[ad_1] By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When teenagers feel good about themselves and their lives, it may also do their hearts good in…
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Study Pushes Back Smallpox Origins Another 2,000 Years
[ad_1] By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While the origins of smallpox have remained a mystery for centuries, researchers now believe that it dates…
Powering Down Cellphone Use in Middle Schools
[ad_1] January 11, 2023 – As vice principal of Pennsville Middle School in New Jersey, Adam J. Slusher knows he’s not always going to be Mr. Popularity. Part of a…
US Seniors Bearing Brunt of COVID Wave – Is Help Coming?
[ad_1] January 10, 2023 – It might appear that we’re back to some semblance of “normal” at this point in the COVID-19 pandemic. But many people remain at higher risk…
For Homeless People, Care Homes Offer a Safe Place to Die With Dignity
[ad_1] January 10, 2023 — Tashi Taliaferro doesn’t want anyone to die alone. Having worked for more than 30 years as a nurse — 12 of them as a hospice…
Swimmers Face a Little Known Danger: Fluid on the Lungs
[ad_1] By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The swimmer came to shore struggling to breathe and coughing up blood. A keen competitive long-distance swimmer…
Are You Using This Anti-Covid Secret Weapon?
[ad_1] January 9, 2023 – Jan. 9, 2023 — If you vowed to start exercising this year, here’s another incentive to help you stick to your guns: You could protect…
Flu Cases Fall, But Not Admissions and Deaths
[ad_1] Editor’s note: See cold and flu activity in your location with the WebMD tracker. January 9, 2023 – New cases of the flu in the United States continue to…
Younger Patients Are Getting More Joints Replaced
[ad_1] January 9, 2023 — When she was 12 years old, Daniela Banus de Veer fell from a balcony in her native Venezuela, shattering her femur. Following recovery from a…
What to Know About Newly Approved Alzheimer’s Drug
[ad_1] January 6, 2023 — The highly anticipated Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab was granted accelerated approval status this afternoon by the FDA, offering hope where there has been little for patients…