FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 -- Can treating hearing loss lower your chances of developing dementia down the road? Maybe, claims new research that found that folks who are experiencing hearing loss and don’t use a hearing aid may have a higher risk...
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 -- The Biden administration filed an emergency application on Friday that asks the U.S. Supreme Court to pause parts of a recent federal ruling that limit the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone. On Wednesday, a...
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 -- U.S. prison inmates may be severely undertreated for common chronic health conditions, such as asthma, type 2 diabetes, HIV and mental illness, new research suggests. While researchers lacked complete inmate data, they...
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 -- Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a bill that bans abortions in that state after six weeks, with exemptions only given up to 15 weeks for rape, incest and the life and health of the pregnant woman. The new law...
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 -- Long periods of immobility can put people at risk of dangerous blood clots — yet hibernating bears lie around for months without any problem. Now scientists think they've figured out why. The researchers hope the...
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Marcia Trenholm doesn't need a scientific study to understand why volunteering is good for her. Two days a week, the retired insurance company auditor gives her time to the University of...
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 -- Sometimes cancer, and the treatments meant to eradicate it, can damage the heart and blood vessels. Now, a new analysis finds that damage may be much more likely if the patient is Black. Black patients had 71% higher odds...
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 -- Early-career doctors were more likely to make mistakes when they had long work weeks or extended shifts, new research reveals. Their patients were also more likely to experience adverse events as a result, according to the...
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 -- During the pandemic, nearly 100,000 U.S. registered nurses called it quits, a new survey shows. Why? A combination of stress, burnout and retirements created a perfect storm for the exodus. Even worse, another 610,000...
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 -- Cutting-edge AI technologies that can detect subtle changes in a person’s voice may help doctors diagnose Alzheimer’s disease and other cognitive impairments even before other symptoms begin. In a new study, researchers...
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 -- Cases of the mosquito-borne illness dengue are typically seen in the tropics, but with the changing climate that may be changing. Doctors from the United Kingdom and France are scheduled to present a case study at a meeting...