WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with alopecia areata (AA), corticosteroids are the most commonly used treatment, and by one year, 71.8 percent are receiving no treatment, according to a study published online Sept. 20 in JAM...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Many patients with recurrent acute pancreatitis (RAP) and acute pancreatitis (AP) have high lifetime cumulative drinking and heavy daily alcohol use, suggesting disease progression toward chronic pancreati...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Brown rats found and analyzed near Atlanta now carry rat lungworm, researchers report.It's a parasite that can trigger a dangerous brain encephalitis in both people and pets, and which now threatens a wide...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Patients meeting bipolar at-risk (BAR) criteria are significantly more likely to transition to bipolar disorder (BD) during the next decade versus patients seeking mental health care not meeting the BAR cr...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) receiving tyrosine-kinase inhibitor therapy, exposure to dasatinib is associated with increased odds of proteinuria, according to a study published onli...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For adolescents and young adults diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (UC), the rate of discontinuation of 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) maintenance treatment is high within the first year, according to a stu...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- In an updated clinical guideline issued by the American College of Physicians and published online Sept. 19 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, living, rapid practice points are presented for the outpatien...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with nonerosive gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) do not have an increased risk for esophageal adenocarcinoma compared with the general population, according to a study published online Sept....
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Individuals who use electronic cigarettes during pregnancy have a higher smoking abstinence rate in late pregnancy than individuals who use nicotine replacement therapy (NRT), according to a study publishe...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Many a new mom knows that when her newborn cries, her milk releases. Now, animal research reveals a newly discovered brain circuit that may explain why that happens.This new study showed that when a mouse ...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A deadly infection associated with hospitalization may not be the fault of the hospital, but may instead stem from the patients themselves, a new study suggests.Infection caused by the bacterium Clostridio...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with acute ischemic stroke undergoing endovascular therapy, lower systolic blood pressure (SBP) targets do not meet prespecified criteria for futility, according to a study published in the Se...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one in five counties across the United States lack psychiatrists or internet service, making it difficult for around 10.5 million Americans to find mental health care, a new study shows. The countie...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Another diabetes drug maker is taking legal action against businesses in several states, alleging that they’re “fraudulently claiming” that their compounded products are the same as its medication.This tim...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- How big is a hospital bed’s carbon footprint? Pretty big, new research shows.One hospital bed alone was roughly equivalent to the carbon footprint of five Canadian households, according to researchers stud...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Bats have an extraordinary ability to avoid cancer and handle infections, and researchers now think they might know why.Specific genetic adaptations caused by rapid evolution have made bats extremely cance...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Cardiac rehabilitation is a key part of recovery from a heart attack, helping to prevent another, perhaps more severe, one.About 800,000 people in the United States have a heart attack every year, about on...
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Drug overdose deaths increased 4.3-fold in the United States from 1999 to 2020, according to a study published online Aug. 31 in the American Journal of Medicine.Tarek Ghaddar, M.P.H., from Florida Atlantic ...
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- There is a positive association between frontline user-rated electronic health record (EHR) usability and EHR safety performance, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in JAMA Network Open.David C. ...
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Young electronic cigarette users are more likely to report having chronic stress than nonusers, according to a study presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress 2023, held from Sept....
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The first over-the-counter birth control pill is slated to hit drug stores in early 2024, but questions about cost and insurance coverage loom.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Opill (norgestrel...
TUESDAY, Sept. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will weigh the possibilities and parameters of experiments with artificial wombs for premature human babies. Scientists have already had some success with th...
MARTES, 19 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Algún día, los médicos de emergencias podrían depender de consultas de programas de inteligencia artificial (IA) como ChatGPT para ayudarles a diagnosticar rápidamente y con precisión las dolencias ...
MARTES, 19 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Antes de servirse otra bebida, considere esta nueva investigación: Los bebedores empedernidos pueden desarrollar grasa alrededor del corazón, lo que lleva a insuficiencia cardíaca y otros problemas ...
Getting a diagnosis of lung cancer can be scary, especially when you don’t know what to expect. To help, experts will guide you through what lung cancer is, its main causes and types, plus its symptoms, staging, screening recommendations and survival ...
MARTES, 19 de septiembre de 2023 (Noticias HealthDay) -- Las resonancias magnéticas de cuerpo completo son la última moda de salud promovida por celebridades, con Kim Kardashian publicando una fotografía en Instagram el mes pasado para promocionar la ...
MARTES, 19 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A medida que las personas envejecen, los problemas de salud tienden a aumentar, pero aproximadamente un cuarto de los adultos de bajos ingresos mayores de 65 años no tienen seguro de gastos médicos....
MARTES, 19 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Las dietas bajas en carbohidratos pueden estar de moda, pero no son para niños con diabetes, según la Academia Americana de Pediatría (AAP).En un nuevo informe, la AAP dice que no se pueden recomend...