Matthew Perry, protagonista de ‘Friends’, revela su desgarrador viaje de adicción
JUEVES, 20 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hace apenas unos años, el actor de “Friends” Matthew Perry casi murió de un exceso de uso de opioides que estuvo a punto de destruir su colon y casi lo mató.Ahora, está sobrio y desea contar su histori…
Learn MoreEl uso de marihuana, metanfetamina y cocaína puede provocar una peligrosa fibrilación auricular
JUEVES, 20 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Usar marihuana aumenta el riesgo de desarrollar fibrilación auricular (FA), un trastorno del ritmo cardiaco, sugiere un nuevo estudio.Se sabía que drogas como la metanfetamina, la cocaína y los opiáceo…
Learn MoreAlmost All Adolescents Who Begin Gender-Affirming Hormones Continue Into Adulthood: Study
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When young adolescents strongly identify with a gender that does not match their gender at birth, one option is to offer a reversible treatment that can delay the onset of puberty.If the desire to transition e…
Learn MoreBald Men, Take Note: Scientists Grow Hair Follicles in the Lab
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In what could be an advance against hair loss, researchers say they’ve successfully grown hair follicles in culture in the lab. The Japanese research team created a system that produces fully mature hair folli…
Learn MoreNew Biden Plan Would Help Pregnant Women Fight Opioid Addiction
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women addicted to opioids have both a compelling reason to change and a harder time getting medications to battle their substance use disorder.Now, a new plan from the Biden administration would expan…
Learn MoreSurgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who’s Most at Risk?
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Surgery can be a daunting prospect at any age. Now, researchers say they’ve spotted two key factors upping the odds of a poor surgical outcome in seniors.Older adults who are either frail or suffering from dem…
Learn MoreMost Teens Continue Gender-Affirming Hormones Into Adulthood
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most adolescents who start gender-affirming hormone treatment continue treatment into adulthood, according to a Dutch study published online Oct. 20 in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health.Maria Anna Theodora …
Learn MoreSexual Assault-Related ED Visits Up in the U.S. From 2006 to 2019
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There was an increase in sexual assault (SA) survivors seeking emergency department (ED) care from 2006 to 2019 but a decrease in admission rates for these visits, according to a study published online Oct. 20…
Learn MorePreeclampsia, Eclampsia Linked to Increased Offspring Mortality
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Prenatal exposure to maternal preeclampsia, eclampsia, and hypertension is associated with an increased risk for offspring all-cause mortality, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in The BMJ.Chen Hua…
Learn MoreChickenpox Vaccine Has Nearly Erased Deaths, Hospitalizations From Virus in U.S.
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New government data shows that the chickenpox vaccine has virtually eliminated deaths and severe cases of the virus in U.S. children and teens.In the analysis, released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease…
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