Black MDs Shatter Stereotypes, Promote Diversity on Instagram
Mar. 4, 2022 — Many applaud social media for connecting the world with the touch of a button. Others cite the opportunity to grow businesses without heavy marketing costs. But for a group of Black doctors, social media marks the chance to celebrate the ability to narrow racial disparities in medicine. “You’re a young adult […]
Safe Weight Loss for Overweight Kids
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U.S. Traffic Deaths Rise to Highest Level Since 2007
THURSDAY, March 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Even though Americans drove less in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, close to 39,000 lives were lost on U.S. roadways in 2020 — the highest death toll since 2007, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports. Fatal collisions spiked almost 7% between 2019 and […]
Early Menopause May Raise a Woman’s Odds for Dementia
TUESDAY, March 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Women who enter menopause early may be more likely to develop dementia later in life, new research indicates. During menopause, production of the female sex hormone estrogen drops dramatically and a woman’s periods come to an end. While women typically enter menopause in their early 50s, many do […]
Non-COVID Highlights From Biden’s State of the Union Address
March 2, 2022 – Beyond COVID-19, President Joe Biden on Tuesday hit on several other health care priorities in his first State of the Union, including a warning that the administration would scrutinize private investor ownership of nursing homes and that Medicare was going to “set higher standards for nursing homes and make sure your […]
Parents of Trans Teen Sue Texas to Stop Investigations
March 1, 2022 The parents of a transgender teenager in Texas filed a lawsuit to stop state agencies from investigating reports of gender-transition procedures on children as cases of possible child abuse. The parents, identified as John and Jane Doe, and their child, identified as Mary Doe, say in the complaint that an investigator from […]
Aaron Rodgers’s Panchakarma ‘Cleanse’ Is a Dangerous Play
March 1, 2022 — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers recently made headlines when he said he finished a 12-day detoxification process that is said to cleanse the body from within. But experts warn that this process — known as a Panchakarma cleanse — can have dangerous consequences should fans follow in his footsteps. Registered […]
Why Losing Your Temper and Yelling at Your Kids Isn’t Cool
When Mary Wyatt was growing up, her mother yelled a lot. “My mother yelled at me for my behavior, grades, or even when she struggled with her own personal trials,” says Wyatt, a motivational coach and mother of two who lives in Chesterfield, VA. When Wyatt became a mother, she found herself repeating the pattern […]
Newly Diagnosed Diabetes in COVID Patients Often Temporary
MONDAY, Feb. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Newly diagnosed diabetes in many COVID-19 patients may be a temporary type triggered by COVID, according to a new study. Blood sugar levels returned to normal in about half of the newly diagnosed diabetes patients after they left the hospital, and only 8% required insulin […]
Sudden Reaction to a Food? It Could Be Adult-Onset Allergy
FRIDAY, Feb. 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — You bite into an apple and suddenly your mouth starts tingling. Or you eat shrimp for dinner and get hives. You’re not a kid and you’ve been able to eat these foods your whole life, so what’s going on? A number of conditions could be the cause, but […]