Seis de cada 10 pacientes de COVID tienen un síntoma que persiste más de un año
MARTES, 26 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Si ha tenido COVID-19, hay muchas probabilidades de que al menos un síntoma siga molestándole un año más tarde, sugiere una investigación reciente.Los investigadores encontraron que seis de cada 10 perso…
Learn MoreBajan las tasas de tabaquismo de los estadounidenses que luchan contra la depresión y el abuso de sustancias
MIÉRCOLES, 27 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las personas que se enfrentan a la depresión y a los trastornos por abuso de sustancias con frecuencia tienden a ser fumadoras, pero un nuevo estudio encuentra que las tasas de tabaquismo entre estos …
Learn MoreDo Zoom Meetings Kill Creativity?
WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Zoom meetings became the lifeblood of many workplaces during pandemic, but a new study points to a downside: They may limit employees’ capacity for creative thinking.In experiments with workers in several …
Learn MoreSurgery No Better for Wrist Fracture in Older Adults
WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For persons aged 60 years or older with displaced distal radius fracture, surgical treatment seems not to be better than nonsurgical treatment for patient-reported wrist function, according to a study publ…
Learn MoreProviders, Patients Differ in Satisfaction With Anesthesia for Eye Surgery
WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is a low level of correlation between patient and provider satisfaction with anesthesia in ophthalmic surgeries, according to a study published online March 6 in Clinical Ophthalmology.Natalie Sadlak…
Learn MoreAnnual Costs Estimated for Wart Treatment in the U.S. for 2015-2017
WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The estimated annual costs were $846 million for cutaneous warts for 2019 in the United States, and costs for anogenital warts were $127 million, according to a research letter published online April 27 in…
Learn More‘Brain Zap’ Technology May Help Hardcore Smokers Quit
WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Smoking is said by some to be the hardest addiction to break, and certain people might benefit from brain stimulation to quit, French researchers suggest.Smokers who received noninvasive brain stimulation …
Learn MoreLink Between Childhood Abuse, CVD Risk Factors Varies by Race, Sex
WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The associations between exposure to abuse in childhood and risk factors for incident cardiovascular disease vary by race and sex, according to a study published online April 27 in the Journal of the Ameri…
Learn MoreAntibiotic Use in Under 2s May Reduce Antibody Response to Vaccines
WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Antibiotic prescriptions for children aged 6 to 24 months are associated with reduced vaccine-induced immunity, according to a study published online April 27 in Pediatrics.Timothy J. Chapman, Ph.D., from …
Learn MoreRacial Disparity Seen in Use of Epidural Blood Patches for Postdural Headaches
WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Epidural blood patches (EBPs) are used less often or use is delayed for patients in racial and ethnic minority groups compared with White patients, according to a study published online April 21 in JAMA Ne…
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