Health

By Margret Krakauer, as told to Keri Wiginton I’ve recently switched hobbies from painting to writing. One of the first things I wrote for my memoir was: It’s a race between losing my vision and my hearing.I’m 79 and had cataract surgery a decade ago. That’s when my doctor diagnosed me with age-related macular degeneration (AMD).… […]

By Linda Chernek Moore, as told to Keri WigintonWhether you live with someone or not, the role of caregiver can be all-consuming. But like they say before takeoff: Put your oxygen mask on first. In other words, you can’t care for others if you don’t care for yourself.I also caution people about being helicopter caregivers.… […]

May 18, 2023 – America’s fascination and dependence on smartphones seems to know no end – and if you think it’s common for kids to be staring at their screens as much as adults do, you’re right. Several studies have found that more kids are using smartphones and similar digital devices (like tablets) and at… […]

By Ann H. Partridge, MD, MPH, as told to Alexandra Benisek In the WebMD webinar “Diagnosed Under 40: Breast Cancer’s Unique Impacts on Younger Women,” Ann Partridge, MD, MPH, from the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, answered viewer questions about breast cancer risk in young people, treatment options, recurrence, and more. This is dependent on… […]

“We know that a rare disease diagnosis is a race against the clock.” – Patient advocate Kasey Woleben of McKinney, TX Will Woleben was hitting all his developmental milestones as he entered the toddler years. He was walking, active, social, and curious, says mom Kasey Woleben of McKinney, TX. Then around age 2 – for no clear… […]

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterFRIDAY, May 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with Crohn’s disease have a new treatment option, following U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of a pill called Rinvoq (upadacitinib).Rinvoq is meant to treat adults with moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease who have not had success with TNF (tumor necrosis factor) blockers.… […]

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s well known that it’s unhealthy to have belly fat accumulating around your abdominal organs, but there’s a more insidious form of fat that could be even more hazardous to your health, a new study says.Fat that infiltrates your muscles appears to dramatically increase your… […]

May 18, 2023 – Young men who gain a lot of weight between the ages of 17 and 29 appear to have an increased risk of later having an aggressive form of prostate cancer and dying from it, according to a new Swedish study. The finding comes from the Obesity and Disease Development Sweden (ODDS) study… […]

May 19, 2023 — Nearly half of teens given the weight loss drug semaglutide (Wegovy) managed to lose enough weight to drop below the clinical threshold for obesity, a new study shows. By comparison, only 12.1% of adolescents with obesity given a placebo in the 68-week trial dropped below the threshold. Semaglutide belongs to a class of… […]

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most cases of mpox are spread from skin-to-skin contact, but it is possible to catch the virus by touching a contaminated surface in a house or a hospital room, according to a new study.Researchers studying this found temperature made a difference. The virus could survive… […]