MiamiHerald About 14% of women will develop diabetes while pregnant, a condition known as gestational diabetes. It’s linked with obesity and older age, and the number of cases is growing although … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
Aug. 6 (UPI) — The federal Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday issued an “historic” emergency order to stop the use of the pesticide Dacthal, or DCPA, in order to fully … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
Wildfire smoke could interfere with the safety of surgeries, a new study warns. Inhaling the smoke could complicate the effects of anesthesia on surgical patients, and it also might hamper … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
Following several years of record low rates of uninsured Americans, a new survey finds more folks are once again without health insurance. More than 8% of Americans did not have … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
Screening for cancer saves lives, but a new report shows it comes with a hefty price tag: The United States spends at least $43 billion annually on tests that check … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
Hospitals could be frequently misdiagnosing pneumonia, causing patients to receive the wrong treatments and potentially become deathly ill, a new study finds. More than half the time, a pneumonia diagnosis … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
A person’s lifespan appears to be linked to four specific social factors — marriage, gender, education and race. The interplay between those four factors helps explain differences in lifespan between … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
A newly developed biomaterial might be able to treat crippling arthritis by prompting the growth of new cartilage, a new animal study suggests. The bioactive material looks like rubbery goo, … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
Aug. 5 (UPI) — The Pan American Health Organization has issued an epidemiological alert for Oropouche virus, a rare disease spread by midges and mosquitoes. At least 8,078 confirmed Oropouche … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor:
The U.S. heart transplant list for children isn’t accurately ranking the sickest kids highest, making it more likely they may die while waiting for a donor heart, a new study … Click to Continue » View original article Contributor: