By Kirstie Ganobsik HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, March 10, 2023 -- When work, parenting and a packed social schedule leave you little time for shut-eye, you might think that getting by on just six hours of sleep…
Clocks Spring Forward on Sunday: Helping Your Kids…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>SATURDAY, March 11, 2023 -- The annual shift to daylight saving time is a challenge for many parents, whose children may struggle with the change. A pediatrics sleep medicine expert offers…
Got a Mold Allergy? Heres How to Tell
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, March 10, 2023 -- About 1,000 species of mold exist and -- as allergy sufferers likely know -- they're everywhere. Even if you have a mold allergy, it's possible to…
Spring Forward: A Good Time to Check Batteries…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, March 10, 2023 -- When you turn your clock forward for the start of daylight saving time, take time for some potentially life-saving safety checks. “When moving your clocks forward,…
Falls Can Be More Dangerous for Older Men…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, March 10, 2023 -- While older women are treated for falls more often than elderly males, men are more likely to sustain skull fractures when they topple over, new research…
Health Highlights: March 10, 2023
News Consumer News Health Highlights: March 10, 2023 By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter>Poll finds many Americans worried about health care understaffing. Almost 3 out of 4 people who needed health care in the past six…
New York City Rats Can Carry COVID Virus
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, March 10, 2023 -- Rats can become infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a new study that found many rodents in New York City's sewer system and…
Do C-Section Babies Miss Out on Moms Helpful…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, March 10, 2023 -- New evidence finds that babies born by cesarean section may not miss out on essential microbes. Though these newborns receive less of their mother’s gut microbiome…
Morning-After Antibiotics May Help Curb STDs
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, March 10, 2023 – A common antibiotic taken shortly after sex by folks in high-risk groups may help stem the spread of some sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Using doxycycline about…
Poll Finds More Americans Worried About Health Care…
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, March 10, 2023 -- A growing number of Americans are feeling the effects of the health care staffing crisis in the United States, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll has revealed. Health…