depression, a child psychiatrist says. Unfortunately, this can turn into a vicious cycle — worsening depression and anxiety can also worsen pain perception....
- Posted March 11, 2020
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AA Still Best to Beat Problem Drinking, Review Finds
For people who want to stop drinking, the world’s oldest alcohol support group is still the best way, a new review concludes. In an analysis of 27 studies, researchers found that Alcoholics Anonymous was typically more effective...
- Posted March 11, 2020