WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Wildfires that have been spreading throughout Canada in recent weeks are now spewing tons of smoke southward into the United States.The smoke was so thick on Tuesday that New York City's skyline could not be...
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Electric cars can save millions of lives and reduce health care costs by improving air quality so people can breathe better and freer, according to a new report by the American Lung Association.If all new ca...
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Spironolactone improves acne compared with placebo, with greater differences seen at week 24 than week 12, according to a study published online May 17 in The BMJ.Miriam Santer, M.B., B.Chir., from the Unive...
MARTES, 6 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Buenas noticias para las mujeres con el tipo más común de cáncer de mama: añadir un medicamento dirigido para el cáncer de mama a la terapia hormonal redujo el riesgo de que el cáncer recurriera en un 25 ...
MARTES, 6 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A medida que la obesidad aumenta entre los niños y adolescentes de EE. UU., el número de cirugías para perder peso también sube. Las cirugías metabólicas y bariátricas entre los jóvenes de 10 a 19 años au...
MARTES, 6 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- El nivolumab (Opdivo), un medicamento de inmunoterapia muy utilizado, es más seguro y efectivo para tratar a los adultos y a los niños con un linfoma de Hodgkin que la terapia dirigida que se usa ahora co...
MARTES, 6 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Un nuevo estudio sobre el uso de parches de nitroglicerina para ayudar a las mujeres con unos sofocos frecuentes provocados por la menopausia ha arrojado unos resultados contradictorios. Los beneficios de...
MARTES, 6 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Hace mucho que se ha vinculado a los problemas económicos con una peor atención de la salud. Ahora, un nuevo estudio encuentra que los pacientes con dificultades financieras con frecuencia posponen las pr...
MARTES, 6 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- ¿Amamantar podría preparar el terreno para unas buenas calificaciones en la escuela?Esto es lo que sugieren los hallazgos de un nuevo estudio británico, aunque las diferencias fueron pequeñas entre los qu...
MARTES, 6 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Por todo el mundo deambulan millones de gatos callejeros, y hace mucho que la esterilización quirúrgica ha sido el principal método de control de la población. Pero un nuevo estudio de tamaño reducido mue...
MARTES, 6 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Los niños con un control bajo de los impulsos, una característica común del trastorno de déficit de atención e hiperactividad (TDAH), podrían tener un riesgo más alto de problemas de salud, sociales y cri...
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Peer health coaching interventions can create opportunities for well-being improvements, although not physical health improvements, in veterans with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, according to a ...
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Longer breastfeeding duration is associated with modest improvements in educational outcomes at age 16 years, according to a study published online June 5 in Archives of Disease in Childhood.Reneé Pereyra-El...
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Ultrahigh-pitch photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) yields a higher signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) and better cardiovascular imaging quality than ultrahigh-pitch dual-so...
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Young adult (YA) cancer survivors, especially those diagnosed with leukemia or those treated with anthracycline chemotherapy, face an increased risk for heart failure, according to a research letter publishe...
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Sliding hip screws (SHSs) have comparable one-year outcomes to intramedullary nails (IMNs) for fixation of trochanteric hip fractures, according to a study published online June 6 in JAMA Network Open.Emil H...
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Pope Francis will be hospitalized for several days after a planned surgery to repair a hernia that is causing him “recurrent, painful and worsening” symptoms.The Vatican announced plans for the surgery and r...
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Immediate tonsillectomy is clinically effective and cost-effective in adults with recurrent acute tonsillitis, according to a study published online May 17 in The Lancet.Janet A. Wilson, M.D., from Newcastle...
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Kangaroo mother care (KMC) provides a mortality benefit, especially when initiated early, in preterm and low birth-weight infants, according to a review published online June 5 in BMJ Global Health.Sindhu Si...
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Semaglutide is associated with superior weight loss for treating post-metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) weight recurrence compared with liraglutide, according to a study published in the May issue of Obe...
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Just over one in four youth-serving U.S. mental health facilities offered lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ)-specific mental health services in 2020, according to a research letter published ...
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People who suffer from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) know it is a highly unpleasant chronic condition that can trigger abdominal pain, diarrhea and constipation.Here, experts will unravel the mysteries of I...
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Accounting for genetic determinants of constitutive, noncancer-related prostate-specific antigen (PSA) variation improves prediction of prostate cancer, according to a study published online June 1 in Nature...
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- New York University doctors and hospital executives are using an artificial intelligence (AI) computer program to predict whether a newly discharged patient will soon fall sick enough to be readmitted.The AI...
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies like ChatGPT someday may make a big difference for people seeking answers to questions such as "How can I stop smoking?" They may even offer resources to someone who...
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Consider yourself a lifesaver if you opt for an electric vehicle next time you buy or lease a new car.Electric cars can save millions of lives and reduce health care costs by improving air quality so people ...
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Gymnasts make it look easy, but mastering those floor exercises and balance beam moves can take a toll on the brain.Researchers studying preseason and regular season concussion rates in college sports found ...
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Have you seen more hair in the shower or on the bathroom floor than usual?Grab a mirror and take a look at your head. If it looks like you’re “going bald,” you may have androgenic alopecia (male pattern bald...
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Wildfires that have been spreading throughout Canada in recent weeks are now spewing tons of smoke southward into the United States.The smoke was so thick on Tuesday that New York City's skyline could not be...