SGLT2 Inhibitors Reduce Heart Failure Hospitalization
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with heart failure, sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors reduce hospitalization for heart failure and cardiovascular death, but increase the risk of genital infections, according to…
Learn MorePhiladelphia Becomes First U.S. City to Bring Back Indoor Mask Mandate
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Faced with rising COVID-19 case counts, Philadelphia has announced that it will reinstate an indoor mask mandate next week.City officials announced the change on Monday, as COVID-19 cases have climbed across…
Learn MoreNew Drug Halves Death Rate in Those With Severe COVID, Maker Claims
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An experimental medication for critically ill COVID-19 patients appears to work so well that the drug’s maker announced Monday it has stopped its clinical trial early and will apply for emergency use authori…
Learn MoreCould Some Rheumatoid Arthritis Meds Help Lower Alzheimer’s Risk?
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In their search for a drug to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, scientists are taking a look at certain rheumatoid arthritis drugs.Preliminary findings suggest that a type of rheumatoid arthritis drug known as TN…
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New Drug Halves Death Rate in Those With Severe COVID, Maker Claims: An experimental medication for critically ill COVID patients has worked so well that the drug’s maker announced Monday it has stopped its clinical trial early and will apply for emer…
Learn MoreStudy Finds Just One Dose of HPV Vaccine May Be Enough
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A single dose of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine provides as much protection against cervical cancer as the standard three-dose regimen, a new study finds.”These findings are a game-changer that may subst…
Learn MoreHalf of World’s People Suffer From Headaches
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you suffer from headaches, you have plenty of company. Headaches afflict half of the world’s population, and women are more likely to get them than men, a new paper says.”We found that the prevalence of …
Learn MoreFor Smokers With Heart Trouble, Quitting Equals the Benefit of 3 Meds: Study
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Quitting smoking can give heart disease patients nearly five additional years of life without heart problems, according to a new study.”Kicking the habit appears to be as effective as taking three medication…
Learn MorePandemic May Have Left Lessons on C-Section ‘Preemie’ Births
TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There was a 6.5% drop in premature births from cesarean sections and induced deliveries in the United States during the pandemic, likely because pregnant women made fewer visits to their doctors, researchers…
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