FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Heavy users of marijuana might face an increased risk of bipolar disorder and depression, a new study suggests.The analysis of more than 6.6 million Danish individuals found that having cannabis use disorder do...
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Minimally invasive surgery works just as well as full-scale open surgery in removing early-stage pancreatic cancers, allowing patients a faster recovery with less infection risk, a new clinical trial has found....
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Emergency departments aren’t perceived as safe for professionals or their patients, according to an international survey from the European Society of Emergency Medicine (EUSEM).More than 90% of emergency profes...
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- With colon cancer on the rise among younger Americans, researchers are working to figure out why.A new study suggests the microbiome — the community of microorganisms in the body — may play a role. “Younger peo...
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Vegetarian and vegan diets lead to lower blood levels of cholesterol and fats, according to a major new analysis of all evidence from clinical trials published since 1982.Compared to people eating an omnivorou...
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Black Americans face a greater risk of early death than white people do, and now a new study points to the reasons why.Known as the social determinants of health, these eight factors are critical for health and...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Long and short menstrual cycle length is associated with increased risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and atrial fibrillation, according to a study published online May 24 in the Journal of the American H...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- About 71 percent of cases of mpox occurred among persons residing in large central urban areas, and 95.7 percent of these cases occurred in cisgender men, according to research published in the May 26 issue ...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The American population is older than it used to be, according to new U.S. Census data. With fewer young children, more baby boomers, and even more centenarians, the country's median age is higher -- at 38.8 ...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Americans with COVID-19 have been taking Paxlovid (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets, copackaged for oral use) since it was approved under emergency use in late 2021. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Ad...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials are bracing for the possibility that mpox could surge again this summer as cases mount in several states.On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 21 more...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials are bracing for the possibility that mpox could surge again this summer as cases mount in several states.On Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported 21 more...
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Sobrevivir a una visita a la sala de emergencias por una sobredosis de opioides aumenta de forma dramática las probabilidades de un paciente de morir en el año posterior, informaron el martes las autor...
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Una combinación genética única ha beneficiado a una mujer escocesa, que vive prácticamente sin dolor, sana con una mayor rapidez y experimenta menos ansiedad y miedo, informan investigadores del Colegi...
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- El martes, los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) de EE. UU. advirtieron que un brote de salmonela en 18 personas de seis estados se ha vinculado con masa de galletas cruda d...
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Los estadounidenses mayores son cada vez más propensos a entrar en "portales del paciente" para acceder a información sobre su atención de la salud, pero los niveles de confianza varían. Alrededor de u...
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Apenas un 13 por ciento de los adultos estadounidenses comprenden el propósito de la Línea 988 de Prevención del Suicidio y Crisis, casi un año después de su lanzamiento, que fue muy publicitado, muest...
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Las incautaciones de ketamina ilícita llevadas a cabo por agentes de control de drogas se han disparado por todo Estados Unidos, al aumentar en un 349 por ciento de 2017 a 2022, encuentra un nuevo estu...
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- El expresidente Jimmy Carter sigue de buen ánimo, y disfrutando de su helado favorito de mantequilla de cacahuate, tres meses tras iniciar el cuidado de hospicio.Carter, que tiene 98 años, ingresó en c...
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- En los últimos años, se ha prestado atención al problema de los "desiertos alimentarios" en muchas partes de Estados Unidos. Ahora, los investigadores resaltan un problema similar: los desiertos de jue...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have developed a definition and symptom checklist for long COVID, based on initial findings from a study of nearly 10,000 Americans.The study identified a set of 12 long-term symptoms that can occ...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Depression is a debilitating condition that can leave its millions of sufferers in despair. Globally, an estimated 5% of adults suffer from depression, according to the World Health Organization.Luckily, ther...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Attachment theory sounds like a complicated concept, but when you're a parent it can sometimes boil down to a crying, clinging child who does not want to be separated from you.Put simply, attachment theory ex...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Americans with COVID-19 have been taking Paxlovid since it was approved under emergency use in late 2021. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to the drug.This approval will allo...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- There is a causal link between Alzheimer disease (AD), amyloid pathology, and generalized epilepsy, according to a study published online May 24 in Neurology.Yi Fang, M.D., from the Zhejiang University School...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Prediabetes often precedes type 2 diabetes, the form of the disease most closely tied to obesity.A new study suggests that the timing of this transition may set the stage for dementia in later years.Prediabet...
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with type 2 inflammation, dupilumab is associated with fewer moderate-to-severe exacerbations, according to a study published online May 21 in th...