Why Breast Density Matters
I thought I was doing everything right. I never missed my annual mammogram. I did self-exams, ate healthy, and had no known risk factors for breast cancer. Yet, one day I felt a lump. I wasn’t particularly worried. I had recently had a “normal” mammogram, which didn’t detect anything. Then I was sent for a […]
Pfizer Says Vaccine Booster Should Protect Against Omicron
[MUSIC PLAYING] SPEAKER: How does a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine work? COVID vaccines are now available. Some of the COVID-19 vaccines are mRNA vaccines, but what does this mean? mRNA vaccines are different from traditional vaccines. mRNA vaccines don’t expose you to any real virus instead, they’re made with messenger Ribonucleic Acid or mRNA. This is […]
Cataract Surgery Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — People who undergo surgery to treat cataracts may have a lower likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. Of more than 3,000 older adults with the eye disease, those who had surgery were about 30% less likely to be diagnosed with […]
We May Know Next Week if Omicron Evades Immunity
Dec. 7, 2021 — Studies are underway in test tubes and animals to determine whether the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus can slip past the immune protection of vaccination or a previous infection. Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said the results from tests of disabled and […]
Could Viagra Help Prevent Alzheimer’s?
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Dec. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Viagra, a drug long used to treat erectile dysfunction, may double as a potential weapon against Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. Looking at data on more than 7 million Americans, researchers found that those taking the drug were 69% less likely to […]
Canada Aims to End Ban on Blood Donations from Gay, Bisexual Men
Dec. 6, 2021 — The end of Canada’s ban on gay and bisexual men from donating blood based on sexual orientation alone may soon be history. Canadian Blood Services (CBS) plans to ask Health Canada to screen potential blood donors based on higher-risk sexual behaviors rather than on gender or sexuality. The approach is similar […]
What to Know About Health Insurance
Photo Credits: Audtakorn Sutarmjam / EyeEm / Getty Images Jose Luis Pelaez Inc / Getty Images Tom Werner / Getty Images SOURCES: Adria Gross, founder, MedWise Insurance Advocacy, New York. Anthony Martin, licensed insurance agent and CEO, Choice Mutual, Reno, NV. Calloway Cook, president, Illuminate Labs, Northampton, MA. Dena DiNardo, psychologist and marriage and […]
When Grief Doesn’t Go Away
Anne Murray Mozingo of York, ME, was a new mother, still nursing her 17-month-old son in the spring of 2000, when she woke one morning to find her husband, Bill, on the bathroom floor. He had died at 42 in the early morning hours from a brain aneurysm. Just like that, her best friend and […]
Black Americans Less Likely to Lose Hearing as They Age
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Dec. 3, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Older Black Americans are much more likely to have good hearing than white Americans, and the difference is especially notable among men, a new study shows. “We found that among males, non-Hispanic Black Americans have a prevalence of hearing loss that is similar to […]
Costs Block Prescription Access for Millions: Study
Dec. 3, 2021 — As Senate Democrats debate the Build Back Better Act, which includes measures that would lower prescription drug costs for consumers, a new Urban Institute study finds that 12.8 million adults delayed getting or didn’t get needed prescription drugs because of cost. The people who deferred or went without these prescription drugs […]