SUNDAY, Oct. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Mammograms have long offered early detection of breast cancer, which is why getting them regularly is crucial to women’s health, one expert says. “There are several risk factors associated with breast cancer. A...
SATURDAY, Sept. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of falls increases in older age, and along with it, the risk for serious physical or psychological damage, but there are steps people can take to help prevent these accidents.Each year, about 27% o...
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- There is no evidence of an association between legal changes that removed or substantially reduced criminal penalties for drug possession in Oregon and Washington and subsequent fatal drug overdose rates, acc...
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The well-being of caregivers of adult cancer patients is often overlooked in cancer care, according to a study published online Sept. 21 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Chandylen L. Nightingal...
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Faced with growing reports of inaccurate clinical lab tests, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced that it will for the first time regulate these vital diagnostic tools."A growing number o...
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- While guidelines for cancer screening have begun factoring in life expectancy, a new poll shows a majority of older adults disagree with age cutoffs based on how long a person is expected to live.The Universi...
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Despite reports of trouble last week where some people may have been denied insurance coverage while seeking COVID-19 shots at pharmacies, the Biden administration said Thursday those issues have been ironed ...
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Faced with growing reports of inaccurate clinical lab tests, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday announced that it will for the first time regulate these vital diagnostic tools.Many Americans migh...
VIERNES, 29 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) - Las personas que abusan de la marihuana podrían estar predisponiéndose a problemas cardíacos en el futuro, según informan investigadores canadienses.El nuevo estudio descubrió que las personas con l...
VIERNES, 29 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – Un panel asesor de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos de EE. UU. (FDA, por sus siglas en inglés) votó el miércoles de manera contundente en contra de recomendar un tratamiento experimenta...
VIERNES, 29 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Fumar durante el embarazo es un factor de riesgo significativo para los nacimientos prematuros, pero beber café no lo es, sugiere una nueva investigación.Las mujeres que fumaron durante el embarazo...
VIERNES, 29 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Agregar 3,000 pasos al día puede ayudar a los adultos mayores con hipertensión a reducir significativamente su presión arterial.Aproximadamente el 80% de los adultos mayores en Estados Unidos tiene...
VIERNES, 29 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- El rockero Bruce Springsteen anunció el miércoles que pospuso todos sus conciertos de este año, a causa de una úlcera péptica.Springsteen dijo que ha continuado "recuperándose constantemente de la ...
VIERNES, 29 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Los críticos de una ley que despenalizó la posesión de drogas en Oregón han culpado a la política por el aumento de muertes por sobredosis en el estado, pero un nuevo estudio no encuentra evidencia...
VIERNES, 29 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- La administración Biden está destinando 232.2 millones de dólares en subvenciones para ayudar a frenar los suicidios y mejorar la atención de salud mental para grupos en riesgo.El suicidio está ocu...
VIERNES, 29 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Megan Thee Stallion te insta a preguntar por tus amigos.La rapera, cuyo nombre fuera del escenario es Megan Pete, participa en un nuevo anuncio de servicio público llamado Seize the Awkward, una ca...
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Planning for your long-term financial future doesn’t just make good economic sense — it could also save your life.People in both the United States and the United Kingdom have a higher risk of dying prematurel...
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The risk for solicited reactions following influenza vaccine is higher for women than men, according to research published online Sept. 28 in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.Marilou Kiely, Ph.D...
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NASIDs) and glucocorticoids seem to be effective for hand osteoarthritis (OA), according to a review published online Sept. 28 in RMD Open.Anna Døssing, M.D., from t...
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Alpha-tryptase is associated with increased prevalence of anaphylaxis or severe reaction to food, according to a study published online Aug. 6 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.Abigail Lang, M...
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For women taking combined oral contraceptives (COCs), withdrawal during the pill pause is associated with adverse mental health symptoms, similar to those experienced during menses, according to a study publi...
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Individuals with post-acute infection syndrome after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection (long COVID [LC]) have differences in immune and hormone function compared with thos...
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Tezepelumab is associated with a reduction in occlusive mucus plugs versus placebo in adults with uncontrolled asthma, according to a study published in the October issue of NEJM Evidence.Lars H. Nordenmark, ...
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Alcohol use is not associated with lower odds of sustained virologic response (SVR) among patients initiating direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to ...
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Education, income, and marital status prior to multiple sclerosis (MS) onset are associated with future symptom and disability severity, according to a study published online Sept. 26 in JAMA Network Open.Ann...
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Investigational etripamil nasal spray is well tolerated for self-treating recurrent episodes of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT) without medical supervision, according to a study published onlin...
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For individuals with schizophrenia, there is a genetic propensity for smoking and a reduced risk for obesity, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in the American Journal of Psychiatry.Linn Rødevand...
FRIDAY, Sept. 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The life-threatening infection sepsis was more common than once thought among COVID-19 patients early in the pandemic.Massachusetts researchers linked SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, to about 1 in 6 ...