Daily MedNews Archive - May 2023

May 18, 2023

• Even Preschoolers Can Help Save a Life, Heart Experts Say
• Infertility in Men and Women: Its Causes and Treatments
• Cold Weather May Help Burn Fat, and Time of Day Matters
• When Does 'Saving' Animals Become Unhealthy Hoarding?
• Mpox Virus Can Replicate on Surfaces for Days: Study
• Scientists May Understand Link Between Common Virus & Multiple Sclerosis
• American Women Need More Maternity Leave, Access to Pregnancy Care: Poll
• FDA Panel to Vote on First RSV Vaccine Given in Pregnancy to Protect Infants
• AHA News: A Stroke at 33 Left Her With Locked-In Syndrome and a Grim Prognosis. She Defied Both.
• Vaping Could Up Teens' Odds for Marijuana Use, Binge Drinking
• Another Possible Exercise Bonus: Preventing Parkinson's
• Free Fertility App Shared Info With Third Parties, FTC Says
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): What It Is, Symptoms & Treatments
• Fat Growing Around Muscles Could Be a Silent Killer
• Investigational Drug Peresolimab May Offer New Approach Against Rheumatoid Arthritis

May 19, 2023

• FDA Panel Backs First RSV Vaccine Given in Pregnancy
• FDA Clears New Insulin Pump and Algorithm-Based Software to Support Enhanced Automatic Insulin Delivery
• Stroke Gaining Ground as a Global Killer
• At Least 10 Pesticides Could Have Links to Parkinson's
• Signs Your Toddler Might Have ADHD
• Blood Sugar May Be Key to Brain Power After a Stroke
• Exercise No Threat to People With an Inherited Form of Enlarged Heart
• FDA Approves First Pill to Treat Moderate-to-Severe Crohn's Disease, Rinvoq (upadacitinib)
• AHA News: The Brain Isn't the Only Place a Stroke Can Occur
• Hysterectomy: What It Is, Side Effects & Recovery
• The Women’s Health Screenings and Preventive Care Appointments You Need
• Digestive Disease Week, May 6-9
• Couples Age 55 or Older Can Soon Contribute $10,000 a Year to Health Savings Accounts
• New 'National Sports Brain Bank' Will Boost Head Injury Research
• New Clues to Why Some People Suppress HIV Without Drugs
• FDA Approves First Pill to Treat Moderate-to-Severe Crohn Disease

May 20, 2023

• Why Taking Your Kids to the Park Is Always a Healthy Idea

May 21, 2023

• What Is Pelvic Floor Therapy?

May 22, 2023

• Smoke From Canadian Wildfires Triggers Air Alerts in Colorado, Montana
• New Moms Breastfed Longer During Pandemic
• Hurricane Season Starts June 1. Protect Your Family From Carbon Monoxide Dangers
• Another Death, More Cases of Vision Loss Linked to Tainted Eye Drops
• Pregnancy Complications Linked to Higher Stroke Risk for Women
• Medicare's Coverage of Methadone Could Help Get People Off Opioids
• Study Shows Powerful New Target to Saving Lives From COPD
• AHA News: Stroke Rehab Improves Recovery. So Why Aren't Hispanic Survivors Getting Enough of It?
• Scientists Watch Pain in the Brain to Decode Its Secrets
• Wegovy Shows Weight-Loss Effectiveness in Real-World Study
• Losing Weight Before Atrial Fibrillation Treatment Boosts Outcomes
• Is Douching Safe? What to Know About the Controversial Process
• 1 in 5 U.S. Seniors Now Skip Meds Because of Cost
• The Most Common Symptoms for Seasonal Allergies, Food Allergies & More
• What Is 'Permissive Parenting'?

May 23, 2023

• Many Parents Worry About Social Media's Impact on Kids' Body Image: Poll
• Steroid Hydrocortisone Alone May Not Cut Death Risk From Septic Shock: Study
• 'Complex' Genetic Links Between Marijuana Use, Psychiatric Ills
• FDA Approves New Nasal Spray, Opvee, to Reverse Overdoses
• New Insights Into Each Parent's Role in the Genetics of Autism
• PTSD, Other Mental Health Ills Haunt Gunshot Survivors
• AHA News: Why a Cardiac Crisis Can Also Be a Mental Health Issue
• AHA News: Her Childhood in India – and Parenthood – Changed This Nutrition Expert's Eating Habits
• An Apple (and Some Blackberries) Each Day May Keep Frailty Away
• Parents' Mistrust of HPV Vaccine May Be Growing
• CT Scans Beat Gene Scores at Predicting Mid-Life Heart Risk
• HIV Infections Continue to Decline Among Young Americans
• U.S. Surgeon General Warns That Social Media Can Harm Teens' Mental Health
• FDA Approves New Nasal Spray to Reverse Overdoses

May 24, 2023

• 'Secure Attachment Style': Parents, Here’s What to Know
• Standard Tests May Underestimate Severity of Sleep Apnea in Black Patients
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): What It Is, Symptoms & Treatment
• Biological Secrets of the Woman Who Can't Feel Pain
• 5-HTP Supplement: What Is It, and Can It Help You?
• Opioid Overdose Survivors Face Higher Odds for Death in Following Year
• Salmonella Infections in 6 States Linked to Papa Murphy's Raw Cookie Dough
• AHA News: Young Woman Shocked by Implanted Defibrillator While Making a TikTok Video
• Most Americans Don't Know What 988 Suicide Crisis Hotline Is For: Poll
• More Older Americans Use Online 'Patient Portals' to Access Care
• Illicit Use of Ketamine Keeps Rising in U.S.
• Hi-Tech Implant Helps Paralyzed Man Walk More Naturally
• Large Study Supports Less Invasive Way to Treat 'Leaky' Heart Valves
• Nowhere Safe to Play: 'Play Deserts' Keep Kids from Fun Physical Activity
• Former President Jimmy Carter in Good Spirits 3 Months Into Hospice Care

