- Big Health Care Disparities Persist Across the U.S., New Report Finds
- Teens Often Bullied Online About Their Weight: Study
- Work That Challenges Your Brain Helps You Stay Sharp With Age
- Urine Test Might Spot Head-and-Neck Cancers Early
- Many Seniors Are Overmedicated, But ChatGPT Might Prevent That
- Antipsychotics May Do Great Harm to People With Dementia: Report
- Two-Drug Combo Curbs Drinking for People Battling Severe Alcoholism
- Most Homeless Americans Are Battling Mental Illness
- FDA Recalls Heart Failure Devices Linked to Injuries and Deaths
- COVID Does Not Spur Asthma in Kids, Study Finds
Health Highlights: Aug. 8, 2022
Inflation has many Americans cutting back on health care. A poll conducted in June found 1 in 4 Americans (26%) have put off medical care or prescription purchases due to rising prices. Read more
Self-employed women are often healthier. A study of more than 4,600 working U.S. women found that those who were self-employed typically got more exercise and that seemed tied to lower rates of obesity and heart disease risk factors. Read more
Many teens are switching from vaping to nicotine-laden gum, candy. Such products were the second-most commonly used nicotine or tobacco items among more than 3,500 Southern California ninth- and tenth-graders surveyed last fall. Read more
Biden tests negative for COVID again. The president tested negative over the weekend after an initial case of the virus and a rebound of the infection. “He will safety return to public engagement and presidential travel,” said the president’s doctor, Kevin O’Connor. Read more
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