MONDAY, May 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Could a one-hour procedure that involves zapping a part of the intestines mean no more insulin for millions of folks with type 2 diabetes?Maybe, according to a small study scheduled for presentation next week at...
MONDAY, May 1, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Elementary school teacher Rachel Henry had been having monster headaches for a few weeks. She complained about them to colleagues, family, even the school nurse. No one seemed concerned about th...
MONDAY, May 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Suicides among the youngest U.S. teenagers were rising for years before the pandemic — with school stress, social media and guns standing as potential factors, according to a new study.Researchers found that bet...
MONDAY, May 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists report that brain scans of long COVID patients show abnormal activity in areas related to memory.The scan results validate the concerns of these patients, who feel like they’re experiencing fatigue, t...
MONDAY, May 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Hito Bazan never knew how much he’d appreciate every breath he takes until one day he couldn’t do it.The Houston police officer awoke one morning not able to eat, walk, talk or even breathe after three months in...
MONDAY, May 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) – General Mills has recalled four varieties of its Gold Medal flour because of concerns over potential contamination with salmonella.The recalled flour has “better if used by” dates of March 27, 2024, and March 28,...
MONDAY, May 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new study has uncovered a possible risk factor for breast cancer that could help doctors more accurately weigh a woman's chances of developing the disease.While it’s known that women with dense breast tissue h...
Suicide rates among U.S. adolescents doubled in 10 years. Suicide rates among 13- and 14-year-old Americans were on the rise between 2008 and 2018, and suicide is now the No. 1 cause of death in this age group, a new report finds. Read moreCould long ...
MONDAY, May 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- While COVID-19’s toll on health and wellness has been obvious, the virus has also hit people in the wallet.A new study links surviving COVID to financial challenges later, especially for folks who were hospitali...
MONDAY, May 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Like people, man’s best friend can get dementia with aging.And these older dogs sleep less deeply when they develop the condition, just as people with Alzheimer’s disease do, according to research that included ...
SUNDAY, April 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Drowning isn’t always accompanied by the stereotypical flailing and cries for help.It can happen wherever there’s water, including streams, lakes, water parks, bathtubs and even toilets.It’s also often preven...
SATURDAY, April 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who’ve had surgery should ease back into movement and exercise. These efforts may be small, but they’re better than nothing, according to one surgeon who emphasized the importance of listening to y...
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new study on veterans, gun storage, and suicidal thoughts points to an urgent need for mental health and substance-related services, according to researchers.The study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy...
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new antibody drug to help fight COVID-19 infection in immunocompromised people may be available by the end of the year.AstraZeneca said Thursday that its treatment, called AZD3152, appears to work in all va...
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time since the mpox outbreak began last spring, no new cases have been reported in more than a week, fresh government data show. At the peak of the outbreak, there were 500 new infections report...
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- An artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot assistant generates quality and empathetic responses to patient questions, according to a study published online April 28 in JAMA Internal Medicine.John W. Ayers, Ph.D....
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Travelers to the United States will now only need a single bivalent COVID-19 vaccine from either Pfizer or Moderna to enter the country, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday....
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Only five months have passed since the world got its first taste of the ground-breaking artificial intelligence (AI) tool known as ChatGPT.Promising a brave new world of human-machine connectivity, AI demonst...
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new antibody drug to help fight COVID-19 infection in immune-compromised people may be available by the end of the year. AstraZeneca said Thursday that its treatment, called AZD3152, appears to work in all ...
JUEVES, 27 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Si tiene ganas de hacer la siesta, mejor que sea corta.Los investigadores encontraron que las siestas de 30 minutos o más en Murcia, una región de España, donde hacer la siesta es común, se vinculaban co...
JUEVES, 27 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Esos anuncios de televisión de jugosas hamburguesas podrían desencadenar sus emociones, haciéndole creer que será más feliz si sale corriendo a comprarse una.Lamentablemente, un anuncio similar de una en...
JUEVES, 27 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- El ejercicio podría ayudar a las personas que luchan contra una adicción a mantenerse firmes, encuentra una nueva revisión de la investigación.Los investigadores analizaron 43 estudios de todo el mundo, ...
JUEVES, 27 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Las sobrevivientes a un cáncer de mama de más edad con frecuencia tienen otros problemas médicos, y una esperanza de vida más corta que las sobrevivientes a un cáncer de mama más jóvenes. Además, con fre...
JUEVES, 27 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Los selfis quizá parezcan superficiales, pero en realidad tienen un propósito psicológico más profundo, sugiere un estudio reciente.Las llamadas fotografías de "tercera persona", es decir, fotografías qu...
JUEVES, 27 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Mientras más estadounidenses intentan obtener el medicamento recetado Wegovy en su batalla para perder una cantidad significativa de peso, un medicamento incluso más potente contra la obesidad está a pun...
JUEVES, 27 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Menos adultos de EE. UU. están fumando cigarrillos, ya que las tasas se desplomaron de nuevo el año pasado, según las autoridades de salud federales.En total, 1 de cada 9 estadounidenses fumaron un cigar...
JUEVES, 27 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Los adolescentes de EE. UU. siguen sin estar bien.Al contrario, muchos continúan implicados en conductas riesgosas, informaron el jueves las autoridades de salud de EE. UU.La principal de estas es un aum...
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Most children with parent-reported attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are not receiving medications and have never received outpatient mental health care, according to a study published online Ap...
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A report published April 28 in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology details the development of a care plan for individuals at risk for preeclampsia.James M. Roberts, M.D., from the University of Pi...
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with concurrent tuberculosis (TB) and COVID-19 have a high risk for death, according to a study published online April 26 in PLOS Global Public Health.Alice V. Easton, Ph.D., from the New York City D...