Mandates, Not Recommendations, Work Best to Get Folks Vaccinated: Study
THURSDAY, Oct. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Requiring COVID-19 shots for work, school or travel will boost vaccination rates without the backlash and mass walkouts that many have predicted, new research predicts.The findings come as growing numbers of…
Learn MoreLittle Change Seen in Americans’ Use of Mental Health Services During Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — With all of the fear, grief and isolation the pandemic has brought, it would stand to reason that there would be a big jump in the number of Americans seeking treatment for anxiety, depression and other men…
Learn MoreLaser Therapy Promises to ‘Rejuvenate’ Vaginal Tissue. A New Study Finds Otherwise
TUESDAY, Oct. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Laser-based vaginal “rejuvenation” is all the rage among women concerned about vaginal dryness and other “down there” symptoms of menopause, but it’s buyer beware when it comes to these procedures, new resear…
Learn MoreCon frecuencia, la enfermedad de Lyme se detecta en una etapa más avanzada en los pacientes negros
VIERNES, 15 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) — La señal característica de la enfermedad de Lyme es su sarpullido en forma de diana, pero podría ser más difícil de detectar en las personas negras, que con frecuencia son diagnosticadas con una enfer…
Learn MoreLyme Disease Often Spotted at Later Stage in Black Patients
FRIDAY, Oct. 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The tell-tale sign of Lyme disease is its bulls-eye rash, but that might be harder to spot in Black people, who are often diagnosed with more advanced disease than white people are, new research suggests.The f…
Learn MoreCasi la mitad de los pacientes con cáncer de mama de EE. UU. usan marihuana o CBD, y muchos no informan al médico
MIÉRCOLES, 13 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) — Cuando Suzanne Weiner, una madre y diseñadora de moda de Brooklyn, comenzó el tratamiento para un cáncer de mama hace tres años, su tarjeta de marihuana medicinal era su mejor amiga.”La marihuana me…
Learn MoreNearly Half of U.S. Breast Cancer Patients Use Pot or CBD; Many Don’t Tell Doctors
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) – When Brooklyn-based mom and fashion designer Suzanne Weiner began treatment for breast cancer three years ago, her medical marijuana card was her best friend.”Pot helped me tremendously with the anxiety and …
Learn MoreAcupuncture During a Knee Replacement Could Lessen Post-Surgical Pain
TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) — After knee replacement surgery, many patients experience a level of pain that has them reaching for prescription opioid painkillers. Now new research suggests that using acupuncture during the operation may h…
Learn MoreUn estudio confirma un aumento en el abuso infantil durante la pandemia de COVID
VIERNES, 8 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) — El abuso físico de los niños en edad escolar se triplicó durante los primeros mees de la pandemia, cuando se implementaron unas órdenes generalizadas de confinamiento en casa, encuentra un nuevo estudi…
Learn MoreStudy Confirms Rise in Child Abuse During COVID Pandemic
FRIDAY, Oct. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News)– Physical abuse of school-aged kids tripled during the early months of the pandemic when widespread stay-at-home orders were in effect, a new study finds.Exactly what triggered the surge is not fully understood, b…
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