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Health Mental Health Issues a Prime Driver of Deaths for New Moms: Study

Mental Health Issues a Prime Driver of Deaths for ...

Vidcon   Feb 26, 2024  0

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 -- Data from dozens of studies supports the notion that mental health crises are a big factor behind rising...

Health Women Working in Health Care Face Burnout at Higher Rates Than Men

Women Working in Health Care Face Burnout at Highe...

Vidcon   Feb 26, 2024  0

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 -- Women working in health care endure significantly more stress and burnout compared to their male co-work...

Health Junk Food Ups Colon Cancer Risk, But Most Americans Don't Know It

Junk Food Ups Colon Cancer Risk, But Most American...

Vidcon   Feb 26, 2024  0

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 -- Junk food increases people’s risk of colon cancer, as well as alcohol, lack of exercise and obesity.Unfo...

Health New Drug Could Be Big Advance Against Rare Blood Cancer

New Drug Could Be Big Advance Against Rare Blood C...

Vidcon   Feb 26, 2024  0

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 -- Polycythemia vera is a rare form of blood cancer with few good treatment options, but that may soon chan...

Health Treating Crohn's Sooner, More Aggressively Greatly Improves Outcomes: Study

Treating Crohn's Sooner, More Aggressively Greatly...

Vidcon   Feb 26, 2024  0

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 -- In a finding that suggests sooner is better than later, a new trial shows that giving advanced treatment...

Health Faulty Pulse Oximeters Could Worsen Heart Failure in Black Patients

Faulty Pulse Oximeters Could Worsen Heart Failure ...

Vidcon   Feb 26, 2024  0

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 -- Pulse oximeters, devices that measure your blood's oxygen levels, are known to work less accurately in B...

Health Hormone Replacement Therapy Could Ease Depression Around Menopause

Hormone Replacement Therapy Could Ease Depression ...

Vidcon   Feb 26, 2024  0

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 -- Hormone replacement therapy might help women avoid depression as they go through menopause, a new study ...

Health Earbuds, Headphones a Rising Threat to Kids Hearing

Earbuds, Headphones a Rising Threat to Kids Hearin...

Vidcon   Feb 26, 2024  0

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 -- Many younger children could be permanently damaging their hearing by blasting loud music on their earbud...

Health Women Over 60: Here's How Many Daily Steps You Need to Avoid Heart Failure

Women Over 60: Here's How Many Daily Steps You Nee...

Vidcon   Feb 26, 2024  0

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 -- Women might need a lot fewer daily steps to lower their risk of heart failure than they think, a new stu...

Health Asthma Drug Xolair Guards Against Severe Reactions in People With Food Allergies

Asthma Drug Xolair Guards Against Severe Reactions...

Vidcon   Feb 26, 2024  0

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 -- The asthma medication Xolair has proved its prowess against food allergies, with new research showing th...

Health Amy Schumer Reveals Cushing's Syndrome Diagnosis

Amy Schumer Reveals Cushing's Syndrome Diagnosis

Vidcon   Feb 26, 2024  0

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 -- Comedian Amy Schumer has disclosed that she has been diagnosed with Cushing's syndrome, a condition that...

Health Emergency Calls by Youth Rose After States Decriminalized 'Magic Mushroom' Drug

Emergency Calls by Youth Rose After States Decrimi...

Vidcon   Feb 26, 2024  0

MONDAY, Feb. 26, 2024 -- U.S. poison center calls related to psilocybin “magic mushrooms” among youth skyrocketed after U.S. citi...

Health Parents Scrambling After Asthma Inhaler Flovent Removed From Market

Parents Scrambling After Asthma Inhaler Flovent Re...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- A popular asthma inhaler was discontinued on Jan. 1, and the business move has left families scramblin...

Health Healthy Living Can Prevent Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Healthy Living Can Prevent Irritable Bowel Syndrom...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- Folks who follow a healthy lifestyle are less likely to wind up with a case of irritable bowel syndrom...

Health Out-of-Pocket Costs Are Tough on Americans With Diabetes

Out-of-Pocket Costs Are Tough on Americans With Di...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- People with diabetes have to spend a ton of money to stay healthy, a new study reports. Total and out-...

