By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, March 30, 2023 -- Assessing heart roundness may be a new way to diagnose cardiovascular conditions, new research suggests. While doctors now use measures like heart chamber size and systolic…
Death Gap Widens Between United States & Europe
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, March 30, 2023 -- The United States has more excess deaths than high-income European countries, a divide that widened during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study. Excess deaths…
FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Naloxone Nasal Spray for…
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the over-the-counter use of a nasal spray that can reverse an opioid overdose. Research has shown that…
Nerve Pulse Therapy May Help Ease Sciatica
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 -- People suffering from sciatica gain lasting relief from a procedure that uses a fine needle to heat nerve roots near the spine, a new clinical trial…
WHO Experts Say Healthy Kids, Teens May Not…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 -- New advice from the World Health Organization (WHO) says healthy children and teens may not need additional COVID-19 shots, though they may need to catch up…
Could COVID in Pregnancy Raise Odds for Obese…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 -- The consequences of COVID-19 during pregnancy are still unfolding, but a new study delivers sobering news: Prenatal exposure to the virus may be linked to childhood…
FDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Nasal Spray for Opioid…
By Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the over-the-counter use of a nasal spray that can reverse an opioid overdose. Research has shown that…
AHA News: Missouri Man Turns Heart Disease Diagnosis…
By American Heart Association News>WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Don Young already had been through an excruciating ordeal with throat cancer that included removal of his larynx, multiple hospitalizations and a…
Missed Getting Your Steps Today? Youre Still on…
By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 -- For those who want to get active but feel that joining a gym or exercising on a daily basis is a bridge too far, new research…
Scientists Get Closer to Understanding Hidden HIV
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, March 29, 2023 -- Researchers are closing in on another immune system “hideout” that HIV uses to persist in the human body for years. A subset of white blood cells…