TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- From 1999 to 2018, the prevalence of self-reported stroke overall and by racial and ethnic group and age group remained stable, while an increase was seen among men, according to a study published online Apr...
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Men with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) without concomitant comorbidities have cognitive deficits and demonstrate diminished social cognition, according to a study published online April 6 in Frontiers in Sle...
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) has improved cancer screening performance compared with digital mammography (DM), according to a study published online April 11 in Radiology.Christoph I. Lee, M.D., from t...
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Health care professionals (HCPs) report lacking materials and training to conduct advance care planning (ACP) among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online April 17 ...
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In the United States, the monthly buprenorphine initiation rate increased from January 2016 through September 2018, then flattened through October 2022, according to a research letter published in the April ...
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Common early ear and upper respiratory markers are associated with high levels of autistic traits, according to a study published online April 24 in BMJ Open.Amanda Hall, Ph.D., from Aston University in Birm...
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Quality of care for heart failure is largely similar at hospitals caring for a high proportion of Black patients versus other hospitals, according to a study published online April 19 in JAMA Cardiology.Jami...
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Frequent sauna bathing is not associated with impaired renal function or future risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online April 8 in the European Journal of Clinical Invest...
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- "Polish smog" has a significant impact on cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related mortality, according to a study presented at the annual congress of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology, held from...
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Meditation may benefit participants in traditional cardiovascular rehabilitation programs, according to a study presented at the annual congress of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology, held fro...
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When U.S. health officials reported a 500% spike in the number of poison center calls involving kids eating melatonin gummies last year, Harvard researchers decided to take a closer look at the sleep supplem...
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have long tried to pinpoint a reason that some people have autism or autistic traits.A new study from the United Kingdom builds upon evidence about one potential factor, finding that young childr...
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- In the constantly unfolding tale of the pandemic, long COVID – the persistent effects that can follow a SARS-CoV-2 infection – is among the more challenging twists, one that researchers are ...
MARTES, 25 de abril de 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- En la trama en constante desarrollo de la pandemia, el COVID persistente –los efectos duraderos que pueden seguir a una infección con SARS-CoV-2– está entre los giros más enrevesados, un...
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Each year, about 140 kids in the United States are diagnosed with a craniopharyngioma, a typically non-cancerous brain tumor that develops near the pituitary gland at the base of the brain.Doctors treat cran...
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new study finds that Americans over 50 are interested in cutting back on prescription medications, dovetailing with a movement toward “deprescribing.”About 67% said they would seek their doctor’s advice be...
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Kids who were infected with respiratory syncytial virus, better known as RSV, in their first year may be at greater risk for asthma, according to researchers.Their new study looked at the effects of RSV infe...
New treatment could be safer way to fight brain tumors in kids. A more targeted form of radiation may be used to treat children with craniopharyngioma without causing learning problems later on, new research suggests. Read moreLots of U.S. seniors wou...
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Patients hospitalized with pneumonia typically stay on IV antibiotics until they’re stable, after about three days, but a new study suggests a different option.Researchers report that more patients who have ...
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Skin conditions may be the first sign that a person has a rheumatic disease that will also affect the joints, muscles or ligaments.It’s essential to know what to look for, said Dr. Kathryn Dao, an associate ...
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People with cerebral palsy are more likely to be prescribed opioids to manage pain, making them vulnerable to the ongoing opioid crisis in the United States, according to a new study.While pain is common amo...
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Heard of gonorrhea? Most likely. What about gonococcal arthritis? Maybe not.Most folks are familiar with what is gonorrhea, but few may know about gonococcal arthritis, a rare side effect of this sexually tr...
TUESDAY, April 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When babies start teething, the pain and discomfort can be hard on them. In this short guide, we’ll explain what teething is, when you can expect it to occur and its most common symptoms.Plus, you’ll discove...
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The difference in age-adjusted stroke death rates (AASDRs) between Black and White adults was higher during the pandemic than during the prepandemic period, according to research published in the April 21 is...
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The home care workforce increased from 2008 to 2013, but growth slowed to 2019, while the number of Medicaid home and community-based services (HCBS) participants increased continuously from 2008 to 2020, acc...
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Hypotension-avoidance and hypertension-avoidance strategies result in similar incidence of major vascular complications among patients undergoing noncardiac surgery, according to a study published online Apri...
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Twenty states and the District of Columbia (DC) provide coverage for outpatient hemodialysis for undocumented immigrants, five of which also provide coverage for kidney transplantation, according to a researc...
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with multiple myeloma (MM), there has been an improvement in prognosis since 2000, but mortality still remains elevated, according to a study published online April 6 in BMC Cancer.Christine Eisf...
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Comedian Richard Lewis is the latest celebrity to reveal that he has been diagnosed with the central nervous system disorder Parkinson’s disease.Lewis, 75, said in a video shared on Twitter Sunday that he’d h...
VIERNES, 21 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Los expertos recomiendan que las mujeres al menos piensen en iniciar las pruebas de detección del cáncer de mama cuando cumplen 40 años. Ahora, un nuevo estudio sugiere que esto es particularmente esenc...