How to Make Your Staycation Feel Like a Getaway

You really want to get away. But high gas prices, inflation, rising COVID-19 cases, and canceled flights have you thinking that maybe this isn’t the best time to travel. But you really need a break. You probably know that vacations are good for your physical health, productivity, and mental well-being. Even looking forward to and…

Hair Loss, Impotence Join List of Long COVID Symptoms

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, July 25, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with long-haul COVID experience a wider set of symptoms than once thought, including hair loss and sexual dysfunction, British researchers report. An analysis of electronic health records for 2.4 million U.K. residents revealed that 12 weeks after their initial…

FDA to Take a Hard Look at Its Food, Tobacco Programs

By Cara Murez and Robin Foster HealthDay ReportersHealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will begin a comprehensive review of its food and tobacco programs amid a high-profile infant formula shortage and recent rulings on e-cigarettes. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf first announced the review on Tuesday, then…

Is Australia's COVID, Flu ‘Twindemic’ A Warning for the U.S.?

An alarming spike in COVID-19 and flu cases in Australia could put the U.S. on track for what health experts call a “twindemic” – a dangerous viral one-two punch in the months ahead. Source link

Keytruda Extends Survival for Women With an Aggressive Breast Cancer

By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adding the drug Keytruda to standard chemotherapy can extend the lives of some women with an aggressive form of breast cancer, a new study finds. The study involved women with advanced triple-negative breast cancer, a hard-to-treat form of the disease. Keytruda (pembrolizumab) is…

First U.S. Polio Case in Nearly a Decade Reported in New York

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New York health officials said Thursday that the first U.S. case of polio in nearly a decade has been confirmed in a young unvaccinated adult in Rockland County. “Based on what we know about this case, and polio in general, the [New…

Go Bananas for Female Heart Health

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It may sound bananas, but new research shows eating this potassium-rich food can improve heart health. Avocados and salmon also are high in potassium, helping counteract the negative effects of salt in the diet and lowering blood pressure, researchers said. Other potassium-rich…

Science Lags Behind for Kids with Long COVID

July 22, 2022 – Emma Sherman, a 13-year-old girl in Ascot, United Kingdom, woke up to a dizzying aura of blind spots and flashing lights in her field of vision. It was May 2020, and she also had crippling nausea and headaches. By August, her dizziness was so overwhelming, she couldn’t hold her head up,…

What Doctors Wish Patients Knew About Their Work

July 22, 2022 – What would doctors like patients to understand about the practice of medicine today? More than 200 U.S. doctors responded to a recent Medscape poll that aimed to find out just that. Read on for what primary care doctors and specialists say they wish their patients knew about their work. Patients Don’t…

Devices That Can Help You Get a Restful Night’s Sleep

By Robert Preidt HealthDay ReporterHealthDay Reporter SATURDAY, April 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’re thinking about getting a device to help you sleep better, an expert offers some advice. Sleep-tracking devices range from those that record how much you sleep to those that monitor your sleep stages, but it can be difficult to know…