May 25, 2023

• Research Helps Uncover Causes of SIDS
• Ketamine Beats Shock Therapy in Easing Tough-to-Treat Depression
• Exercise Might Boost Your Tolerance for Pain
• Heavy Drinking Could Raise Your Risk for Frailty: Study
• Tick-Borne Powassan Virus Can Kill. What Is It, and How Can You Protect Yourself?
• Alzheimer's Genes Might Also Raise Odds for Epilepsy
• U.S. Nursing Homes Fail to Report Many Serious Falls, Bedsores: Study
• AHA News: Pregnant Teacher Survives Cardiac Arrest, Delivers Healthy Baby
• Got Smallpox Vaccine as a Child? You're Probably Immune to Mpox
• AHA News: The COVID-19 Emergency Is Over, But the Need For Awareness Remains, Experts Say
• Gentle Parenting: What It Is, Techniques & Discipline
• The Younger You Get Diabetes, the Higher Your Risk for Dementia Later
• Baby Boomers Push Median Age of Americans Up as Births Decline
• FDA Grants Full Approval to Paxlovid to Treat COVID-19
• Experts Devise Symptom Checklist to Help Define Long COVID
• Attachment Theory: What It Is, Stages & the Different Attachment Styles
• Depression Treatments: Medications, Lifestyle Changes & More
• More Mpox Cases Reported as Health Officials Fear a Summer Resurgence
• FDA Grants Full Approval to Paxlovid to Treat COVID-19

May 26, 2023

• 8 Key Factors Are Shortening the Lives of Black Americans
• Switching to Plant-Based Diet Helps Your Heart, Major Study Finds
• Heavy Marijuana Use Might Raise Risk of Bipolar Disorder, Depression
• Could Microbiome Changes Explain Rise in Colon Cancer Among the Young?
• Are ERs Safe? Patients, Nurses and Doctors Say No in New Survey
• Minimally Invasive Surgery May Be Good Option for People With Pancreatic Cancer
• AHA News: More Than a Kernel of Truth: Corn Can Add a Healthy Crunch to Your Cookout
• The Most Common Depression Medications, Explained
• Elon Musk's Neuralink Says Brain-to-Computer Interface Has FDA Approval for Clinical Trial
• Huge Mass of Sargassum Seaweed Is Targeting Florida's Coast, With Hazards to Health

May 27, 2023

• Traveling? Here's Your Family Medical Checklist

May 28, 2023

• Grilling Plant-Based Burgers This Memorial Day? Safe Cooking Temperatures May Change

May 29, 2023

• With Training, Soccer Headers Might Be Safe for Teen Players
• Stress Across the Life Span Could Worsen MS
• When Arthritis Strikes, Keep Moving
• Local Sales Bans on Flavored Tobacco Products in California Cut Use

May 30, 2023

• There's a Best Time of Day to Exercise for Folks With Type 2 Diabetes
• More 'Height-Challenged' Men Are Getting Leg-Lengthening Surgeries
• Microplastics Are Harming the Guts of Seabirds -- and Maybe Humans, Too
• ER-Based Pharmacies Could Improve Kids' Care, Pediatricians' Group Says
• One Key to Good Sleep for Teens: No Social Media at Bedtime
• U.S. COVID Hospitalizations Reach Record Low
• Differences in Treatment, Not Genes, Keep Black Mens' Prostate Cancer Death Rates High
• Could 'Brain Zap' Procedure Make Older Folks Smarter? Data Suggest It Might
• Immune System Could Play Role in Spinal Cord Injury and Healing
• Compounds in Chocolate, Berries Might Help Boost Memory As You Age
• AHA News: Higher Cardiovascular Risk Score Linked to Lower Cognitive Function
• HPV: What It Is, Symptoms in Men vs. Women & Treatment
• Authoritative Parenting: What It Is, Techniques & Discipline
• PMS: What It Is, Symptoms & How to Get Relief
• Child Development Stages and Milestones: What to Expect
• FDA Approves Xacduro for Difficult-to-Treat Bacterial Pneumonia
• FDA Approves Extended-Release Injection, Brixadi, for Opioid Use Disorder
• FDA Proposes New, Easy-to-Read Medication Guide for Patients, Patient Medication Information

May 31, 2023

• Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter Diagnosed With Dementia
• FDA Issues Warning About Compounded Versions of Wegovy, Ozempic
• Ketamine Nasal Spray Could Be New Treatment for Migraines
• Low-Dose Colchicine Might Prevent or Delay Knee, Hip Replacements
• Worried About Cataracts? Here's What You Need to Know
• Viruses in the Gut Might Help People Live to Be 100
• Long COVID Can Make It Tougher to Exercise, and Research Is Revealing Why
• 4,000-Year-Old DNA Identifies Britain's Oldest Known Case of Plague
• What Is Avascular Necrosis and How Does It Affect Bones?
• Sick Restaurant Workers Fuel Many Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
• The Arch of the Human Foot Was Key to Upright Walking, Scientists Say
• AHA News: 38-Year-Old Has Had 3 Hearts: 'It's a Third Chance'
• Need a Prostate Exam? Here's What to Expect
• Men’s Mental Health: Symptoms, Treatments & Where to Find Help
• Mind-Body Effects of Qigong Might Help Ease Cancer-Related Fatigue
• Baby Boys 'Talk' More During First Year Compared to Girls
• Prostatitis: What It Is, Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
• Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Can Cure, But Costs Almost $3 Million. Who Will Pay?