THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 -- When people undergo surgery for broken arms or legs, they are often injected with prescription blood thinners to reduce their risk of developing potentially life-threatening blood clots in their lungs and legs. But a...
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 -- It doesn’t matter which water pill you’re prescribed to treat your heart failure, because new trial data shows that one works as well as the other. Two diuretics widely used to treat heart failure, furosemide and...
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 -- B vitamins. These powerhouse nutrients help your cells function at their best, protect your brain and heart, support your immune system and can even improve your mood and energy levels. This critical class of vitamins...
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Women and men born with simple or moderate heart defects who choose to have children are no more likely than others to experience infertility as adults, a study in Denmark suggests. The...
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 -- As numerous U.S. states move to restrict transgender health care, a new study shows that such care can substantially improve teenagers' mental health. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, followed...
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 -- In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in June 2022, access to surgical abortion became increasingly restricted in several states, pushing many women to pursue medication abortions. But...
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 -- Hospital emergency codes are used to swiftly alert staff to something requiring a quick response, but a recent study suggests many health care workers can't accurately identify them. To learn more, researchers focused on...
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 -- By the time they're teenagers, babies born prematurely may be getting poorer school grades than their non-preemie peers. Researchers found that babies born before 34 weeks of pregnancy had lower scores on math and language...
Hormonal therapies are boosting the mental health of trans youth. A new study found hormonal therapy dampened anxiety and depression for many trans teens. It also boosted life satisfaction. Read more She used pills to medically abort -- but had a...
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 -- Some college athletes take longer to recover from a concussion, but a new study offers them some good news. They may still be able to return to play -- after one extra month of recovery, researchers report Jan. 18 in the...
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 -- A recent study suggests that Parkinson's disease, in which parts of the brain are progressively damaged over many years, may actually start in the gut. Nearly 30% of the gut bacteria in patients with Parkinson's disease...