CDC Extends Mask Mandates on Planes, Trains to May 3
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A federal mask mandate for planes, trains, airports and some bus services that was set to expire in five days will be extended until May 3, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Wed…
Learn MoreExercise Is Powerful Medicine for Depression
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — By now, most people have heard that exercise is good for their health.A new review suggests it can it also make a difference in major depressive disorder.Researchers analyzed 15 existing studies with data …
Learn MoreAHA News: Connecting Health, Pollution and Fairness – That’s Environmental Justice
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — In the beginning, the idea of environmental justice didn’t have a name. It didn’t have much support, either.A few years after the first Earth Day, a young sociologist named Robert Bullard …
Learn MoreElectrocardiography Should Be Considered for Nocturnal Enuresis
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In the case of unexplained nocturnal enuresis, electrocardiography should be considered as part of the diagnostic workup, according to a creative concepts article published online April 6 in Heart Rhythm.A…
Learn MoreU.S. Life Expectancy Dropped Between 2019 and 2020
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. life expectancy decreased between 2019 and 2020, on a larger scale than seen in 21 other high-income countries, according to a study published online April 13 in JAMA Network Open.Steven H. Woolf, M.D…
Learn MoreLong-Term QOL Examined for Surgical Choices in Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among women receiving treatment for early-stage breast cancer, mastectomy and reconstruction without radiation therapy (RT) is associated with similar breast satisfaction and physical well-being, but worse…
Learn MoreStudies Look at Meningitis Vaccine for Preventing Gonorrhea
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Meningitis vaccine might provide some protection against gonorrhea, according to three studies published online April 12 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Winston E. Abara, M.D., from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, and colleagues identified laboratory-confirmed gonorrhea and chlamydia infections among...
Learn MoreACC: Empagliflozin Offers Clinical Benefit in Heart Failure
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients hospitalized for acute heart failure, treatment with the sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor empagliflozin produces clinical benefit, according to a study published online April 4…
Learn MoreMenopausal Age, Obesity Links to Heart Failure Explored
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The risk for heart failure is increased with increasing body mass index and waist circumference, especially for those with menopausal age 55 years or older, according to a study published online April 13 i…
Learn MoreSentinel Node Biopsy Questioned for Some Older Women With Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Positive lymph node status is not a reliable indicator of the need for adjunctive chemotherapy, and sentinel node biopsy may not be helpful in older women with certain low-risk breast cancers, according to…
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