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22 Nov
Young and Middle-Aged Adults at Higher Risk of Long COVID than Seniors
A new study finds younger and middle-aged adults suffer worse symptoms of Long COVID than people 65 and older.
21 Nov
Adding Just Minutes of Exercise to Your Daily Routine Could Help Prevent an Irregular Heartbeat
A new study finds increasing your physical activity by less than 10 minutes a day helps lower your risk of atrial fibrillation, the most common heart arrythmia.
20 Nov
Type 2 Diabetes Before 50 May Up Dementia Risk
A new study finds people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before the age of 50 are nearly twice as likely to develop dementia compared to those diagnosed at 70. Researchers say the link is especially strong in those with obesity.
Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter November 22, 2024
Bird Flu Virus in Canadian Teen Shows Mutations That Could Help It Spread Among Humans
In a development that health experts have warned might come, Canadian officials report that the bird flu virus isolated from a sick teen in Vancouver shows mutations that could help it spread more easily among humans.
At this point, there is no evidence that this particular mutated H5N1 virus has traveled beyond the one Canadian patient: A... Full Page
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Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter November 22, 2024
'10 Americas:' Health Disparities Mean Life Expectancy Varies Across U.S.
How long Americans can expect to live varies dramatically -- and the gap continues to widen.
A new report says health inequalities have, in essence, created 10 Americas.
These mutually exclusive populations are divided along familiar fault lines, including race, ethnicity, income and address.
While life expectancy rose in... Full Page
Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter November 22, 2024
Short-Term Hormone Therapy for Menopause Won't Harm Women's Brains
Four years of hormone replacement therapy to help women deal with menopausal symptoms causes no harm to the brain, even over the long term, new research shows.
"In the present study, approximately 10 years after 48 months of early menopausal therapy... the cognitive performance of women randomized to [hormone replacement therapy] did not d... Full Page
Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter November 22, 2024
Could a Vitamin Be Effective Treatment for COPD?
A daily dose of vitamin B3 reduced inflammation in the lungs of patients with COPD, Danish researchers report.
"This is significant, because inflammation can lead to reduced lung function in these patients," said researcher Morten Scheibye-Knudsen, of the University of Copenhagen.
Patients with COPD -- the full name of which is... Full Page
Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter November 22, 2024
Woman Receives World's First Robotic Double-Lung Transplant
A 57-year-old woman with COPD has received the world's first fully robotic double lung transplant.
The breakthrough surgery was performed in October at NYU Langone Health in New York City by Dr. Stephanie Chang. Just a month before, Chang performed a fully robotic single lung transplant — the nation's first.
"This latest innova... Full Page
Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter November 22, 2024
Flavored Vapes Behind Big Surge in U.S. E-Cigarette Sales
FRIDAY, Nov. 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — E-cigarettes flew off store shelves between 2019 and 2023, and 80% were in youth-friendly flavors like fruit, candy, mint and menthol.
In all, e-cigarette sales rose 47% over the period, according to a new report from the CDC Foundation and Truth Initiative that called on more states to restri... Full Page
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