MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- You're in your doctor's office, and the nurse checks your blood pressure as a matter of course. But your numbers are high, and the doctor steps in with some advice, and possibly a prescription for medications ...
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A man who underwent a stem cell transplant to treat his cancer is showing "strong evidence" that the procedure also cured him of HIV -- the latest in a handful of cases doctors have reported.The patient, a man...
LUNES, 20 de febrero de 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Los sofocos y los sudores nocturnos son los síntomas distintivos de la menopausia.Pero a las mujeres de 45 a 55 años les sucede algo más, que no pueden ver ni sentir, o que incluso ni s...
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Shopping for cataract surgery, a heart valve replacement or a colonoscopy?You’re better able these days to compare what one hospital charges against the prices at another, according to a new report from the U....
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A COVID-19 shot may protect a person from more than the virus alone, new research suggests.Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City linked vaccination with fewer heart atta...
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Sticking to a consistent sleeping routine may help keep your arteries clear as you age, new research suggests.Conversely, older adults who slept for a varying number of hours each night and tended to fall asle...
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- It’s not always necessary to lower a child’s fever, but parents often do. A new poll from Michigan Medicine found that about one-third of parents reach for fever-reducing medicines too quickly. “Often parents ...
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A person seeing a barely noticeable tremor in one hand could be witnessing the first signs of Parkinson’s disease.This progressive condition affects the nervous system, according to the Mayo Clinic in Rocheste...
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- While people with type 1 diabetes can see some benefit from newer medications prescribed off-label, there is also risk, and these patients should be monitored closely, according to a new study.Type 1 diabetes ...
SUNDAY, Feb. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Spring sports season will be here soon, so it’s time to get kids ready after a winter break.Sports can teach valuable lessons, including teamwork, good sportsmanship, good communication, preparing for success,...
SATURDAY, Feb. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Having the information to make good food choices and being physically active can help prevent disease, including cancer.The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics offers some tips for Americans who want to impro...
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Natural immunity is substantially lower for the omicron BA.1 COVID-19 variant compared with previous variants and declines more rapidly over time, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published o...
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Fully remote preoperative bariatric care has similar patient outcomes as in-person preoperative care, according to a study published online Feb. 10 in JAMA Network Open.Callie Hlavin, M.D., from the University...
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Higher levels of physical activity are associated with lower risks for hospitalization for nine of the 25 most common reasons for hospitalization, according to a study published online Feb. 16 in JAMA Network ...
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) and the Computerized Adaptive Screen for Suicidal Youth (CASSY) instrument are equally effective for universal screening of teens presenting in the emergency departmen...
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Most people with suspected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) do not receive care, according to a study published in the February issue of Medical Care.Rachel M. Ranney, Ph.D., from the University of Califor...
JUEVES, 16 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Los estadounidenses comen demasiada sal, y más de una docena de los alimentos preferidos y precocinados tienen gran parte de la culpa.Casi un 90 por ciento de los estadounidenses superan las directrice...
JUEVES, 16 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Un nuevo estudio incrementa unas evidencias anteriores de que vapear no es más saludable que fumar.Los investigadores analizaron células epiteliales obtenidas de las bocas de vapeadores, fumadores y pe...
JUEVES, 16 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Un nuevo estudio encuentra cambios en los cerebros de los pilotos de caza de aviones F16, lo que podría iluminar lo que ocurre a los astronautas durante los viajes espaciales. La esperanza es que el es...
JUEVES, 16 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- El ramen es un peligro. Un tazón hirviente de fideos instantáneos es una importante causa de lesiones por escaldaduras en los niños, informan los investigadores.Un nuevo estudio que examinó las admisio...
JUEVES, 16 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- "The Last of Us", la exitosa serie de HBO, imagina a un mundo devastado por un apocalipsis fúngico.Un hongo de los insectos en la vida real, el Cordyceps, da el salto a los humanos, y convierte a los a...
JUEVES, 16 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Los adultos estadounidenses que no tienen un seguro de salud o los que tienen un seguro insuficiente podrán seguir obteniendo vacunas contra la COVID gratis de Moderna, incluso después de que los sumin...
JUEVES, 16 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Seguir una dieta saludable de origen vegetal tras un diagnóstico de cáncer de próstata podría ayudar a prevenir que la enfermedad progrese o recurra, sugiere un estudio reciente.Los hombres que comían ...
JUEVES, 16 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Las personas mayores cuentan con vacunas para prevenir una influenza y una COVID-19 graves, pero no ha habido nada que las proteja contra el tercer virus respiratorio que contribuyó a la terrible "trip...
MONDAY, Feb. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Many things can make your heart skip a beat — the words to a song, a case of the nerves or a near car accident — but these temporary palpitations aren't usually cause for concern. But much more serious, and so...
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, treatment with rucaparib is associated with significantly longer duration of imaging-based progression-free survival compared with a control m...
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Having a large-for-gestational-age (LGA) infant is associated with an increased risk for being diagnosed with prediabetes or diabetes 10 to 14 years postpartum, according to a study presented at The Pregnancy ...
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The Jada System, an intrauterine vacuum-induced hemorrhage control device, is safe and effective in a real-world setting, according to a study presented at The Pregnancy Meeting, the annual meeting of the Soci...
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A multitask deep learning model based on data from electronic health records (EHRs) can predict neonatal outcomes, according to a study published in the Feb. 15 issue of Science Translational Medicine.Davide D...
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), treatment with talazoparib (TALA) plus enzalutamide (ENZA) is better than placebo (PBO) plus ENZA, according to a study presented at t...