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20 Oct
Teenagers Are Quitting HS Sports Due to Body Image Concerns Driven by Social Media
More teens are quitting HS sports saying they don’t look right for the sports based on what they see in the media and social media, according to a new study.
19 Oct
COVID-19 Linked to Increased Risk of Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a Rare but Serious Autoimmune Disorder, New Study Finds
In a new study, participants recently infected with COVID-19 were six times more likely to develop Guillain-Barré syndrome, where the immune system attacks the nerves.
18 Oct
Adult ADHD Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia
A new study finds adults with ADHD are nearly 3 times more likely to develop dementia compared to those without the condition.
Gene Therapy Improves Vision in People With Inherited Blindness
An injectable gene therapy caused measurable improvements in vision among a small group of people with inherited blindness, an early-stage clinical trial says.
Researchers recruited 14 people with Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA), a rare genetic condition that causes babies to lose some or all of their sight from birth.
Eleven of the...
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Parental Deaths to Guns, Drugs Harmed Nearly 100,000 U.S. Kids in 2020
Nearly 100,000 U.S. children lost a parent in 2020 to gun violence or drug overdose, a three-fold rise since 1999, according to a new study.
Overall, these two causes made up nearly a quarter (23%) of parental losses in 2020, almost double the level cited in 1999, according to a team who reported its findings May 4 in the Journal of th...
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Money Worries Top Seniors' List of Health-Related Concerns: Poll
Worries over health-related costs are plaguing the minds of older Americans of all backgrounds, a new poll suggests.
Five of the six health-related issues that most people found very concerning had to do with health care costs, according to results from the University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging.
And the sixth is...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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Scientists Developing Vaccine Against Present and Future COVID Viruses
Scientists are busy working on a vaccine that might fight strains of the COVID virus SARS-CoV-2 that haven't even emerged yet.
The effort from a British team at the University of Cambridge is already showing promise in mouse studies. Of course, mouse studies don't always pan out in humans, but study first author Rory Hills is optimistic.
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ERs Often Missing Epilepsy in Kids With 'Non-Motor' Seizures
MONDAY, May 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Two-thirds of kids who suffer a subtle type of epileptic seizure go undiagnosed when they seek emergency room treatment, new research shows.
“We do not know how many people are walking around with seizures that they are unaware of, and we are unaware of," said researcher Jacqueline French, a profe...
- Lori Saxena HealthDay Reporter
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Parents of Infants With Cystic Fibrosis Often Feel Confused, Unsupported: Survey
Parents of newborns diagnosed with cystic fibrosis often are confused about both the disease and their next steps, a new national survey has found.
In fact, about half of new parents don’t even know that newborns are routinely screened for the genetic disorder, the poll found.
This confusion can lead to a delay in treatment that wi...
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