THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The kids, no matter how they are conceived, are all right.That is the main takeaway from a new study by British researchers that found no real differences in the psychological well-being of kids who were bo...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A teenager’s brain power appears to have little bearing on whether they will become overweight or obese as adults.British researchers found that, on average, sharper teens weighed only slightly less in adul...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children may soon be eligible to receive federally funded health care.President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the extension of...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Daytime naps longer than a half-hour appear to nearly double a person’s risk of developing an irregular heartbeat, a new study reports.People who nap 30 minutes or more a day have a 90% higher risk of devel...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In a disappointing finding, a new report shows that suicide rates in America are on the upswing again after a momentary, and minute, decline.According to researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Contro...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- By the time Sheena Fannin and her two sons, ages 6 and 9, arrived home from soccer practice it was already getting late. She rushed to get them to bed. Her husband, Michael, was traveling, ...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Among adult patients with septic shock who begin hydrocortisone treatment, the addition of fludrocortisone is superior to hydrocortisone alone, according to a study published online March 27 in JAMA Interna...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- High fitness levels attenuate, but do not eliminate, the increased risk for cardiovascular mortality in men with high blood pressure, according to a research letter published online March 23 in the European...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Buprenorphine treatment after nonfatal opioid-involved overdose is associated with significant decline in the risk for opioid-involved overdose death, according to a study published online March 10 in the A...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Postoperative follow-up using smartphone app-assisted monitoring for patients undergoing breast reconstruction and gynecologic oncology surgery is associated with improved quality of recovery, according to ...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Spanish-only speaking Mexican Americans with ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage have worse neurologic outcomes than English speakers, according to a study published online April 12 in Neurology.Al...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Donor sex has no impact on recipient mortality in red-cell transfusion, according to a study published in the April 13 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Michaël Chassé, M.D., Ph.D., from the Cent...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria or X-linked protoporphyria, dersimelagon at doses of 100 and 300 mg significantly increases the duration of symptom-free sunlight exposure, according to a stu...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing cesarean delivery, prophylactic use of tranexamic acid does not lead to a lower risk for a composite of maternal death or blood transfusion, according to a study published in the Apr...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The addition of metastasis-directed therapy (MDT), consisting of definitive radiation therapy to all sites of disease, to hormone therapy results in improved progression-free survival for men with oligometa...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Parents' perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccine long-term comparative risk and their responsibility for children getting sick if vaccinated are associated with lower vaccine uptake among children, according to...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A federal appeals court on Wednesday said the abortion pill mifepristone could remain available for now. But the court's judges added some provisions to their ruling: A block on mailing the pill to patients...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Juul Labs on Wednesday reached a $462 million settlement with several states over the aggressive marketing of its electronic cigarettes to minors.This latest settlement includes New York, California, Colorad...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- It sounds like the stuff of a vampire novel, but for people with a group of rare genetic disorders, exposure to sunlight can cause excruciating pain. Now, an experimental medication is showing promise for h...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Whether the gender of a blood donor could affect the recipient's survival was an unanswered question in medicine. Until now.“Some observational studies had suggested female donor blood might be linked with ...
Federal appeals court keeps abortion pill available temporarily. However, the ruling blocks getting mifepristone through the mail and rolls back other steps the government had taken to improve access. Read moreNew drug may treat rare diseases that mak...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- As people with HIV live longer they're at risk of premature heart disease. But a new study finds statin drugs can cut the risk of serious heart problems by more than one-third.The U.S. National Institutes o...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Allergy and asthma sufferers may think their symptoms are harsher and lasting longer this spring. They’re not imagining it. The changing climate means that allergy seasons are starting about 20 days earlier...
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- It’s not new for young people to develop an interest in their favorite pop singer or actor, but it can be problematic if that adoration turns toxic. It’s easier than ever to get lost in a celebrity’s carefu...
WEDNSDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- From 2010 to 2019, there was a decrease in the estimated overall pregnancy rate, based on an updated methodology described in a report published online April 12 in the National Center for Health Statistics ...
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed limiting the use of a chemical used to clean medical equipment in sterilizing plants because it also raises cancer risks for workers. The agency...
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced proposed federal emissions standards aimed at accelerating the move to electric cars and trucks. Once adopted, the standards are expected to create ...
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. officials are intensifying efforts to crack down on illicit use of the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine, which can cause painful and deadly side effects in humans. The drug, when mixed with the opioid...