Shift Work Linked to Decreased Cognitive Performance
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Shift and night work is associated with various types of decreased cognitive performance, according to a meta-analysis published online March 8 in Occupational & Environmental Medicine.Thomas Vlasak, from …
Learn MoreTaller Height May Increase Risk for Colorectal Cancer
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Taller height should be considered a risk factor for colorectal cancer or adenoma, according to a study published online March 11 in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.Elinor Zhou, M.D., from the…
Learn MoreLow Dengue Incidence in 2020 Due to COVID-19-Related Disruption
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dengue incidence was low in 2020, which was attributable to COVID-19-related disruption, according to a study published online March 2 in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.Yuyang Chen, Ph.D., from the College…
Learn MoreAI Model May Identify Thyroid Cancer from Ultrasound Images
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An artificial intelligence (AI) platform may detect thyroid malignancy and predict pathological and genomic outcomes through analysis of images from routine ultrasonography, according to a study presented …
Learn MoreIt Can Take Weeks for Some Patients With Severe COVID to Recover Consciousness
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In yet another sign that severe COVID-19 is tough to recover from, a new study shows that some survivors who required mechanical ventilation take days or even weeks to regain consciousness after sedation i…
Learn MoreAHA News: A Routine Checkup Led Him to Fix a Leaky Heart Valve Before It Became a Problem
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — When Randy Fritz went to his primary care physician for a checkup, he hadn’t been to see his doctor in more than a decade, but he wasn’t concerned. Why would he be? He played tennis and ra…
Learn MoreAHA News: Want a Personalized Diet to Prevent Disease? Nutrition Scientists Are Working on It
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — You know that phrase “you are what you eat”? Nutrition scientists are getting to the bottom of what that means with an emerging area of research called precision nutrition.It’s a growing f…
Learn More‘Lives Turned Upside Down’: Ukraine’s Refugees Struggle in Health Crisis
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Since Russia invaded Ukraine, millions have fled their homes and sought refuge wherever they could find it.Each individual story is intensely personal, but mental health experts warn of a refugee crisis th…
Learn MoreHow You Can Help Ease the Health Crisis in Ukraine
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has become a humanitarian crisis.More than 3 million people have fled as refugees into neighboring countries, while thousands of civilians who remain in Ukraine have been injur…
Learn MorePfizer Asks FDA to Approve Second Booster for Seniors
WEDNESDAY, March 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pfizer Inc. said Tuesday that it has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve the emergency use of a second booster shot for Americans 65 and older.In a statement announcing its request, Pfiz…
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