Home-based cardiac rehabilitation may help people live longer
Participating in home-based cardiac rehabilitation after a heart attack or cardiac procedure was associated with a 36% lower likelihood of death from heart-related complications among U.S. military veterans within four years compared to those who opted out of rehabilitation programs,…
Read MoreMedicare Advantage yielded strongest margins for insurers, study finds
Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios Health insurers' margins in Medicare Advantage were more than double those seen in other markets in 2021, reinforcing the way the program can produce strong financial returns for plans, a new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis shows. Why…
Read MoreLong COVID linked to lower brain oxygen levels, cognitive problems and psychiatric symptoms
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Read MoreStudy reinforces potential use of zika virus to combat prostate cancer but points to possible side-effect
Preclinical trials have shown that zika virus can inhibit the spread of prostate cancer, suggesting its potential use in treating the disease. However, a new study by researchers at the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP) in São Paulo State, Brazil,…
Read MoreSerena Williams Shares the Cutest Family Photo Dressed for the Derby & Olympia Is a Little Princess
Spring is on the horizon, and Serena Williams is celebrating by posting a brand-new family photo dressed up for the derby! The actual Kentucky Derby is still a few months away, but the tennis legend, her husband Alexis Ohanian, and…
Read MoreDrug-Resistant Stomach Bug Infections on the Rise: CDC
Health officials are warning that an increase in the drug-resistant form of the bacteria shigella is a “serious public health threat.” The CDC issued the warning Friday about the rise in the problematic infections. Most of them have been seen in men…
Read MoreMelatonin-packed cherries could boost sleep duration by ’84 minutes’
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Read MoreThis is why you keep needing a ‘cardio poo’ mid-run
You’re not the only person who finds themselves desperately needing the loo after a bout of cardio… There are times in life when you just need to run to the toilet. It might be a recent increase in fibre, a…
Read MoreChildhood adiposity associated with increased risk of recently proposed subtypes of adult-onset diabetes
New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes [EASD]) is the first study to show that childhood obesity is associated with an increased risk of four of the five recently proposed subtypes…
Read MoreEight NHS 'Digital antidepressant' therapies are given greenlight
‘Digital antidepressants’ to be rolled out on the NHS as health bosses give eight apps and web-based therapy courses the green light Around 40,000 people could be offered digital tool to combat depression Eight ‘digitally enabled therapies’ have been recommended…
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