Health Highlights: May 9, 2022

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Some health conditions greatly raise drowning risks. In a new Canadian study, about 1 in 3 adults and children over age 10 who drowned there between 2007 and 2016 had a chronic health condition. Read more

What’s the role of antibiotics in recurrent UTIs? Some women are plagued by one urinary tract infection after another. Now, a new study hints at a culprit: the antibiotics used to treat them. Read more

Obesity raises a woman’s odds for broken bones. In women over 40, a greater waist circumference (indicating more abdominal fat) was associated with an increased risk of a fracture, new research finds. Read more

Ohio State warns of deadly fake Adderall pills. Counterfeit Adderall pills contain the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl and are fueling increases in overdoses and hospitalizations in the area, the university said. Read more

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