WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 -- Millions of Americans swear they’re suffering the symptoms of long-haul COVID, but are greeted with eye rolls because they never were formally diagnosed with COVID-19. Their claims need to be taken more seriously...
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 -- Young people have high levels of distress about climate change, and a new study argues that their anguish could be key to fighting it. “People of all ages are being affected by the climate crisis. Young people in...
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 -- It's long been known that obesity is tied to increased cancer risk, but can weight loss after bariatric surgery help lower a person's odds for the disease? The surgeries have now been around long enough for researchers to...
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 -- The number of Americans undergoing gender-affirming surgery is on the rise, new research reveals, almost tripling between 2016 and 2019 alone. During that period, more than 48,000 patients -- about half of them between 19...
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Patricia Guevara enjoys doing things with her 5-year-old daughter, Miranda, especially painting and drawing and taking an occasional walk in the park. After a promotora, or community...
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- As a Japanese American girl growing up in Irvine, California, Marisa Hamamoto felt like an outsider in her predominantly white community. Her schoolmates picked on her because she looked...
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 -- Many people with Lou Gehrig’s disease, also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), first start to lose the ability to move their arms and legs. That's not Pat Bennett. She can move just fine. She can still dress...
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 -- An international research team has achieved the first complete sequencing of the human Y chromosome, which is closely linked to male development. This is the last of the human chromosomes to be fully sequenced, an effort...
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 -- Millions of Americans who experience major depression will suffer a relapse, but a new study suggests that learning to focus on the positive, rather than the negatives in everyday life, might help reduce those...
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 -- Tainted eye drops are back in the news, with federal regulators warning consumers not to use certain eye drops because of contamination concerns. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday advised people to avoid...
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 -- Children need to get up off the sofa and move more, according to a new study that linked childhood sitting time with heart damage in young adulthood. That was true even when the adult's blood pressure and weight were...
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 -- When astronauts travel to space, the experience depletes their red blood cells and bone, according to a new study. Fortunately, it appears their bodies can eventually replenish them after they’ve returned to Earth,...
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 -- Eye tests are an important way to catch potential eye-related issues in children, but more than two-thirds of kids in the United States are not receiving them at their checkups. Those with Medicaid and other public health...
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 -- One source of lead exposure in children may surprise you. It’s secondhand smoke, according to a Texas A&M University study. “Further research will likely paint a clearer picture of this exposure route, especially...