March 6, 2020 by John Fernandez
Tele-Health and Coronavirus: See a Doctor...
Overall, most cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019, or COVID-19, involve mild symptoms,...
Roundup: Alcohol-Related Deaths Surge; Best Diets for...
U.S. Alcohol-Related Deaths More Than Double Over Last Two Decades The number of U.S. adults who have died from alcohol-related health issues every year has...
January 10, 2020 / 4 min read
Recommendations for Cervical Cancer Screenings
New recommendations encourage women to begin cervical cancer screenings at age 21, and earlier for women who are younger than 21 and infected with HIV.
January 7, 2020 / 2 min read
Roundup: 10-Year Obesity Outlook; FDA Warning on...
Nearly Half of U.S. Adults Projected to be Obese by 2030, New Study Finds Nearly half of all adults in the U.S. will be obese...
December 27, 2019 / 4 min read
Roundup: Long-Term Lung Damage from Vaping; Weight...
First Long-Term Study Ties Vaping to Higher Risks of Chronic Lung Diseases Researcher say the first long-term study of the health effects of e-cigarettes, or...
December 20, 2019 / 4 min read
Roundup: Prediabetes Rising in Young People; Oral...
Prediabetes Rising Among Young Adults, Adolescents, New Study Finds Nearly a quarter of young adults, ages 19 to 34, and a fifth of adolescents, ages...
December 6, 2019 / 4 min read
‘Stents vs. Drugs’ Debate: Shared Decision-Making for...
Recent headlines across the nation have referred to a major new study that compared procedures to unclog blocked arteries using stents to a medication-only approach....
December 5, 2019 / 3 min read
Toy Safety 2019: Latest on Hazards, Tips...
Despite the year-round toy safety campaign against unsafe toys by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and private organizations, products are still sold that...
December 4, 2019 / 3 min read
Tips for Defeating Acid Reflux Naturally
GERD, known mostly as “acid reflux,” is the most common reason Americans are referred to gastroenterologists, doctors who specialize in disorders of the digestive system....
December 2, 2019 / 2 min read
Roundup: Flu Season Picking Up; Vaping-Linked Lung...
Flu Season is Picking Up in Some States, But Not Too Late to Get Flu Shot, CDC Says Seasonal influenza (the flu) in the U.S....
November 29, 2019 / 3 min read
Roundup: HPV-Linked Anal Cancer Rates Rise; Mosquito-borne...
HPV-Linked Anal Cancer Cases, Deaths Climb Dramatically 2001-2015, Study Says Anal cancer diagnoses and deaths related to human papillomavirus (HPV), the most common sexually transmitted...
November 22, 2019 / 4 min read
