By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 -- Some children who have a common form of eczema should also be tested for allergic reactions because they may have a second allergic-type eczema, a new…
Brains of Patients With Post-Op Delirium Could Be…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 -- Delirium is common after older patients have surgery and can cause serious complications and distress, but its cause has been a mystery. New research has found…
Childbirth Can Leave New Parents in Serious Medical…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 -- New parents bringing home their bundle of joy often carry something else with them as they leave the hospital: medical debt. That's according to new research…
Most Older Americans Object to Cancer Screening Cutoffs…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 -- While guidelines for cancer screening have begun factoring in life expectancy, a new poll shows a majority of older adults disagree with age cutoffs based on…
New Antibiotic, Ceftobiprole, Could Help Fight Resistant Staph…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- New research shows that an antibiotic effective for bacterial pneumonia also appears to fight treatment-resistant staph infections. The drug is ceftobiprole. It appeared successful in fighting…
FDA Panel Says No to Experimental ALS Drug,…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 – An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday voted resoundingly against recommending, NurOwn, a stem cell-based experimental treatment for ALS. Although the…
Megan Thee Stallion Urges Fans to Check on…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- Megan Thee Stallion is urging you to check on your friends. The rapper, whose offstage name is Megan Pete, is part of a new public service…
Biden Administration Gives Funding Boost to Help Curb…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- The Biden administration is allocating $232.2 million in grants to help stem suicides and improve behavioral health care for at-risk groups. Suicide is happening at an…
Oregon Decriminalized Possession of Small Amounts of Drugs.…
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- Critics of a law that decriminalized drug possession in Oregon have blamed the policy for rising overdose deaths in the state, but a new study finds…
Health Issue Has Bruce Springsteen Postponing Shows for…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>THURSDAY, Sept. 28, 2023 -- Rock star Bruce Springsteen announced Wednesday that he has postponed all of his remaining shows this year as he deals with peptic ulcer disease. Springsteen said…