- Tea and Coffee May Help Protect You From Some Cancers
- Too Much Acetaminophen Could Harm Seniors’ Health
- Last Year’s Platinum-Based Drugs Shortage Didn’t Raise Cancer Deaths, Study Found
- Autism Tops List of Worldwide Youth Health Issues
- Dancing Helps People With Parkinson’s In More Ways Than One
- Flu Cases Start to Surge as Americans Prepare for Holiday Gatherings
- GLP-1 Zepbound Is Approved As First Drug For Sleep Apnea
- Feeling Appreciated by Partner is Critical for Caregiver’s Mental Health
- Chatbot “Brains” May Slow with Age
- More of America’s Pets Are Overdosing on Stray Coke, Meth
Health Highlights: Jan. 13, 2022
Opioid addiction rising sharply among older Americans. Opioid misuse doesn’t discriminate by age — and rates have risen steadily among adults aged 55 and up over the past 20 years, new research shows. Read more
More COVID hospitalizations seen among kids too young for vaccine. The rate for children younger than 5 grew substantially last week, while the same rate for children between the ages of 5 and 17 remained relatively stable, sparking concern. Read more
White House may offer ‘high-quality’ masks to Americans. The program is being weighed by the Biden administration as a way to help slow the spread of the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Read more
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