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For Teens, Weight-Loss Surgery May Not Bring Emotional Gains
THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Following weight-loss surgery, teens may see some aspects of their health improve, but overall...
More Americans to Be Evacuated From China; 12th Coronavirus Case Reported
THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — More Americans are expected to be evacuated from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in...
Do Young Adults Really ‘Age Out’ of Heavy Drinking?
THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — During the late teens and early 20s, young people may booze it up a lot, but they eventually...
CRISPR Gene Editing Creates ‘Designer’ Immune Cells That Fight Cancer
THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In a first, scientists have used gene-editing technology to create “designer” immune system...
Workers With Cluster Headaches Take Twice as Many Sick Days
THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — People afflicted with cluster headaches miss work twice as often as colleagues without the...
2 in 3 Women Unhappy With Their Breast Size. Could That Harm Their Health?
THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Most women won’t be surprised by this finding: Less than one-third of women worldwide are...
Budding Altruists? Tots Give Up Food to Help Others, Study Finds
THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Schools may strive to teach kids that sharing is caring, but a new study suggests that altruism...
9/11 Study Shows PTSD Tied to Earlier Death
THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Survivors of the 2001 terrorist attack on New York City’s World Trade Center who developed PTSD...
Nurses May Need Suicide-Prevention Screening
THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Nurses are at elevated risk for suicide, but the issue gets little attention, researchers...
AHA News: How a Happy Relationship Can Help Your Health
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Eighties rocker Huey Lewis was right: The power of love is a curious thing,...
New Gene Study Unravels Cancer’s Secrets
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Cancer is a genetically driven disease, and a mother lode of new genetic data on dozens of...
Health Risks Persist for Young Cancer Survivors
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Teen and young adult cancer survivors are nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized as those...
Healthy Habits Can Slide After Starting Heart Medications
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Some people let healthy habits fall by the wayside after they start medications for high...
Is Vaping a Scourge on Your Skin?
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Burns on the face, arms and hands that require skin grafts. Acne boils and ugly rashes. Black...
Young-Onset Parkinson’s May Start in the Womb, New Research Suggests
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — People who develop Parkinson’s disease at a younger age (before age 50) may have...
U.S. Evacuates More Americans From City at Center of China’s Coronavirus Outbreak
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — About 350 Americans who were evacuated Tuesday from the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak...
Veterans’ Tough Veneer May Influence PTSD Severity
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Traits relating to traditional masculinity — such as self-reliance and stoicism — are...
Health Highlights: Feb. 5, 2020
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: WHO Seeks $675 Million for...
Wide Variations Found in ‘Normal’ Resting Heart Rate
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A “normal” resting heart rate can vary significantly among individuals, a new study finds....
Many Seniors Think They See Better Than They Actually Do
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 5, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Many older people could improve their vision by getting glasses or a new prescription, a new...
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