WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Long COVID is a collection of symptoms -- brain fog, chronic fatigue, shortness of breath, stomach pain -- that can torment people for months and even years on end.Worse, long COVID can also be is a killer....
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- As the United States moves towards a world in which electric vehicles (EVs) have fully replaced fossil fuel-driven engines, can Americans look forward to reliably cleaner air and better health? Absolutely, ...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug may one day be a cure for eczema, a new trial suggests.The drug, rocatinlimab, is a monoclonal antibody that researchers found prevented the recurrence of the symptoms of the skin condi...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- More than 155,000 people who have taken part in a massive genetic study orchestrated by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) have already gotten something in return -- personalized DNA results that ...
New drug might be an advance against eczema. Rocatinlimab is a monoclonal antibody that researchers found prevented the recurrence of the symptoms of the skin condition for up to 20 weeks after treatment was stopped. Read moreMove to electric cars wil...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you want to get some good sleep at night, be sure to get outside for a bit during the day, even if it's cloudy. That's the advice of researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle, where overcast...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Bees, in their role as master pollinators, increase crop yields, leading to more production of healthy fruits, vegetables and nuts. But new research claims that the challenges these important insects face f...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For some people, dozens of U.S.-approved drugs can lead to a rare but often fatal brain infection. Researchers have now confirmed a strong link between four genetic mutations and this illness, called progre...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The frequency of occurrence of long COVID substantially differs based on severity of the acute infection, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in the Journal of Internal Medicine.Pontus Hedberg, M.D.,...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. poison centers reported greater than 330,000 misuse and abuse exposure cases and 450 deaths over 20 years for school-aged children and adolescents, according to a study published online Dec. 5 in Clinica...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Females are underrepresented in COVID-19 treatment trials, while Asian and Black individuals are underrepresented in COVID-19 prevention trials, according to a review published online Dec. 5 in JAMA Internal ...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In the year following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) infection, self-reported symptoms evolve in children and youth, according to a study published online Dec. 5 in The Lancet Re...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Two pharmaceutical companies said Tuesday that they have made notable progress with a vaccine that could prevent melanoma.Moderna, well known for its work on the COVID-19 vaccine, and Merck, which makes the c...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An attempt to block California's flavored tobacco ban was stopped Monday when the Supreme Court declined to hear the case. That now means the ban will go into effect on Dec. 21.The ban includes everything fro...
LUNES, 12 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las personas que quieren cuidar sus dientes deben prestar atención a un nuevo estudio que da una alarma bastante clara: usar tabaco de cualquier forma, incluso la cada vez más popular práctica de vape...
LUNES, 12 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Es tentador seguir la última tendencia cuando se trata de la atención de la salud, pero para los pacientes que viven con la insuficiencia cardiaca, algunos tratamientos alternativos podrían tener grav...
LUNES, 12 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Es una situación demasiada conocida para muchos padres: su hijo en edad preescolar comienza a portarse mal cuando el teléfono suena o comienzan a cenar.Quizá le entregue un iPad o un teléfono intelige...
LUNES, 12 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Mientras tres virus respiratorios altamente contagiosos se propagan por todo Estados Unidos, presionando a los hospitales y provocando escasez de medicamentos, las autoridades de salud de algunas gran...
LUNES, 12 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Antes de hacer ese brindis durante una celebración de fin de año con un exceso de alcohol, esta información lo dejará sobrio.Las personas que se lesionan de gravedad mientras están borrachas y requier...
LUNES, 12 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los días tanto de calor como de frío extremos se cobran un precio a las personas que tienen una enfermedad cardiaca, sobre todo las que sufren de insuficiencia cardiaca.Un nuevo análisis multinacional...
LUNES, 12 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Tener EPOC puede dificultar la respiración, ya que recarga tanto a los pulmones como al corazón, pero un nuevo estudio ofrece una posible solución: usar un purificador de aire ayudó a los corazones de...
LUNES, 12 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Si alguien desarrolla un cáncer de la sangre o un coágulo sanguíneo potencialmente letal, es probable que le vaya mejor si es blanco y rico, muestran tres estudios recientes.El impacto continuo de la ...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Two pharmaceutical companies said Tuesday that they have made notable progress with a vaccine that could prevent melanoma. Moderna, well known for its work on the COVID vaccine, and Merck, which makes the can...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Insulin pumps can help folks with type 1 diabetes get better control of their disease and minimize how often they inject insulin, and use of the devices has taken off in the past 20 years.That's the good news...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- New research has revealed a link between a lesser known heart syndrome and COVID infection, with a much smaller link seen between the condition and COVID vaccination. Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for reducing the risk for HIV infection among individuals at increased risk for HIV acquisition. This recommendation ...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-loss advice from general practitioners (GPs) to patients with obesity is mainly generic and is rarely personalized, according to a study published online Dec. 13 in Family Practice.Madeleine Tremblett,...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), household air pollution is associated with cardiac autonomic function, with the greatest effect seen for ultrafine particles, according to a stu...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Risk-reducing medication can reduce the risk for breast cancer death in addition to lowering the risk for invasive breast cancer, according to a study published online Dec. 1 in the Journal of Clinical Oncolo...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Children were found to have more than 50 percent increased odds of a new mental health diagnosis in the year following a firearm injury versus a motor vehicle collision, according to a study published in the ...