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16 Apr
Starting School Later Helps Kids Get More Sleep, Study finds
Middle and high school students see biggest improvements in sleep duration and quality with later school start times, while elementary students experience no negative impact, researchers say
15 Apr
HealthDay Now: How to curb prostate cancer
A conversation with Anna Plym, PhD, postdoctoral fellow and prostate cancer researcher at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, about what men can do to minimize the chance of developing prostate cancer
14 Apr
Should Indoor Tanning Beds Be Banned For Teens?
A universal ban on indoor tanning for teens would prevent more than 15,000 cases of deadly melanoma, researchers say.
Energy Drink Habit Led to Heart Failure in a Young Man
Energy drinks provide millions with a quick, caffeinated boost, but one young man's story could be a warning about overconsumption, experts say.
In the case of the 21-year-old, daily heavy intake of these drinks may have led to life-threatening heart and kidney failure, British doctors reported April 15 in BMJ Case Reports.
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4 in 10 Transgender Women Have HIV: CDC
Four in 10 transgender women have HIV, which shows the urgent need to offer them more prevention and treatment services, according to a new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report.
In interviews with more than 1,600 transgender women in Atlanta, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle...
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Americans Still Avoiding ERs in Pandemic, But Uptick Seen in Mental Health Crises
FRIDAY, April 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- While ER visits have stayed below normal levels as the coronavirus pandemic continues, the number of people showing up in the emergency department with mental woes is increasing, new federal government data shows.
Between March 29 and April 25, 2020, visits to emergency departme...
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
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AHA News: Could the Pandemic Help Boost Diversity in Clinical Trials?
The pandemic has exposed troubling inequities in the United States that have left Black and Hispanic people at higher risk of dying from COVID-19 – and getting a smaller share of vaccines.
Now, a renewed focus on health inequities has sparked hope among health advocates for a structural change that has been a long time coming: more diver...
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AHA News: While Mopping, Young Mom's Heart Tore
On a Saturday morning last August, Sindi Mafu had started her typical weekly chores – dusting, laundry, sweeping. Her 4-year-old daughter, Avela, was busy with her Zoom ballet class, and her toddler, Lunga, was eating his breakfast. Sindi grabbed her mop.
She started sweating – profusely. Too much for merely mopping. She checked to mak...
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Booster Shots a Likely Reality for COVID-Vaccinated Americans
Vaccinated Americans will probably need booster shots to guard against emerging coronavirus variants in the future, a White House adviser and Pfizer's CEO said Thursday.
The United States is already planning for future booster shots, Dr. David Kessler, chief science officer for the pandemic response, said during a House subcommittee h...
- Ernie Mundell and Robin Foster HealthDay Reporters
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