Women, Take These Key Steps to Good Urological Health

• June 19, 2021
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Women who try to hold their pee during the day might want to rethink that strategy.

It's time to "get up and go," according to the Urology Care Foundation, which is encouraging women to be proactive about their urological health.

That, of course, means get up ...

Sickle Cell Plagues Many Black Americans, But There's Hope for Better Treatments

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 18, 2021
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It's been more than six months since Brandy Compton last landed in a hospital emergency room.

That's an amazing medical achievement, brought about by scientific breakthroughs that have been unfortunately overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic, experts say.

Compt...

AHA News: At 17, He Received a New Heart. By 23, He Began Transitioning.

• American Heart Association News
• June 18, 2021
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For most transgender people, starting hormone therapy requires a therapist's approval. As the recipient of a new heart, Maddox Jones also needed his transplant team's OK.

"It was a long and difficult process, because they weren't necessarily educated, nor do I think they...

U.S. to Spend $3.2 Billion to Help Develop Antiviral Pills for COVID

• Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters
• June 18, 2021
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After spending billions to speed the creation of COVID-19 vaccines, the United States said Thursday that it will now devote $3.2 billion to the development of antiviral pills that could stop the new coronavirus before it does its worst damage.

Along with "accelerating th...

Many 'High Priority' Patients Aren't Getting Put on Kidney Transplant Lists

• Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
• June 18, 2021
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FRIDAY, June 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans who stand to benefit most from a kidney transplant may be missing a key window of opportunity, a new study finds.

The study focused on kidney failure patients who would be expected to live many y...

'MIND' Diet Can Help Preserve Brain in People With MS

• Cara Murez
• June 18, 2021
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FRIDAY, June 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) – A diet designed to boost brain health appears to benefit people with multiple sclerosis (MS), new research suggests.

For the study, a team from Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City examined 185 people diagnos...

Could Fish Oil Supplements Help Fight Depression?

• Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
• June 18, 2021
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Fish oil supplements are often touted as good for your heart health, but a new study finds they may also help fight depression.

"Using a combination of laboratory and patient research, our study has provided exciting new insight into how omega-3 fatty acids bring about a...

Hospitals: One Reason COVID Is More Lethal for Black Americans

• Robert Preidt
• June 18, 2021
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Black COVID-19 patients in the United States are more likely to die than white patients, but there would be 10% fewer deaths among Black patients if they could get the same level of hospital care as white people, according to new research.

"Our study reveals that Black ...

Dads of 'Preemie' Babies Can Be Hit by Depression

• Robert Preidt
• June 18, 2021
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Postpartum depression strikes fathers of premature babies more often than previously thought, and it can linger longer in fathers than in mothers, a new study finds.

The researchers screened for depression in 431 parents of premature infants in a neonatal intensive car...

Survivors' Plasma Helps Blood Cancer Patients Battle COVID-19

• Robert Preidt
• June 18, 2021
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Giving COVID-19 survivors' blood plasma to blood cancer patients hospitalized with COVID-19 significantly improves their chances of survival, a new study finds.

"These results suggest that convalescent plasma may not only help COVID-19 patients with blood cancers whose i...

Many 'High-Risk' Americans Unconcerned About Skin Cancer: Poll

• Cara Murez
• June 18, 2021
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It's long been known the sun's rays can cause skin cancer.

But a new poll shows that only about 30% of American adults say they're concerned about developing skin cancer — even though nearly 70% have at least one risk factor for the disease.

The American Academy ...

Pfizer, Moderna Vaccines Do No Harm to Male Fertility: Study

• Robert Preidt
• June 17, 2021
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The Pfizer and Moderna COVID vaccines pose no threat to male fertility, a finding experts hope will prompt more men to get vaccinated.

Researchers noted that the original clinical trials of the two mRNA vaccines didn't assess how they might affect fertility.

"Vacci...

Pot Use May Change the Teenage Brain, MRIs Show

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 17, 2021
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Smoking pot appears to affect teens' brain development, altering it in ways that could diminish their reasoning, decision-making and memory skills as they age, a new study reports.

Brain scans of about 800 teenagers found that those who started smoking pot tended to have...

Hand Sanitizer Vapors Can Cause Nausea, Dizziness

• Robert Preidt
• June 17, 2021
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The coronavirus pandemic has had an unexpected side effect -- a wave of bad reactions to alcohol-based hand sanitizers.

Vapors from the products can cause headache, nausea and dizziness, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which advises consumers to use ...

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Challenge to Affordable Care Act

• Ernie Mundell
• June 17, 2021
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The landmark Affordable Care Act, which has expanded health care coverage to tens of millions of Americans, has withstood a third challenge before the U.S. Supreme Court.

In a 7-2 decision, a majority of justices ruled on Thursday that plaintiffs involved in the case did...

Red Cross Warns of Severe Blood Shortage

• Robert Preidt
• June 17, 2021
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There's a severe blood shortage in the United States due to a recent surge in trauma cases, organ transplants and elective surgeries, the American Red Cross says.

The Red Cross is appealing to Americans to roll up their sleeves and donate blood immediately.

"Our te...

How Healthy Are the New Plant-Based 'Fake Meats'?

• Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
• June 17, 2021
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More and more Americans are seeking out healthier, greener and more ethical alternatives to meat, but are plant-based alternatives like the Impossible Burger and Beyond Meat truly nutritious substitutes?

The answer is yes, according to new research funded by the U.S. Nat...

AHA News: Preterm Babies May Have Higher Stroke Risk as Young Adults

• American Heart Association News
• June 17, 2021
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Babies born prematurely may have significantly higher risk of stroke as young adults – and the earlier the birth, the greater the risk, suggests an extensive new study.

Although people born prematurely have been shown to have higher risk of high blood pressure and oth...

Animal Study Offers Hope for a Better Herpes Treatment

• Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
• June 17, 2021
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Aiming to deliver a one-two punch to the herpes virus, animal research on an experimental drug found it tackled active infections and reduced or eliminated the risk of future outbreaks.

Existing treatments, such as Zovirax, Valtrex or Famvir, are o...

$10,000: What New Parents Might Pay for Childbirth, Even With Insurance

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• June 17, 2021
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Having a baby is expensive. The cost of diapers, a crib, a car seat and all the other infant necessities can really add up, and now a new study shows that having a child comes with its own hefty hospital price tag for many U.S. families.

About one in six families in the ...