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[ad_1] It’s well-known that COVID-19 protocols caused financial hardship — particularly among lower- and middle-class families — and now a new study highlights the toll those struggles took on children’s mental health. A new study led by researchers from Columbia University and Weill Cornell Medicine, both in New York, suggests that family economic hardship was […]

[ad_1] Pregnancy and childbirth are supposed to mark new beginnings and new life — but an increasing share of pregnant or recently pregnant women are facing untimely deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday published a new report of the maternal mortality rates for 2021 — which showed an upward trend […]

[ad_1] To find out why researchers are saying COVID-19 symptoms could include face blindness, click the article below.  (iStock) Welcome to the Online News 72h Health Newsletter. If this newsletter is not already delivered to your email, please subscribe here. FACING FACTS? – Find out why researchers think COVID may cause face blindness. Continue reading… […]

[ad_1] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized a single booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine bivalent for children six months old through four years of age. At least two months prior to getting this booster, children must have completed their three-dose primary vaccination series. Children in that age range who only […]

[ad_1] One of the biggest downsides of becoming ill with COVID-19 is the inability to be around friends or family during quarantining. But could the virus make it difficult to recognize loved ones at all? A recent study in the journal Cortex suggests it’s possible. Researchers from Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, reported the […]

[ad_1] For those suffering from primary bone cancer — which is cancer that originates in the bones — a promising new medication may be on the horizon. The drug, called CADD522, works by blocking a gene called RUNX2, which is critical to the process of bone formation in cancer patients.  In a recent study of […]

[ad_1] This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is more than just dealing with “cabin fever” or feeling down when the weather turns cold.  It’s a depression that occurs with the changing of […]

[ad_1] Getting insufficient sleep in the days before or after a vaccination could weaken its effectiveness particularly for men, a new study has found. Researchers from the U.S., France, the U.K. and Sweden conducted the study, which was published in the journal Current Biology on Monday. Men who reported getting six or fewer hours of […]

[ad_1] When it comes to healthy living, every step counts — literally. Next time you’re faced with the choice of taking the elevator or the stairs, choose the latter.  It will burn some extra calories, strengthen leg muscles and give you a quick energy boost. Ten minutes of climbing stairs will burn around 100 calories […]

[ad_1] Those who follow the Mediterranean and MIND diets could be at a lower risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a recent study found. Researchers from the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, conducted the study, which was published in the journal Neurology. The researchers analyzed the autopsy results of 581 participants of the Rush […]