WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Be forewarned: High blood pressure in your 30s may lead to poorer brain health in your 70s.A new study suggests that treating the condition in young and middle-aged adults may help prevent dementia and Alz...
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The 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 plans ...
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Mosquitoes appear to be affected by artificial light at night, but whether that’s a good or bad thing is an open question.New research finds that urban light pollution may disrupt the winter dormancy perio...
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Spring brings with it the joy of baseball, but too much of a good thing can lead to elbow injuries in young pitchers.An expert from UT Southwestern in Dallas offers some tips for youth baseball players, th...
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Despite the proven safety and effectiveness of COVID and flu vaccines during pregnancy, many young women are still doubtful, a new survey shows. Compared with older women and adult men, the poll found high...
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Financial stress and work lost to cancer treatment affects patients and their partners alike.Partners also experienced pain, fatigue and sleep issues owing to these fiscal worries, a new study found.“We kn...
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, death rates with cancer as the underlying cause continued to decrease, while death rates with cancer as a contributing cause increased, according to a study publis...
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- From 2016 to 2020, there was an increase in the rate of hepatitis C virus infection in mothers giving birth, followed by a decrease from 2020 through 2021, according to the April 11 National Vital Statistic...
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Suicide deaths are positively associated with measures of opioid prescribing, according to a study published online April 11 in the American Journal of Psychiatry.Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H., from the Vagelos ...
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Digital cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (dCBT-I) is effective for patients with insomnia, with the optimal treatment including a combination of medication and dCBT-I, according to a study published...
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- One in five primary care visits and two in five behavioral health visits were audio only at Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in California as of August 2022, according to a research letter publishe...
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The national and public health emergencies for COVID-19 officially ended Monday after President Joe Biden signed a Republican-backed bill to end the emergency a month earlier than planned.The White House had...
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Justice Department on Monday appealed a Texas court ruling that invalidates the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval in 2020 of mifepristone, the first of two drugs taken during a medical abor...
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 20 percent of the American population has had a family member killed by a gun, including by suicide, and one in six has witnessed a shooting, a new survey found. KFF, formerly the Kaiser Family Founda...
LUNES, 10 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Apague ese cigarrillo, por la salud de su amigo de cuatro patas.Cuando los fumadores buscan información antitabaco en las redes sociales, tienden a tener la mayor implicación con las publicaciones sobre e...
LUNES, 10 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Las alergias estacionales son más comunes entre las personas negras y las hispanas, pero estos pacientes tienen menos probabilidades de recibir las vacunas que podrían aliviar sus síntomas, señalan unos i...
LUNES, 10 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- No todo el mundo quiere tener hijos, y este número es más alto de lo que se podría pensar, muestra una encuesta reciente.Más de 1 de cada 5 adultos de Michigan en realidad no está interesado en ser padre,...
LUNES, 10 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Lo que se conoce como "precipicio de Medicaid" es una amenaza perenne para millones de estadounidenses mayores cuyos ingresos los ubican justo por encima de la línea de la pobreza.Aunque los adultos mayor...
LUNES, 10 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- El estreñimiento no resulta divertido para los niños pequeños, pero usted puede ayudar a su hijo a superarlo.¿Qué es el estreñimiento en los niños pequeños?Según la Clínica Cleveland, un niño pequeño pued...
LUNES, 10 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- ChatGPT, el chatbot de inteligencia artificial (IA) del que todo el mundo habla, puede con frecuencia ofrecer respuestas fiables a preguntas sobre el cáncer de mama, encuentra un estudio reciente. Pero to...
LUNES, 10 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Una complicación potencialmente peligrosa del embarazo podría prevenirse al hacer una cuidadosa evaluación a las mujeres a finales del embarazo y planificar un parto programado para las que tienen un ries...
LUNES, 10 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- El ayuno intermitente está muy de moda, debido a la larga lista de beneficios potenciales para la salud, desde perder peso hasta la longevidad.Ahora, una nueva investigación sugiere que podría superar a l...
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are surging in the United States, with notable increases seen in case counts of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia.Overall, STIs grew by 7% in 2021, reaching 2.5 million...
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The "baby bust" that hit the United States during the first year of the COVID pandemic did not affect all states equally — with states that were more racially diverse or more "blue" seeing bigger drops in th...
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The "baby bust" that hit the United States during the first year of the COVID pandemic did not affect all states equally — with states that were more racially diverse or more "blue" seeing bigger drops in th...
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Over the past few years the escalating opioid crisis has touched off a complex debate about how best to reign in suicide risk among patients who are prescribed the addictive painkillers.The question: Could r...