Health Which Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence Is Best for You?

Which Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence Is B...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- If you're female and you lose bladder control upon exertion -- sneezing, coughing, laughing, lifting s...

Health Cutting Out Meat Might Help Prevent Snoring: Study

Cutting Out Meat Might Help Prevent Snoring: Study

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- A person’s diet can influence their risk of obstructive sleep apnea, a new study says. Those who eat a...

Health Remains Show Prehistoric Peoples Cared for Those With Down Syndrome

Remains Show Prehistoric Peoples Cared for Those W...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- Rare gene-driven defects such as Down syndrome have occurred among human beings for many thousands of ...

Health Treating Vaginal Dryness Around and After Menopause

Treating Vaginal Dryness Around and After Menopaus...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024 -- Postmenopausal or peri-menopausal women are often hampered by vaginal dryness, which can put the brake...

Health Menthols Ban Would Slash U.S. Smoking Rates: Study

Menthols Ban Would Slash U.S. Smoking Rates: Study

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- A ban on menthol cigarettes would likely lead to a meaningful reduction in smoking rates, a new review...

Health Alabama Supreme Court Rules Frozen Embryos Are Children

Alabama Supreme Court Rules Frozen Embryos Are Chi...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- In a ruling that could drastically limit future infertility care, the Alabama Supreme Court has ruled ...

Health WHO Reports 79% Increase in Measles Cases Worldwide

WHO Reports 79% Increase in Measles Cases Worldwid...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- Measles cases around the globe have climbed 79%, with over 300,000 cases reported last year, World Hea...

Health Mercury Levels in Tuna Haven't Budged Since 1971

Mercury Levels in Tuna Haven't Budged Since 1971

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- Mercury levels in tuna haven’t changed since 1971, despite efforts to reduce emissions of the toxic me...

Health This Election Year, Health Care Costs Top Voter Concerns: Poll

This Election Year, Health Care Costs Top Voter Co...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- Unexpected medical bills and high health care costs are dominating an election where kitchen table eco...

Health Move to Electric Vehicles Could Prevent Millions of Child Asthma Attacks Each Year

Move to Electric Vehicles Could Prevent Millions o...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- If all cars and trucks sold in America were "zero emission" by 2040 and the country's electric grid wa...

Health Recognize the Signs of Burnout in Yourself and Others

Recognize the Signs of Burnout in Yourself and Oth...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- Burnout: It's a common enough concept, but how do you know if you're experiencing it at work and at hom...

Health Scientists May Have Spotted a Key to Long COVID

Scientists May Have Spotted a Key to Long COVID

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- Infection with the COVID-19 virus triggers the production of an immune system protein that's long been ...

Health Families of Infertile Men Face Higher Cancer Risks

Families of Infertile Men Face Higher Cancer Risks

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- A deficiency or absence of viable sperm in a man's semen could spell danger for him and those closely r...

Health Long Hours Watching Videos May Stunt Toddlers' Language Development

Long Hours Watching Videos May Stunt Toddlers' Lan...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- Television has been wryly referred to as the “electronic babysitter,” but a new study argues TV or othe...

Health Jill Biden Announces $100 Million for Research on Women's Health

Jill Biden Announces $100 Million for Research on ...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY. Feb. 22, 2024 -- First Lady Jill Biden on Wednesday announced $100 million in federal funding to fuel research into wome...

Health Nearly 4 in 10 Americans Know Someone Who's Died From Drug Overdose

Nearly 4 in 10 Americans Know Someone Who's Died F...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- More than two in every five Americans know someone who’s died from a drug overdose, a new study shows. ...

Health Could Hair Loss Drug Finasteride Help Men's Hearts?

Could Hair Loss Drug Finasteride Help Men's Hearts...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- The common hair-loss drug in Propecia and Proscar might lower men’s risk of heart disease by lowering c...

Health Don't Use Smartwatches That Claim to Measure Blood Sugar, FDA Warns

Don't Use Smartwatches That Claim to Measure Blood...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- Some Americans living with diabetes are using smartwatches and smart rings that claim to be able to tra...

