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09 Dec
One Source of Sugar Is Especially Bad for Your Heart, New Study Finds
Researchers compare the impact of three classes of sugar on cardiovascular disease and find sugar-sweetened beverages may do the most harm.
06 Dec
U.S. Global Health Rankings Predicted to Drop as Life Expectancy Stalls
A new analysis of life expectancy, mortality and morbidity related to more than 350 diseases finds the U.S. is falling behind dozens of other countries in key health rankings.
05 Dec
Dark Chocolate May Help Prevent Type 2 Diabetes, New Study Finds
People who eat 5 servings per week of dark chocolate have a significantly lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to researchers at Harvard.
Wildfire Smoke Is Choking America's Cities -- Is Yours on the List?
Heavy smoke from wildfires more frequently chokes the skies over the Western United States, but cities farther to the east are no longer being spared, new research shows.
Canada’s unusually intense 2023 wildfire season smothered American cities as far off as Baltimore and New York City, according to research presented Tuesday at the ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 10, 2024
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Group of Nobel Laureates Press Senate to Reject Kennedy's Nomination
Robert Kennedy Jr. should not be confirmed to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, over 75 Nobel laureates urged Monday.
In a letter published by the New York Times, the esteemed scientists took issue with Kennedy's lack of experience and controversial stands.
"In addition to his lack of credentials or rele...
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
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- December 10, 2024
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GLP-1 Meds May Lower Clot Risk in People With Diabetes
People with diabetes who are taking GLP-1 meds such as Ozempic or Mounjaro may be getting an added bonus: Reductions in their odds for a dangerous blood clot, new research finds.
The study found that folks with diabetes who were using the drugs lowered their odds for a form of clot called venous thromboembolism (VTE) by 20%, compared to pe...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- December 10, 2024
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1 in 6 U.S. Adults With Asthma Can't Afford Meds
Over 3 million Americans with asthma can't afford to take their medications as prescribed, a new poll estimates.
In total, about 1 in 6 folks with asthma are struggling to cover the costs of inhalers and other medications, according to survey results published Dec. 9 in the journal Thorax.
The findings are troubling because ...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- December 10, 2024
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Teens, Booze and E-Scooters: A Rising Threat as Injuries Crowd ERs
Inebriated e-scooter and e-bike users, many of them teens, are increasingly showing up in the nation's emergency rooms, new research shows.
Overall, rates of injuries from these "micromobility" devices have tripled in recent years -- from close to 23,000 in 2019 to nearly 66,000 by 2022, the new study found.
Alcohol use was a factor ...
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
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- December 10, 2024
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1 in 3 Older Americans Say They Feel Lonely, Poll Finds
If you are middle-aged or older, you may often feel lonely and isolated as you deal with the strains of daily life.
Now, a new survey suggests you are far from alone: More than one-third of middle-aged and senior Americans feel that way.
The good news? That means that loneliness and isolation has mostly returned to pre-pandemic rate...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 9, 2024
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