By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH As hospitals, health systems, and physician practices look to quickly scale up their digital health, telehealth, and remote monitoring offerings to adjust their delivery systems to the COVID-19 pandemic, what questions should they be asking health tech companies in order to make the right decisions? And, how can these health… Read More »
By Kayla McKiski HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, March 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Obesity is not only tied to chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes, researchers now say it’s also linked to a painful condition known as acute pancreatitis. “We were able to demonstrate that fat within the belly is rapidly degraded during acute [sudden-onset] pancreatitis,… Read More »
A new study looks at what keeps older adults from getting sufficient fluids to avoid negative health outcomes. Share on PinterestNew research stresses the importance of staying hydrated as we get older. Staying hydrated seems simple enough. Yet studies have shown that somewhere between about one-third and one-half of older adults may be dehydrated, increasing… Read More »
726 0 0 0 2 8. Are these headaches related to the increase in blood pressure or is something else going on? Normally, when you stand up, some blood pools in your lower extremities. Consider purchasing a blood sugar monitor from a drug store or pharmacy. Increase your Vitamin B12 and folate consumption. Be careful… Read More »
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Binge drinking is on the rise among Americans, especially among women, with rates doubling among childless females in their early 30s, a new study finds. “Mommy drinking” is also up, say researchers. “Although heavy drinking has either decreased or stabilized for most groups, binge drinking is still common… Read More »
By Michael Le Page CRISPR might help fix a form of male infertilityDino Citraro/Moment Select/Getty Male mice with a mutation that prevented them producing any sperm have fathered offspring the natural way after a team in China fixed their infertility by CRISPR genome editing. The technique could one day help many infertile men around the… Read More »