By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 -- Older adults are more easily distracted than younger folks, especially if they’re also physically exerting themselves, according to new research. “Our results suggest that older adults…
Almost All TikTok Videos About Vaping Promote It
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 -- TikTok content overwhelmingly promotes vaping, putting young users at potential risk of e-cigarette use, according to researchers in Australia. The popular social media platform's own policies…
Black, Hispanic Americans More Likely to Have PFAS…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>TUESDAY, May 16, 2023 -- Black and Hispanic communities in the United States are more often poor — and also more likely to have harmful levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances…
Head of National Cancer Institute to Run NIH
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, May 15, 2023 -- The U.S. National Institutes of Health could get a new leader in Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, the Boston cancer surgeon who's led the U.S. National Cancer Institute…
FDA Approves First Nonhormonal Drug, Veozah, to Ease…
By Physician’s Briefing Staff HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, May 15, 2023 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved the first nonhormonal medication aimed at easing menopause hot flashes. The new pill, called Veozah (fezolinetant),…
Biden Nominates Head of National Cancer Institute to…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, May 15, 2023 -- The U.S. National Institutes of Health could get a new leader in Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, the Boston cancer surgeon who's led the U.S. National Cancer Institute…
Looking for Inspiration? A Short Nap Might Help
By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, May 15, 2023 -- Lightbulb inventor Thomas Edison believed a little shuteye could boost his creativity. Contemporary scientists think the iconic innovator was on to something. But timing is key,…
A Gene Shielded One Man From Alzheimers for…
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>MONDAY, May 15, 2023 -- Researchers have discovered a genetic mutation that should actively protect people from Alzheimer’s, thanks to a man belonging to a Colombian family known to be susceptible…
American College of Physicians, April 27-29
By Beth Gilbert HealthDay Reporter>The annual meeting of the American College of Physicians was held April 27 to 29 in San Diego and attracted participants from around the world, including internists, adult medicine specialists, subspecialists,…
AHA News: Her Husband and Her Indomitable Spirit…
By American Heart Association News>MONDAY, May 15, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Cécile Boynton texted Mark, her husband of five months, that she was on her way home from work. They would then head…