Heart Risks Double for People With Bipolar, Schizophrenia
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with serious mental illness have up to double the risk of heart disease, and should have their heart health monitored from a young age, a new study finds.Specifically, those mental health issues are …
Learn MoreExhaustion-Related Burnout Higher in Underrepresented Medical Students
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Medical students who are underrepresented in medicine (URIM) have a higher risk for exhaustion-related burnout, according to a study published online Feb. 23 in JAMA Network Open.Jamieson M. O’Marr, from the …
Learn MoreExhaustion-Related Burnout Higher in Underrepresented Medical Students
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Medical students who are underrepresented in medicine (URIM) have a higher risk for exhaustion-related burnout, according to a study published online Feb. 23 in JAMA Network Open.Jamieson M. O’Marr, from the …
Learn MoreExcess Mortality Seen for Seniors With Alzheimer Disease, Dementia in COVID-19
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Excess mortality was seen for older adults with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Feb. 28 in JAMA Neurology.Lauren Gilstrap, M….
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Higher in Urban Versus Rural Counties
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccination coverage with one or more doses is higher in urban versus rural counties, according to research published in the March 4 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morb…
Learn MoreIn Reversal, WHO Now Supports COVID-19 Boosters
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines are needed as the highly contagious omicron variant continues to spread worldwide, a World Health Organization expert group said Tuesday.The group’s statement that it “stron…
Learn MoreFDA Says Gene-Edited Cattle Are Safe to Eat
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave the green light to the sale of beef from gene-edited cattle.”Today’s decision underscores our commitment to using a risk and science-based, data-driven pro…
Learn MoreLa EPA propone unos estándares más estrictos para las emisiones de los grandes camiones
LUNES, 7 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El lunes, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) de EE. UU. propuso unas restricciones más estrictas para las emisiones de los grandes camiones.”Se estima que 72 millones de personas viven cerca de las r…
Learn MoreCómo la COVID-19 cambia al cerebro
LUNES, de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Unos científicos han descubierto que incluso un caso leve de COVID-19 podría provocar daños en el cerebro.En promedio, los adultos de mediana edad y mayores que enfermaron de COVID mostraban señales de encog…
Learn MoreLas aplicaciones ayudan a gestionar las afecciones de salud, pero pocos las usan, según una encuesta
LUNES, 7 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La popularidad de las aplicaciones de salud y para mantenerse en forma física aumenta, pero no entre las personas que más podrían beneficiarse de ellas: los adultos mayores y las que tienen afecciones de s…
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