Las temperaturas extremas del cambio climático podrían significar más muertes cardiacas
LUNES, 12 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los días tanto de calor como de frío extremos se cobran un precio a las personas que tienen una enfermedad cardiaca, sobre todo las que sufren de insuficiencia cardiaca.Un nuevo análisis multinacional…
Learn MoreLos purificadores de aire podrían ayudar a los corazones de las personas con EPOC
LUNES, 12 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Tener EPOC puede dificultar la respiración, ya que recarga tanto a los pulmones como al corazón, pero un nuevo estudio ofrece una posible solución: usar un purificador de aire ayudó a los corazones de…
Learn MoreUnos estudios muestran que la raza y los ingresos pueden determinar los resultados en el cáncer de sangre
LUNES, 12 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Si alguien desarrolla un cáncer de la sangre o un coágulo sanguíneo potencialmente letal, es probable que le vaya mejor si es blanco y rico, muestran tres estudios recientes.El impacto continuo de la …
Learn MoreModerna, Merck Report on Promising Melanoma Vaccine
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two pharmaceutical companies said Tuesday that they have made notable progress with a vaccine that could prevent melanoma. Moderna, well known for its work on the COVID vaccine, and Merck, which makes the can…
Learn MoreInsulin Pumps Ease Diabetes Care. So Why Are Black Patients Less Likely to Get One?
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Insulin pumps can help folks with type 1 diabetes get better control of their disease and minimize how often they inject insulin, and use of the devices has taken off in the past 20 years.That’s the good news…
Learn MoreRapid Heartbeat Condition 5 Times More Likely With COVID Than With COVID Vaccine
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New research has revealed a link between a lesser known heart syndrome and COVID infection, with a much smaller link seen between the condition and COVID vaccination. Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome…
Learn MoreUSPSTF Recommends PrEP for Reducing Risk for HIV Acquisition
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for reducing the risk for HIV infection among individuals at increased risk for HIV acquisition. This recommendation …
Learn MoreGeneral Practitioners Rarely Give Personalized Weight-Loss Advice
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Weight-loss advice from general practitioners (GPs) to patients with obesity is mainly generic and is rarely personalized, according to a study published online Dec. 13 in Family Practice.Madeleine Tremblett,…
Learn MoreHousehold Air Pollution Linked to Cardiac Autonomic Function in COPD
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), household air pollution is associated with cardiac autonomic function, with the greatest effect seen for ultrafine particles, according to a stu…
Learn MoreRisk-Reducing Medications Can Cut Breast Cancer Death Rates
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Risk-reducing medication can reduce the risk for breast cancer death in addition to lowering the risk for invasive breast cancer, according to a study published online Dec. 1 in the Journal of Clinical Oncolo…
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