WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 -- If you’re one of the millions of people with a pacemaker or an implantable defibrillator to help control abnormal heart rhythms, certain health-tracking devices may do more harm than good. Smartwatches, rings or scales...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 -- You're 38 weeks pregnant and so uncomfortable you can barely move, so you ask your doctor if labor can be induced early. That's not necessarily a good idea, according to new research that found children born after...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 -- Stop buying or using Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Eye Ointment, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday. The over-the-counter product is made by the same company that makes eye drops that were recalled...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Meet the beet. Fans of "The Office" may know it as the mainstay of Schrute Farms. Others may have casually tossed them into conversation, remarking that someone has turned "beet red" from...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 -- For anyone struggling with a mental health issue who is looking for support coping with stress or managing complicated feelings, help is available. It’s called psychotherapy, and it might be the answer you’re...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 – Soon, the federal government will allow states to use Medicaid funds to treat prisoners for drug addiction and mental health services. In an announcement made during a visit to the Camden County Jail in New Jersey...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 -- Combining breathing exercises with gradual aerobic activity may benefit teens who are recovering slowly from a concussion. New research found that while the two therapies each offer benefits, together they led to even...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 -- A new study links obesity with 21 Alzheimer’s disease-related genes. This may help explain why Alzheimer’s is often more frequent among adults who experienced obesity in midlife, according to researchers at...
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 -- Could a quick-dissolving pill placed in the rectum prove to be an effective and safe “on-demand” way to prevent HIV infection among sexually active men and women? It might, new research indicates. The...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 – The mpox virus -- formerly known as monkeypox -- often causes severe illness and death in those with advanced HIV infection that is not under control, researchers report. What does that mean? All people diagnosed...
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 -- Even modest drinking can speed up the loss of brain cells and formation of the plaques that are a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, research in mice shows. These plaques are an accumulation of toxic...