Health News

Breast cancer and mammograms: 3 key questions women of all ages should ask before their scans
Mon, Oct 10th 2022 at 6:00 am
In this month of October, Awareness Month, here are key pieces of information, including why mammograms are a common breast ...
foxnews.com

CDC reports suicides up for young people: Developing community points the way out
Mon, Oct 10th 2022 at 5:48 am
We have work to do. The Centers for Disease Control and Preventions report on 2021 suicides quantify what many of us ...
thehill.com

Battling drug epidemic requires a broader strategy with these key investments | READER COMMENTARY
Mon, Oct 10th 2022 at 1:19 am
Meredith Cohn continues her insightful reporting on opioid and other drug overdoses in Maryland (Opioid-related deaths falling, but larger epidemic ...
baltimoresun.com

Time to wring 'medical gaslighting' out of how some patients are treated: Lee Kirksey
Sun, Oct 9th 2022 at 3:34 pm
On the part of medical providers and health care systems, a culture of empathic listening must be systematically embedded into ...
cleveland.com

Not a runner? Here's how you can start--and not get injured
Sun, Oct 9th 2022 at 3:20 pm
New to running? These tips and products, from Nike, New Balance, Lululemon and more, can get you ready to go ...
freep.com

Quality of heart surgery still a problem, as is hospitals' responses
Sun, Oct 9th 2022 at 11:40 am
As the author of reports in 1976 on a Boston surgical team's dismal mortality results, I heard from heart surgeons around ...
bostonglobe.com

How 'Brain on Fire' author Susannah Cahalan's memoir has helped save thousands of lives
Sun, Oct 9th 2022 at 2:20 am
Ten years after the publication of her memoir, Brain on Fire, former New York Post reporter Susannah Cahalans story is ...
nypost.com

Opinion: The good and bad news on RSV, the newest viral villain in America
Sun, Oct 9th 2022 at 12:41 am
In the past few weeks, a new viral villain has appeared across the US. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has inundated ...
cnn.com

Parents have very warm feelings toward other parents. Here's why that could be bad news for the child-free
Sat, Oct 8th 2022 at 7:49 pm
If parents prefer to associate with other parents, what does that mean for people who have decided against having kids?
stltoday.com

Panhandlers are given more money when they're well-dressed. What does this say about us?
Sat, Oct 8th 2022 at 7:34 pm
"Broadly, relying on charity to solve poverty is never going to work because these kinds of biases against those most ...
salon.com

How Medicare beneficiaries were duped by Rx reform
Sat, Oct 8th 2022 at 6:20 pm
The IRA takes money out of the pockets of Medicare beneficiaries and places it in the pockets of green energy ...
thehill.com

Is No Medical Exam Life Insurance Worth It?
Sat, Oct 8th 2022 at 5:21 pm
Life insurance with no medical exam can sometimes come at a high cost, but it may be worth buying for ...
fool.com

Jennifer-Ruth Green is a hero who had her sexual assault used against her for politics
Sat, Oct 8th 2022 at 4:19 pm
Jennifer-Ruth Green is a heroic Air Force veteran battling for a congressional seat after leak about her sexual assault. Why ...
foxnews.com

After COVID and monkeypox, it's time to rethink how U.S. responds to infectious diseases
Sat, Oct 8th 2022 at 3:20 pm
The COVID-19, monkeypox, and now Ebola responses have illustrated the urgent need to re-imagine the nations laboratory system.
usatoday.com

Guest column: Jackson decries Franciscan Health Hammond hospital closure plans
Sat, Oct 8th 2022 at 4:24 am
At the end of this year, the citizens of Hammond will no longer have a hospital and emergency department. I ...
chicagotribune.com

I'm Henry Cuellar: This is why I want Texas' vote in the midterm election
Fri, Oct 7th 2022 at 11:25 pm
I am in Congress to support you in pursuing the American dream. I will not stop fighting for you, and ...
foxnews.com

Why am I always tired if I get enough sleep?
Fri, Oct 7th 2022 at 11:09 pm
Are you always tired? You may sleep eight hours every night, but your sleep may not be efficient. Here's how ...
livescience.com

Community care not the answer for mentally ill people prone to violence | READER COMMENTARY
Fri, Oct 7th 2022 at 8:35 pm
The attack on Paul Pelosi another example of how authorities, whether in California or Maryland, do not provide appropriate inpatient ...
baltimoresun.com

Red flags in NJ's fight against addiction: A recovery expert speaks out
Thu, Oct 6th 2022 at 4:52 pm
But as our attorney general ponders prosecutions and lawmakers consider new policy, it helps to hear from those in the ...
nj.com

Exercise Later in the Day for Better Blood Glucose Control?
Wed, Oct 5th 2022 at 7:36 pm
Observational study finds moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in afternoon/evening was associated with up to 25% lower insulin resistance compared with evenly ...
medscape.com