MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR), transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair is safe and has a high rate of success, according to a study published in the May 23/30 issue of the Jour...
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR), transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair is safe and has a high rate of success, according to a study published in the May 23/30 issue of the Jour...
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with atrial fibrillation who have had an acute ischemic stroke, the incidence of a composite primary end point ranges from a reduction of about 2.8 percent to an increase of 0.5 percent for those r...
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with atrial fibrillation who have had an acute ischemic stroke, the incidence of a composite primary end point ranges from a reduction of about 2.8 percent to an increase of 0.5 percent for those r...
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental targeted therapy can dramatically slow the progress of common slow-growing brain cancers, a new clinical trial finds.The oral drug vorasidenib nearly tripled progression-free survival in patient...
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When people regained weight after obesity surgery, it wasn’t entirely clear what to do next. Now, it appears the weight-loss medications Wegovy and Saxenda can help.Both work by controlling appetite and satiety...
AHA News: This Tick Season, Beware the Tiny Bugs That Can Carry Lyme Disease – a Danger to the Heart
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Warmer weather is drawing people outdoors to enjoy nature. But for those who spend time working in the garden or walking along wooded or grassy trails, it also means greater exposure to a menac...
LUNES, 5 de junio de 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Las temperaturas más cálidas motivan a las personas a salir al aire libre a disfrutar de la naturaleza. Pero para aquellos que pasan tiempo en el jardín o caminan por senderos en bosques o...
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Screening mammograms saves lives, and consistency counts for a lot.That's the main message from a new study that looked at how regularly women received mammograms before a breast cancer diagnosis. The closer a ...
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- There’s a "loneliness epidemic" in the United States, and feelings of isolation have been linked to heart disease, stroke and other health conditions.Now, new research suggests that cancer survivors who feel lo...
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Many men will put off going to the doctor unless they are really sick, but men's health screenings help catch problems before symptoms appear.So, how can you tell if a health screening or preventive care appoin...
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. gun deaths and injuries in children have risen at astronomical rates. Yet, among kids on Medicaid, only about two of every five children who get shot receive mental health care within six months of these ...
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- No man wants to hear that he has prostate cancer, but if he is diagnosed he will need to learn about the disease and how it is treated.Prostate cancer affects one in seven men. According to the American Cancer ...
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Summer vacation has begun for some families and screen use may already feel like too much.A psychiatrist from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston offers some tips for making sure smartphones and tablets are p...
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- It’s tempting to treat little skin bumps on your own, but that delays proper diagnosis and treatment that may work better, federal regulators cautioned.Among the many types of skin conditions a person can contr...
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Ticks are extremely resilient even when temperatures vary wildly, according to scientists who are working to better understand the spread of Lyme disease.In their new study, black-legged ticks, notorious for ca...
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The most common screening test for prostate cancer so often returns a false positive result that it’s no longer recommended for men older than 70, and it's offered as a personal choice for younger men.But resea...
SUNDAY, June 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Skin cancer can pop up anywhere on your skin, including the soles of your feet and even under your fingernails.That’s what happened to Isabel Lievano, who was diagnosed with melanoma when her dermatologist dete...
SATURDAY, June 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Summer is here and so, too, is swimming season. As fun as a pool can be, it’s also a major safety risk if you don’t take the appropriate precautions. An expert from Huntington Health, an affiliate of Cedars-S...
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A report published online May 23 in the National Health Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provides a descriptive analysis of adult patients who visited ...
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer patients who continue smoking after their diagnosis have an increased risk for heart attack, stroke, or death due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with nonsmokers, according to a study published ...
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Medicare will soon cover a new class of drugs for Alzheimer disease if they receive full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, with some key limits.Along with full approval, drug makers will also...
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A potentially deadly germ has made its way to the U.S. Gulf Coast, health officials warned this week. So far, three cases of infection from the bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei have been reported to the U.S. ...
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A former Obama administration official with extensive experience in federal and state health services could be the next leader of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Former North Carolina Health...
La mayoría de los usuarios de drogas inyectadas no buscan el fentanilo a propósito, según un estudio
JUEVES, 1 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Muchos estadounidenses que se inyectan drogas ilegales reciben, sin saberlo, fentanilo combinado con heroína, lo que puede aumentar su riesgo de sobredosis y quizá su tolerancia a la droga. Alrededor de u...
VIERNES, 2 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Sufrir un ataque cardiaco es una mala noticia para el cerebro, ya que aumenta las probabilidades de deterioro mental en los próximos años, encuentra una nueva investigación. Los investigadores observaron...
JUEVES, 1 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Dejar de fumar tras un diagnóstico de cáncer puede ofrecer grandes ventajas en términos de otro importante problema de la salud: el riesgo de ataque cardiaco o accidente cerebrovascular (ACV). Los pacient...
JUEVES, 1 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Unos incendios forestales de gran tamaño y fuera de control en Nueva Escocia están creando un aire malsano en la región del Noroeste de Estados Unidos, incluso en partes de Connecticut. Es probable que es...