Las mujeres siguen estando poco representadas en muchos ensayos clínicos
JUEVES, 23 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Para garantizar que todo tipo de pacientes obtengan unos fármacos y unos dispositivos que sean seguros y efectivos para ellos, deben estar representados en los ensayos clínicos, pero un nuevo estudio mue…
Learn MoreUn grupo de pediatras insta a los padres a vacunar a sus hijos más pequeños contra la COVID
VIERNES, 24 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Ahora que se ha aprobado una vacuna contra la COVID-19 para los niños menores de 5 años, un importante grupo médico insta a los padres a hablar del tema con su proveedor de atención de la salud.La Acade…
Learn MoreSmells Like Friendship: Similar Body Odors May Draw Folks Together
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — You and your best friend may have your noses to thank in helping bring you together, a new study suggests.Researchers found that pairs of friends who’d just “clicked” upon meeting tended to smell more alike, c…
Learn MoreSCOTUS Overturns Roe v. Wade, Leaving Many Women Without Access to Abortion
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling on Friday that overturns the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision guaranteeing a woman’s right to abortion. The decision sets the stage for a swift rollback of abortion rig…
Learn MoreFactors ID’d in Time to Breast Biopsy by Race, Ethnicity
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For women with abnormal results on screening mammograms, minority race and ethnicity are associated with an increased risk for not receiving a biopsy within 30, 60, or 90 days, according to a study published o…
Learn MoreAnemia During Pregnancy Increased Among WIC Participants
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of anemia during pregnancy, identified using the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Participant and Program Characteristics (PC) data, increased from 2…
Learn MoreIn AIDS-Related Lymphoma, Outcomes Worse With Hypoalbuminemia
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with AIDS-related lymphoma (ARL), hypoalbuminemia predicts inferior outcome, according to a study published online June 18 in Infectious Agents and Cancer.Jinxin Zhang, from Nanfang Hospital in Gu…
Learn MoreMore Than 18 Million Cancer Survivors Living in U.S. as of Jan. 1, 2022
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than 18 million U.S. cancer survivors were alive as of Jan. 1, 2022, according to a report published online June 23 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.Kimberly D. Miller, M.P.H., from the American Can…
Learn MoreSymptoms May Persist After Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 Infection
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Compared with controls, children aged 0 to 14 years who experience severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection have a higher prevalence of long-lasting symptoms, but they have a tend…
Learn MoreOne in 10 Pain Meds Make It Through Development Process
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Only one in 10 potential new pain medications make it fully through the drug development process, according to a study published in the June issue of Anesthesiology.Dermot P. Maher, M.D., from the Johns Hopkin…
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