Most Docs Want Telehealth for Opioid Abuse Treatment to Stick Around
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many doctors who used telehealth to treat patients with opioid addiction because of the COVID-19 pandemic would like to make it a permanent part of their practice. A new study from Yale School of Public Health…
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Pregnancy may have women cutting back on smoking even before they know they’ve conceived. Research suggests there may be biological mechanisms that reduce the craving for nicotine. Read moreIs exercise getting tougher for you? Long COVID may be to bla…
Learn MoreInvasive Breast Cancer Risk Down for Female Child Cancer Survivors
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For childhood cancer survivors, the rates of invasive breast cancer have decreased over time, according to a study published online Oct. 13 in JAMA Oncology.Tara O. Henderson, M.D., M.P.H., from the University…
Learn MoreFDA Warning Letters Mainly Sent to Small Online E-Cigarette Retailers
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has begun issuing warning letters to electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) companies, with almost all letters sent to small online retailers, according to a study published o…
Learn MoreTool Helps ID Young Children at High Risk for Asthma
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The CHILDhood Asthma Risk Tool (CHART) can identify children at high risk for asthma at as early as 3 years of age, according to a study published online Oct. 6 in JAMA Network Open.Myrtha E. Reyna, from the H…
Learn MoreWait Times for Pediatric Heart Transplants Longer During Pandemic
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with increased waiting list times among pediatric patients awaiting a heart transplant (HT) in the United States, according to a research letter published online Oct. 7 in …
Learn MorePfizer’s Updated Booster Targets Omicron Variants, New Data Confirm
FRIDAY, Oct. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New trial data show that Pfizer’s updated COVID-19 booster shot is more powerful against omicron subvariants than the original shot, the company announced Thursday.”These early data suggest that our bivalent v…
Learn MoreUna terapia genética ayuda a las personas con una forma rara de ceguera a ver mejor de noche
JUEVES, 13 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una terapia genética experimental ofrece esperanzas de una rápida mejora de la visión nocturna a los adultos que sufren de una forma congénita de ceguera de inicio en la niñez, informan unos investigad…
Learn MoreVinculan el estrés durante toda la vida con un gran aumento en el riesgo de cáncer
JUEVES, 13 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Con el tiempo, los hombres y las mujeres que sufren un estrés crónico se enfrentan a un riesgo significativamente más alto de morir como resultado de un cáncer, advierte un estudio reciente.El hallazgo…
Learn MoreEstar a la altura: unos científicos encuentran un gen relacionado con la estatura
JUEVES, 13 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La respuesta a qué tan alto será un niño en general se estima basándose en un promedio de las estaturas de sus padres.Pero un estudio australiano que incluyó a más de 5 millones de personas encontró qu…
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