Health Highlights: July 27, 2022
By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
Anxious Americans endure long lines in search for monkeypox vaccine. As infections spread and fear mounts, many people at highest risk for the illness race to get a shot that's still in short supply throughout the United States. Read more
Could a common diabetes drug ease bipolar disorder? Metformin appears to help treat bipolar disorder by reversing patients' insulin resistance, according to a small-scale clinical trial. Read more
Alternative meds popular among seniors, but most don't inform doctors. About 40% of older adults use at least one alternative medicine practice to help with body aches or mental strains, a new poll found. Read more
Two studies help confirm origins of COVID-19. As early as the fall of 2019, the new coronavirus made the jump from animals to humans at a market in Wuhan, China, researchers conclude. Read more
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