Wind Power Is Bringing Americans Real Health Benefits
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — With wind power picking up as a viable energy source, new research shows U.S. air quality is getting better, benefiting all Americans’ health.There was one caveat to the findings, however: Only about a third of…
Learn MoreMore Biosimilars Marketed in Germany, Switzerland Than U.S.
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More biosimilars have been marketed in Germany and Switzerland than in the United States, but uptake has increased over time in all countries, according to a study published online Dec. 2 in JAMA Network Open.D…
Learn MoreStudy Looks at Extent of Residual Lung Abnormalities After COVID-19 Hospitalization
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Residual lung abnormalities are estimated in up to about 11.7 percent of patients discharged following COVID-19-related hospitalization, according to a study published online Dec. 2 in the American Journal of R…
Learn MorePrevalence of Methamphetamine-Related Heart Failure Increasing
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of methamphetamine-associated heart failure (MethHF) is increasing and is associated with significant morbidity, according to a review published online Dec. 1 in Heart.Veena Manja, Ph.D., from th…
Learn MoreScientists May Be Closer to Effective HIV Vaccine
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s thought that for an HIV vaccine to be widely effective, it will have to spur the body to make special antibodies that can neutralize a broad range of HIV strains. Now scientists say they have taken an esse…
Learn MoreAHA News: After Cardiac Arrest at College Basketball Game, He’s Ready to Cheer Again
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — For more than 50 years, Stan Goldstein has donned his red, black, white and gold – the colors of the University of Maryland’s Terrapins – to cheer for his alma mater’s men’s basketball team at …
Learn MoreSupraphysiological Oxygen During Surgery Linked to Organ Damage
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Supraphysiological oxygen administration during surgery is associated with increased odds of kidney, myocardial, and lung injury, according to a study published online Nov. 30 in The BMJ.
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Learn MoreRSNA: New AI Algorithm Predicts 10-Year Cardiovascular Risk From Chest X-Ray
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Deep learning can estimate cardiovascular risk from a routine chest X-ray image similar to the current clinical standard, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of Nort…
Learn MorePTSD, Psychiatric Disorders Tied to Higher Risk for Severe COVID-19 Outcomes
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other psychiatric disorders have a heightened risk for severe adverse outcomes with COVID-19, according to a study published online Nov. 22 in Translationa…
Learn MorePersonalized Counseling May Overcome Non-Follow-Up After Positive FIT Test
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lack of knowledge and decision-making difficulties are associated with non-follow-up to positive fecal immunochemical test (FIT) results, according to a study published in the November/December issue of the Ann…
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