TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Financial incentive strategies are more effective than providing resources only for clinically significant weight loss in low-income populations with obesity, according to a study published online Dec. 5 in J...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- People with long COVID are more likely to use health care services following acute infection, according to a study published online Nov. 30 in PLOS Global Public Health.Maciej Debski, M.D., Ph.D., from the Un...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D supplementation does not prevent statin-associated muscle symptoms (SAMS) or reduce statin discontinuation, according to a study published online Nov. 23 in JAMA Cardiology.Mark A. Hlatky, M.D., fro...
The annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America was held from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1 in Chicago and attracted nearly 25,000 participants from around the world, including radiologists, radiation oncologists, physicists in medicine, radiolog...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise and mindfulness are known for their health benefits, but a new study found that didn’t extend to boosting memory or thinking skills in healthy seniors. That doesn’t mean these activities wouldn’t be ...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-loss surgery can have many health benefits, and now a new study suggests that long-term relief from urinary incontinence is one of them.Urinary incontinence (UI) is a common problem, and obesity is amo...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers already knew that injecting drugs can lead to the dangerous and deadly heart infection called endocarditis.Now they know that also becoming infected with COVID-19 appears to increase risk for this...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- When Tionna Herron was 8, she learned some valuable things: She was good at playing basketball. And she had a rare heart condition that sometimes made her chest hurt after she played.Her cond...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Shortages of the ADHD drug Adderall are expected to continue for months, forcing families to scramble for ways to deal with their children's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).The shortage has ca...
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 from...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Surprisingly, most people suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are in excellent mental health, Canadian researchers report.Two-thirds of COPD patients don't suffer from common mental he...
What's driving the ongoing Adderall shortage? Shortages of the ADHD drug are expected to continue for months, forcing families to scramble for ways to deal with their children's condition. Read moreMost people with COPD enjoy good mental health. Despi...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Black patients are more likely than their white peers to need emergency surgery for colon cancer, which increases their risk for complications and death, study authors say. "Overall, these results suggest tha...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born prematurely who are fed formula may need iron supplementation like their breastfed counterparts, new research suggests. “Just because a baby is on iron-rich formula, we should not assume all of th...
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who undergo angioplasty and stenting to open clogged arteries in and around the heart should also be screened for depression, according to a new study. Researchers found that depressed patients were ...
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in insulin pump use have persisted during the past two decades, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics.Estelle M. Ever...
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Opioid misuse is associated with an increased risk for suicide, and people with disabilities have a further increased risk, according to a study published online Dec. 8 in Substance Use & Misuse.Keith T. Chan,...
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A telehealth navigator program is associated with significant improvement in video visit adherence as well as a positive return on investment, according to a study published online Dec. 8 in JAMA Network Open....
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a six-month, calorie-unrestricted low-carbohydrate, high-fat (LCHF) diet results in greater improvements in glycemic control and weight loss than a high-ca...
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Nirmatrelvir plus ritonavir reduces the risk for hospitalization or death after an outpatient diagnosis of COVID-19 among older adults, according to a study published online Dec. 13 in the Annals of Internal M...
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- As three highly contagious respiratory viruses spread across the United States, straining hospitals and triggering drug shortages, health officials in some major cities and states are calling for a return to i...
VIERNES, 9 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- El síndrome de la persona rígida: la superestrella del canto Celine Dion anunció el jueves que vive con esta rara afección neurológica, y ha cancelado o pospuesto sus giras para afrontar sus problema...
VIERNES, 9 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Hace mucho que la mastectomía es el estándar de atención para ciertas pacientes con un cáncer de mama, pero todavía podría ser más extensiva de lo que algunas mujeres necesitan, sugiere un estudio re...
VIERNES, 9 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los pacientes negros con tumores en el cerebro quizá tengan menos probabilidades de recibir la cirugía recomendada que los pacientes blancos, según un nuevo estudio de EE. UU. de gran tamaño.La inves...
VIERNES, 9 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- El aire del lugar de trabajo podría aumentar el riesgo de desarrollar artritis reumatoide (AR), sugiere un estudio reciente.Aspirar los gases de los vapores, humos y disolventes comerciales (e inclus...
VIERNES, 9 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- ¿Es su perro pastor o cazador? Puede intentar llevarlo a un entrenador, pero una nueva investigación muestra que gran parte de su conducta está programada en su ADN.En el nuevo estudio, los investiga...
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For those who care about their teeth, a new study sounds a pretty clear alarm: using tobacco in any form — including the increasingly popular practice of vaping — is a recipe for a dental nightmare.The warning...
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- It’s tempting to follow the latest trend when it comes to health care, but for patients who live with heart failure, some alternative treatments could have serious consequences. To address the issue, the Ameri...