What Is Congestive Heart Failure?
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Congestive heart failure is a scary diagnosis nobody wants to hear, but what is the condition and how do you manage it?Plenty of people are affected: Roughly 5.7 million Americans are living with congestive…
Learn More‘Have a Sweet’: Grandma’s Treats Threaten Kids’ Teeth
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Raiding the cookie jar or candy dish at grandma’s house may be a treat, but it can also help ruin children’s teeth. And a new survey found more than two-thirds of mothers reporting that their kids’ grandpar…
Learn MoreYoung Kids, Adults Use Same Brain Areas to Solve Tough Problems
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adults use a special part of their brain to solve tough problems. Now, new research shows that kids do the same.Scientists used brain scans and challenging work to assess how kids and adults might work thro…
Learn MoreLiving Near Busy Road Could Raise Your Odds for Eczema
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — How close a person lives to a major road could have an impact on their eczema risk.New research suggests that folks who live farther from one are less likely to develop the skin condition.A 13-year medical …
Learn MoreMany COVID-19 Hospital Survivors Face Adverse Effects at Six Months
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — At six months after hospital discharge for COVID-19, symptoms, functional status, and fatigue remain highly prevalent, with even new symptoms being reported, according to a study published online Feb. 14 in J…
Learn MoreLower State-Level Educational Quality During Childhood Tied to Later Dementia
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — State-level educational quality during childhood is associated with incident dementia in older adults, according to a study published online Feb. 13 in JAMA Neurology.Yenee Soh, Sc.D., from Kaiser Permanente …
Learn More10 Percent of New Drugs Approved Without Meeting Primary Efficacy End Points
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2018 to 2021, 10 percent of drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration were based on pivotal studies with null findings for one or more primary efficacy end points, according to a research l…
Learn MoreIncidence of Pancreatic Cancer Increasing in Younger Women
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pancreatic cancer (PC) incidence is increasing among younger women, according to a study published online Feb. 10 in Gastroenterology.Yazan Abboud, M.D., from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, and c…
Learn MoreData Show Big Drop in Number of Americans in Medical Debt
TUESDAY, Feb. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans have less medical debt now than they did a couple years ago, possibly because of policies and programs that gave more people access to health insurance and relief funds.The number of Americans with …
Learn More¿Quién obtiene el máximo beneficio de los refuerzos contra la COVID? Un nuevo estudio responde
LUNES, 13 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las vacunas de refuerzo contra la COVID-19 parecen beneficiar a las personas de a partir de 50 años, pero no tanto a las personas más jóvenes, sugiere un nuevo estudio.En el estudio, los investigadores …
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