FRIDAY, April 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of developing dementia, according to a review of prior research.The new Harvard study is the latest look at a host of health issues — from dementia to heart dise...
FRIDAY, April 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- It's highly unlikely, but COVID-19 can be transmitted from mother to baby through the placenta, causing injury to the developing fetus’ brain, a new study finds.Researchers shared two unusual cases among hundr...
FRIDAY, April 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Where a woman lives in the United States has a lot to do with whether she has severe maternal complications from childbirth, according to new research using Medicaid data.Her race or ethnicity also greatly aff...
FRIDAY, April 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Two ongoing outbreaks of Marburg virus in Africa prompted U.S. health officials to issue an alert on Thursday for doctors to be on the lookout for any cases that might surface in the coming weeks. The virus cau...
Dirty air could raise your odds for dementia. A review of prior research found consistent evidence of a link between fine particle pollution and neurological decline. Read moreCOVID in pregnancy can harm the fetal brain. Two babies exposed to COVID i...
FRIDAY, April 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For what they say is the first time, British researchers report that they have found the spread of COVID-19 in households is linked to the presence of the virus on hands and surfaces, not just in the air.The i...
FRIDAY, April 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Four out of 10 people who have lingering health issues after COVID-19 infection can count bothersome sleep problems among them.About 41% of those with so-called long COVID have moderate to severe sleep issues,...
FRIDAY, April 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that gender and money matter when it comes to getting a last-resort treatment after mechanical ventilation.Funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the study found that certain g...
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Air pollution may be a risk factor for dementia, according to the results of a meta-analysis published online April 5 in The BMJ.Elissa H. Wilker, Sc.D., from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in...
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- ChatGPT provides mostly appropriate responses (88 percent) for common questions posed about breast cancer prevention and screening, according to a study published online April 4 in Radiology.Hana L. Haver, M...
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs) did not increase for most U.S. veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online April 5 in JAMA Psychiatry.Ian C. Fischer,...
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- People living with HIV (PLWH) have an increased risk for depression, especially in the first two years after HIV infection, according to a study presented at the 33rd European Congress of Clinical Microbiolo...
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), perimenopausal status is associated with reduced remission compared with premenopausal status, and sex hormone use is associated with higher remission, according to ...
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday formally withdrew its approval of a drug that was meant to prevent preterm births.Sold as Makena (hydroxyprogesterone caproate injection), the drug was first...
MIÉRCOLES, 5 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Las bacterias del microbioma intestinal quizá sean la clave de que algunos pacientes sobrevivan al cáncer de páncreas a largo plazo, a pesar de su tasa de supervivencia notoriamente baja.Apenas alreded...
MIÉRCOLES, 5 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Las madres recientes que dieron a luz a principios de la pandemia surtieron muchas más recetas de opioides que las mujeres estadounidenses en el periodo anterior, lo que plantea preocupación sobre el p...
MIÉRCOLES, 5 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Un nuevo estudio muestra que el dinero, o la falta del mismo, puede impedir que se reciba una prueba de seguimiento tras un resultado anómalo en una mamografía.Poco más de una quinta parte de las mujer...
MIÉRCOLES, 5 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Una nueva base de datos nacional sobre la enfermedad de Alzheimer y la demencia podría ser un punto de inflexión para la investigación sobre la afección, que acaba con la memoria, y que afecta ahora a ...
Los innovadores tratamientos de T con RAQ para el cáncer mejoran la calidad de vida de los pacientes
MIÉRCOLES, 5 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Una terapia que potencia al sistema inmunitario podría no solo ayudar a ciertos pacientes con cáncer a vivir más, sino también mejor, encuentra un nuevo estudio.El tratamiento, llamado terapia de célul...
MIÉRCOLES, 5 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Alrededor de 1 de cada 6 niños en edad preescolar con autismo es expulsado de su programa de guardería, encuentra una investigación reciente.En promedio, estos niños tienen unos 3 años cuando son expul...
MIÉRCOLES, 5 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Decenas de miles de personas que demandaron a Johnson & Johnson podrían recibir cierto alivio después de que la compañía anunciara el martes que pagará 8.9 mil millones de dólares para resolver unas de...
MIÉRCOLES, 5 de abril 2023 (HealthDay News) -- La puntuación está en máquina 1 - hombre 0 en la más reciente batalla entre la tecnología de inteligencia artificial (IA) y los profesionales humanos de atención de la salud.Esta vez, los investigadores b...
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday formally withdrew its approval of a drug that was meant to prevent preterm births.Sold as Makena, the drug was first approved in 2011 under the FDA's acceler...
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep problems are associated with an increased risk for stroke, according to a study published online April 5 in Neurology.Christine Eileen McCarthy, M.B., B.Ch., from the National University of Ireland in ...
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Doxycycline postexposure prophylaxis is associated with a lower incidence of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, according to a study published in the April 6 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Ann...
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-expressing T cells that target the disialoganglioside GD2 expressed on tumor cells (GD2-CAR T cells) are feasible and safe for children with heavily pretreated neuroblastoma, ...
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A therapy that arms the immune system to find and destroy tumor cells has shown early promise against a rare and aggressive childhood cancer.Experts called the findings "promising." But they cautioned that m...
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Postoperative physical activity is associated with improved disease-free survival for stage III colon cancer, according to a study published online March 6 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.Justin C....
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Nurse staffing inconsistent with national standards is more likely to be reported in hospitals serving patients with higher rates of medical or obstetric complications, according to a study published in the ...
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- More social, cultural, and community engagement (SCCE) is associated with more dental and outpatient care utilization and reduced inpatient care among older adults, according to a study published online Apri...