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19 Feb
Minority Women Are Less Likely to Receive Prompt Follow-Up Testing After a Suspicious Mammogram
A new study finds women of color are less likely to receive same-day diagnostic imaging or biopsies after an abnormal mammogram finding.
18 Feb
A Good Night’s Sleep Is a Powerful Weapon During Cold and Flu Season
A sleep specialist from the Cleveland Clinic explains why sleep is important to boosting your immunity while common respiratory illnesses surge in the U.S.
17 Feb
Juicing May Harm Your Gut Health in Just 3 Days, Study Finds
A new study finds juice cleanses may increase inflammation-linked bacteria in the gut and mouth.
Scientists Have New Theory About Record Heat
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 19, 2025 (HealthDay News) — You aren't imagining it: The cloud cover isn't what it used to be, and scientists say it is helping fuel Earth's hottest temperatures on record.
Global temperatures clocked in at roughly 1.5 degrees Celsius above predindustrial averages in both 2023 and 2024.
While climate exper...
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Trump Administration Reverses Plan to End Free COVID Test Program
The Trump administration changed course on Tuesday, deciding to keep the government's free COVID test program running, just minutes before the website, COVIDtests.gov, was set to shut down.
Earlier that day, The Washington Post reported that officials were preparing to end the program and possibly destroy tens of millions of unuse...
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
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Denied by Insurance? Why Fighting Back Sometimes Works
After three years, $40,000 in medical bills and five insurance denials, April and Justin Beck finally won their battle to get life-changing treatment for their 9-year-old daughter, Emily.
Emily, once an energetic kindergartner in Georgia, began experiencing severe behavior issues after battling COVID in 2021.
Known for her love of re...
- India Edwards HealthDay Reporter
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Women Of Color Receive Slower Response To A Bad Mammogram
Women of color are less likely to receive prompt follow-up testing after abnormal mammogram results, a new study has found.
Minority women are less likely than white women to receive a same-day advanced imaging or biopsy after an abnormal mammogram, even though they have similar access to those services, researchers reported.
Black w...
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Docs Don't Track Pregnancy Complications That Threaten Long-Term Health
Women who develop a complication like diabetes or high blood pressure during pregnancy are at higher risk of stroke or heart disease in the years after delivery.
Unfortunately, their doctors aren’t taking this health risk seriously enough, a new study suggests.
Fewer than 1 in 5 women (17%) diagnosed with gestational diabetes o...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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Blood Test Could Guide Better Diet For Irritable Bowel Syndrome
A blood test can help people with irritable bowel syndrome cut out specific trigger foods most likely to worsen their condition, a new study suggests.
About 60% of IBS patients who followed a diet guided by the results of the blood test wound up suffering less stomach pain, researchers reported recently in the journal Gastroenterology<...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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Arthritis Sufferers Don't Get The Mental Health Support They Need, Study Says
People with inflammatory arthritis run a substantially increased risk for mood disorders like depression and anxiety.
But these mental health concerns aren’t being adequately addressed by doctors, a new study suggests.
Arthritis patients are about as likely to receive either medication or therapy for a mood disorder as people w...
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Drug Can Stave Off Organ Damage From Lupus
Lupus can do irreversible harm to a person’s organs, damaging the lungs, kidneys, heart, liver and other vital organs through inflammation.
But a newer lupus drug appears to protect patients from much of this organ damage, a new study suggests.
Anifrolumab (brand name Saphnelo) reduced the risk of long-term organ damage progres...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- February 19, 2025
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Unhealthy Eating Linked To Female Incontinence
A junk-food lifestyle might contribute to embarrassing little leaks in middle-aged women, a new study suggests.
Women who often munch fast food or packaged eats appear more likely to develop urinary incontinence, researchers recently reported in the journal Women’s Health.
Frequently eating either processed or fast foo...
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Student Athletes Don't Know How To Fuel With Food, Study Says
High school athletes often hit the field improperly fueled for the competition ahead, because they haven’t been taught important basics of nutrition, a new study says.
In surveys, teen athletes revealed a dramatic lack of knowledge about nutrition facts that could help them compete harder and recover better, researchers reported rece...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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