Going Solo: Masturbation May Give Humans an Evolutionary Edge
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some might think masturbation is all about self-pleasure, but scientists now claim it’s far more significant than that. Their new findings suggest it could serve an important role in evolution.An ancient tra…
Learn More2019 to 2020 Saw Decrease in Pediatric Emergency Visit Rate
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For children aged 0 to 17 years, the overall rate of emergency department visits decreased from 2019 to 2020, with decreases seen for both sexes and across races/ethnicities, according to a June data brief pu…
Learn MoreSupervised Walking Program Benefits Veterans Admitted to Hospital
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For veterans admitted to the hospitals, a supervised walking program, AssiSTed EaRly MobIlity for HospitalizeD Veterans (STRIDE), is associated with lower odds of discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF),…
Learn More<40 Percent of Children With Firearm Injury Receive Mental Health Care
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fewer than 40 percent of children with firearm injury receive mental health (MH) services, according to a study published online June 5 in Pediatrics.Jennifer A. Hoffmann, M.D., from the Northwestern Universit…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Lynparza for BRCA-Mutated Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Lynparza (olaparib) with abiraterone and prednisone (or prednisolone) for adult patients with deleterious or suspected deleterious BRCA-mutated, metastatic, castr…
Learn MoreOverall Rate of Prepregnancy Diabetes 10.9 Per 1,000 in 2021
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2016 to 2021, there was an increase in prepregnancy diabetes mellitus (PDM), with an overall rate of 10.9 per 1,000 births in 2021, according to the May 31 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publicatio…
Learn MoreUna forma de terapia hormonal para la menopausia podría aumentar la presión arterial
LUNES, 5 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las mujeres que usan estrógeno para aliviar los síntomas de la menopausia podrían experimentar un aumento en la presión arterial, pero la forma en que toman la hormona podría determinarlo, sugiere un nuevo…
Learn MoreUna forma de terapia hormonal para la menopausia podría aumentar la presión arterial
LUNES, 5 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las mujeres que usan estrógeno para aliviar los síntomas de la menopausia podrían experimentar un aumento en la presión arterial, pero la forma en que toman la hormona podría determinarlo, sugiere un nuevo…
Learn MoreUna forma de terapia hormonal para la menopausia podría aumentar la presión arterial
LUNES, 5 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las mujeres que usan estrógeno para aliviar los síntomas de la menopausia podrían experimentar un aumento en la presión arterial, pero la forma en que toman la hormona podría determinarlo, sugiere un nuevo…
Learn MoreLas garrapatas son muy resistentes al tiempo inclemente
LUNES, 5 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las garrapatas tienen una resiliencia extrema, incluso cuando las temperaturas varían mucho, según unos científicos que trabajan para comprender mejor la propagación de la enfermedad de Lyme. En su nuevo e…
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