‘Insoportable’: tres pacientes cuentan su calvario con la viruela del simio
LUNES, 1 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — ¿Qué tienen en común el propietario de una pequeña empresa en el Medio Oeste de EE. UU., un gerente corporativo de Sao Paolo, y un abogado de bienes raíces de Londres?Los tres son hombres gais. Y aunque s…
Learn MorePersisten los mitos y la ignorancia respecto al cáncer de pulmón, según una encuesta
LUNES, 1 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El cáncer de pulmón es la principal causa de muerte por cáncer en Estados Unidos, pero los médicos han tenido acceso a una herramienta de detección durante casi una década que lo puede detectar para el tr…
Learn MoreEs probable que moscas y cucarachas no propaguen la COVID
LUNES, 1 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Tal vez ni haya pensado en la posibilidad, pero una nueva investigación encuentra que no es probable que las moscas y las cucarachas propaguen la COVID-19.Aunque los profesionales y las autoridades de sal…
Learn MoreRed Meat Raises Your Heart Risk, and Scientists May Know Why
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A daily hamburger might raise the risk of developing heart disease, but not necessarily for the reasons people often think, new research suggests.The study of nearly 4,000 older Americans found what many have …
Learn MoreMinnesota Trial Focuses on Pharmacist Who Refused to Provide Morning-After Pill
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A Minnesota jury is expected to decide by the end of this week whether a woman’s human rights were violated when a pharmacist denied her request to fill a prescription for emergency contraception, sometimes ca…
Learn MoreRates of CV Risk Factors, Disease Projected to Rise by 2060
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The projected rates of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and disease are expected to increase considerably by 2060, especially among racial and ethnic minorities, according to a study published in the Aug. 9 is…
Learn MoreSleep Tied to Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sleep behaviors are associated with the risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), according to a study published online July 28 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism…
Learn MoreWearing An Activity Tracker May Promote Physical Activity
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Wearable activity trackers seem to be effective for increasing physical activity among individuals of varying age and among clinical and nonclinical populations, according to a review published in the August i…
Learn MoreFamily Stress Linked to Problematic Child Media Use During Pandemic
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There was an association for family stressors with problematic child media use during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Aug. 2 in Pediatrics.Emily Kroshus, Sc.D., M.P.H., from the Se…
Learn MoreCaregivers of Multiple Myeloma Patients Face Mental Health Issues
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many caregivers of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) report mental health challenges, according to a study published online July 18 in Blood Advances.Elizabeth K. O’Donnell, M.D., from the Massachusetts Gene…
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