Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 -- Most parents plan to have their kids vaccinated against influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), even as COVID-19 vaccine acceptance flags, a new…
Better Grades, Less Time on Phones: Poll Shows…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 -- More patience. Less time on phones. Healthier habits. Better grades.Parents and kids alike are making resolutions for the New Year, setting personal goals…
Your Child Has a Fever: When Is It…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Robin Foster HealthDay ReporterSATURDAY, Dec. 16 -- It's that time of year when your kids come home with sniffles and sore throats, but when should you worry if they have a…
New Melanoma Treatment Vaccine Shows Promise in Trial
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Robin Foster HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 -- A new melanoma vaccine has shown its mettle in battling the deadly skin cancer in a new trial.People with advanced melanomas who received…
FDA Seizes 1.5 Million Illegal Vaping Products, Including…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 -- Federal agents have seized more than 1.4 million illegal vaping products being smuggled into the United States from China.A three-day operation at Los…
Smoking Can Shrink Your Brain
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 -- Smoking shrinks the human brain, and once that brain mass is lost then it’s gone for good, a new study warns.Brain scans from…
One Way to Boost Mammogram Rates: Let Women…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 -- Allowing women to schedule their own mammography appointments increases the likelihood they’ll follow through on the screening, a new study reports.“Self-scheduling helps make…
Long Flu Joins Long COVID as New Diagnosis
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 -- “Long COVID” has become a well-known potential consequence of COVID infection, with symptoms that can last weeks, months or even years.Now it appears…
Stem Cell Therapy Boosts Quality of Life for…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 -- Patients with advanced heart failure can benefit from stem cell therapy, a large, new clinical trial has found.Injections of stem cells programmed to…
Couch Potato Kids Can Become Young Adults With…
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com.By Ernie Mundell HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, Dec. 15, 2023 -- Hours plunked down in front of the TV or staring at a phone screen in childhood could bring poor heart health decades later,…