Health Dirty Air Could Be Raising Your Alzheimer's Risk

Dirty Air Could Be Raising Your Alzheimer's Risk

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- People exposed to high levels of traffic-related air pollution are more likely to have more amyloid pla...

Health Want to Boost Your Preschoolers' Language Skills? Reminisce With Them

Want to Boost Your Preschoolers' Language Skills? ...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 21, 2024 -- Talking about the “good old days” might elicit eye rolls from teenagers, but it could be the key to boo...

Health Protecting Yourself From Winter Weather Injuries

Protecting Yourself From Winter Weather Injuries

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Dec. 22, 2024 -- Falls, frostbite, fractures: They are all potential hazards of icy winter conditions. But experts say t...

Health U.S. Safety Protocols Stopped TB in Imported Lab Monkeys From Spreading to Humans

U.S. Safety Protocols Stopped TB in Imported Lab M...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- Rigorous safety protocols prevented an outbreak of tuberculosis last year in lab monkeys imported to th...

Health Wendy Williams Diagnosed With Frontotemporal Dementia

Wendy Williams Diagnosed With Frontotemporal Demen...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

THURSDAY, Feb. 22, 2024 -- Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemp...

Health 1 in 3 Trans Masculine People Taking Testosterone Can Still Ovulate: Study

1 in 3 Trans Masculine People Taking Testosterone ...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 -- A third of trans masculine people who have undergone testosterone therapy and have stopped menstruating a...

Health Microplastics Found in Human Placentas

Microplastics Found in Human Placentas

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 -- Microscopic bits of plastic have been found lodged in tissues in much of the human body, and new research...

Health School Lockdown Drills Help Students Feel Safer: Study

School Lockdown Drills Help Students Feel Safer: S...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 -- Lockdown drills have become a shudder-inducing part of American life, preparing kids to lie low and keep ...

Health Food-Focused Toddlers at Higher Risk for Eating Disorders as Teens

Food-Focused Toddlers at Higher Risk for Eating Di...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 -- Toddlers who are really into their food might have a higher risk of developing an eating disorder once th...

Health Is a 'Universal' Snake Venom Antidote Near?

Is a 'Universal' Snake Venom Antidote Near?

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 -- A “universal” antivenom can block the lethal toxins in the venoms of a wide variety of poisonous snakes f...

Health Will Your Knee Replacement Need a Second Surgery?

Will Your Knee Replacement Need a Second Surgery?

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 -- Increasingly, knee replacement surgeries are requiring follow-up operations when post-op complications ar...

Health AI Outperforms Eye Docs in Managing Glaucoma

AI Outperforms Eye Docs in Managing Glaucoma

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 (HealthDay news) -- Artificial intelligence can match and even outperform human eye doctors in diagnosing an...

Health Poll Shows Strong Support Among Black Voters for Menthols Ban

Poll Shows Strong Support Among Black Voters for M...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 -- Black voters support a ban on menthol cigarettes by a wide margin, refuting claims that such a ban would ...

Health How to Keep the 'Ozempic Effect' Going: Exercise

How to Keep the 'Ozempic Effect' Going: Exercise

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 -- An open question for weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound has been whether folks will keep...

Health Florida Surgeon General Defies CDC Guidance Amid School Measles Outbreak

Florida Surgeon General Defies CDC Guidance Amid S...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 -- Amid an outbreak of measles at a Florida elementary school, the state's surgeon general has defied federa...

Health Young Workers' Injuries Rise After Recreational Marijuana Sales Made Legal

Young Workers' Injuries Rise After Recreational Ma...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 -- After states legalize the sale of weed for recreational use, on-the-job injuries rise among younger worke...

Health Colon Cancer Under 50: Know Your Risks and How to Prevent It

Colon Cancer Under 50: Know Your Risks and How to ...

Vidcon   Feb 25, 2024  0

SATURDAY, Feb. 24, 2024 (HeathDay News) -- Colon cancer rates are on the rise among young Americans and Americans of color, so muc...

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