By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 -- AI might not always be your most accurate source of health information, especially when it comes to cancer care, new research finds. Two new studies assessed…
Nearing Retirement, Americas Lower-Middle Class Faces Increasingly Bad…
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 -- The American middle-class squeeze has grown even worse in recent years, with many in the “forgotten middle” facing financial pressure and poor health as they near…
U.S. Kids’ HPV Vaccination Rate Has Stalled
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 -- For the first time in a decade, the rate at which American adolescents received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has not increased, new data show. Current…
Do Fish Oil Supplements Really Boost Your Health?
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 -- Stroll past the supplements in any drugstore and you’ll find broad claims about fish oil helping everything from heart and brain health, to joints, eyes and…
U.S. Wastewater Tests Spot Highly Mutated Variant of…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 -- Public health officials have detected the new BA.2.86 variant of COVID-19 in U.S. wastewater, giving rise to concerns about the highly mutated variant in the United…
AHA News: Her Heart Stopped During a Procedure…
By American Heart Association News>THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Holly Page was having a great day. She got her hair done, then enjoyed a long dinner catching up with friend Lisa…
Extreme Heat Taxes the Brain, and Some Face…
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 -- With 2023 predicted to be the hottest year on record, a new study is pointing to another potential consequence of heat waves: faster declines in older…
COVID Vaccine Boosters Crucial for Some Cancer Patients:…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 -- Cancer patients with immune systems weakened by treatment are among the groups most concerned about the continued spread of COVID-19 and the chance of the infection…
Dogs Can Tell When Youre Talking to Them,…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 -- Mothers use sing-song language to talk to their infants. Their dogs respond to it, too, according to a new study. Researchers in Hungary also found that…
What Is That Ice Cream-Induced Brain Freeze, Anyway?
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Aug. 24, 2023 -- Anyone who has quickly slurped up a milkshake or chomped on a snow cone knows the sharp, brief pain of "brain freeze." Its cause is a…