WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Racial and ethnic disparities in small vessel cerebrovascular disease are seen in midlife, according to a study published online Nov. 14 in JAMA Neurology.Indira C. Turney, Ph.D., from the Taub Institute fo...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Structured support from family and friends may boost patient activation and healthy eating among people with diabetes, according to a study published online Nov. 14 in JAMA Network Open.Ann-Marie Rosland, M...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For women with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, the ratio of serum soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt-1) to placental growth factor (PlGF) can stratify the risk for developing preeclampsia with s...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Dapagliflozin is similarly beneficial for women and men with heart failure, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in Circulation.Xiaowen Wang, M.D., from Harvard Medical School in Boston, and colleag...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A broad atrial fibrillation (AF) screening program is cost-effective in an elderly population, according to a study published online Nov. 9 in the European Heart Journal.Johan Lyth, M.D., from Linköping Uni...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a finding that illustrates just how deeply racial disparities permeate the U.S. health care system, a new government report finds that suicide rates dipped slightly among white Americans while they rose ...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- More than a billion young people are at risk for hearing loss because of listening to loud music at concerts and using earbuds and other personal listening devices, a new study suggests.“There is an urgent ...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- An abnormal buildup of fat in the liver not caused by alcohol may greatly increase the risk of heart failure, according to new research.Nearly 1 in 4 adults in the U.S. has a condition know...
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de noviembre de 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Una acumulación anormal de grasa en el hígado, no relacionada con el consumo de alcohol, puede aumentar considerablemente el riesgo de insuficiencia cardíaca, según una nueva inve...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- California's plan to manufacture its own insulin could be a huge money-saver for state residents with diabetes -- and possibly be a model for other states, according to experts.Earlier this year, California...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Regular aerobic exercise improves blood flow to the brain, which should help keep seniors sharper as they age, a new trial has revealed.At least a half-hour of power walking or jogging four to five times a ...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born via cesarean section may not mount as strong an immune response after some childhood vaccines compared to babies delivered vaginally, researchers suggest.Antibody levels can be checked in blood ...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration appears poised to approve certain naloxone products for over-the-counter use, a move that would help fight the nation’s opioid epidemic.Naloxone (Narcan, Evzio) can sav...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Americans aged 25 to 44 — so-called millennials — are dying at significantly higher rates from three leading killers than similarly aged people just 10 years ago, the latest government data shows.Looking at...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Though the COVID-19 pandemic has eased, a mental health crisis persists, a nationwide survey of U.S. psychologists reveals.And growing demand for help with depression, anxiety and substance use issues means...
California's plan to make low-cost insulin could be example for the nation. Earlier this year, the state announced an initiative to bring its own insulin products to market, in response to the steep costs of the lifesaving drug in the United States. R...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Getting bariatric surgery may significantly help prevent heart attacks, strokes and angina in very obese people, a new study finds. The study participants were also affected by what's known as nonalcoholic ...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- During the omicron-predominant period, there was an increase in weekly hospitalizations among infants aged younger than 6 months, but the prevalence of indicators of severe disease did not increase among thes...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the combination of tremelimumab (Imjudo) plus durvalumab (Imfinzi) and platinum-based chemotherapy for adult patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer ...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The difficulties in defining schizoaffective disorder, as well as complications associated with managing homeless patients, result in considerable challenges for homeless people with schizoaffective disorder,...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Another major pharmacy chain has offered billions to settle claims for its role in the opioid epidemic. While saying it would pay out $3.1 billion, Walmart noted in a statement that it "strongly disputes" all...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- While the U.S. Senate voted this year to establish a permanent daylight saving time, the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates is instead recommending a permanent change to standard time.Stand...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- While the U.S. Senate voted this year to establish a permanent daylight saving time, the American Medical Association’s (AMA) House of Delegates is instead recommending a permanent change to standard time. St...
LUNES, 14 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las dietas de origen vegetal pueden ser mejores para el ambiente, pero no todas son iguales, muestra una investigación reciente.El mejor tipo de dieta de origen vegetal para obtener beneficios para la...
LUNES, 14 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los votantes de Colorado decidieron por un estrecho margen aprobar el uso médico de los "hongos mágicos" en Colorado."Me maravilla lo que pudimos lograr", aseguró Veronica Lightning Horse Perez, una d...
LUNES, 14 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Como la mayoría de los padres estadounidenses ya saben, los casos del virus sincitial respiratorio (VSR), una enfermedad común de la niñez, se están disparando este año. Los hospitales se están llenan...
LUNES, 14 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Cada vez que una persona se infecta con la COVID-19, su riesgo de morir o sufrir graves problemas de salud a largo plazo aumenta de forma dramática, encontró un nuevo estudio.Las personas con infeccio...
LUNES, 14 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Moderna, Inc. anunció el lunes que su refuerzo actualizado desencadena unas fuertes respuestas de anticuerpos contra tres subvariantes de la ómicron."Nos complace ver que nuestros dos candidatos a vac...