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TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- From receiving no response to cries for help to being verbally abused, 1 in 5 U.S. mothers say they were mistreated by a health care professional during pregnancy and delivery.Rates of mistreatment during maternity care were higher among Black, Hispanic and multiracial women, according to a survey of more than 2,400 new moms published in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's weekly Vital Signs.“The health of moms is the health of our nation,” the CDC's chief medical officer, Dr. Debra Houry, told reporters during a media briefing. “Too many women die during and after pregnancy in this country, and many women report mistreatment and discrimination during maternity care,” she said. "This is unacceptable as we know...

TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to the array of different microorganisms found in the human gut, more is better: A more diverse microbiome is a healthier microbiome.Now, initial results of a small, ongoing study suggests that weight loss through either intermittent fasting or a calorie-restricted diet can improve that diversity.After tracking calorie-control dieters and intermittent fasters for three months, both had significantly improved microbiome diversity, said study author Maggie Stanislawski, an assistant professor of biomedical informatics at the University of Colorado."The increase wasn’t greater in one group or the other,” she said.Each individual has a unique population of microorganisms including bacteria, fungi and viruses, in his or her gut....

TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A strain of listeria bacteria found in milkshakes at a restaurant in Washington state has been linked to six hospitalizations and three deaths.The milkshakes were sold at Frugals restaurant in Tacoma, Wash.Only the Tacoma site of Frugals, a small fast-food chain in Washington and Montana, appears to have been affected, according to the Washington State Department of Health.Investigators found listeria in the ice cream machines, which were not cleaned correctly, health officials said. The restaurant had stopped using its ice cream machines on Aug. 8, but it can take up to 70 days for a person to develop listeria symptoms.People who are age 65 and older, have weakened immune systems or who are pregnant should call their health care provider if...

TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- If you’ve had a heart attack, your doctor likely told you to take a low-dose aspirin daily to stave off a second heart attack or stroke, but most people don’t follow through with this advice over the long-term.Those folks who don’t take daily low-dose aspirin consistently are more likely to have another heart attack, stroke or die compared with their counterparts who consistently take aspirin, a new study shows. Aspirin keeps platelets from clumping together, which can help prevent or reduce the blood clots that can cause heart attacks and strokes.”Most people should be on lifelong aspirin after a heart attack,” said Dr. Deepak Bhatt, director of Mount Sinai Heart and professor of cardiovascular medicine at the Icahn School of...