LUNES, 14 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- En Illinois, ha habido un gran aumento reciente en el número de jóvenes que llegan a la sala de emergencias por ideación suicida, tanto durante como poco antes de la pandemia, según un estudio recient...
LUNES, 14 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Se sabe que un EpiPen salva vidas cuando alguien con una alergia grave a un alimento come algo que no puede tolerar.Sin embargo, el autoinyector se utiliza muy poco en Estados Unidos, según una nueva ...
LUNES, 14 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los cerebros de las chicas y los chicos que tienen un trastorno por atracón muestran diferencias clave, según un estudio reciente. Se trata de un hallazgo importante, aseguran los investigadores, porq...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- One in 5 privately insured American adults hospitalized for a traumatic injury end up with medical bills they can't pay, a new study finds.Among more than 3,100 working-aged insured adults who suffered a trau...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Comedian Jay Leno, former host of "The Tonight Show" and an avid car collector, suffered burn injuries when one of his cars burst into flames last weekend. Leno, 72, is recovering at the Grossman Burn Center ...
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) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to recommend screening for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in the general adult population. These findings fo...
MONDAY, Nov. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The risk for developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) in young adulthood is increased among individuals who have been exposed to childhood adversity, according to a study published online Nov. 15 in the Europea...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- High telehealth availability at federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) was associated with better care engagement during the COVID-19 pandemic for patients enrolled in Medicaid who had mental health diagn...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with end-stage ankle osteoarthritis, total ankle replacement (TAR) and ankle fusion (AF) have similar clinical scores and harms, according to a study published online Nov. 15 in the Annals of Int...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For pregnant persons with COVID-19, adverse events after monoclonal antibody (mAb) treatment are mild and occur rarely, according to a study published online Nov. 15 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Erin K....
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Annual pediatric bariatric procedure rates increased from 2010 to 2017, but utilization is still low, according to a study published online Nov. 14 in Pediatrics.Allie E. Steinberger, M.D., M.P.H., from the W...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Pediatric benzonatate prescription utilization has increased recently, as have cases involving intentional benzonatate exposure, according to a study published online Nov. 15 in Pediatrics.Ivone Kim, M.D., fr...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Reinfection with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is associated with increased risks for death, hospitalization, and sequelae in the acute and postacute phases, according to a stud...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For older adults with kidney failure, symptom burden worsens in the year before initiation of dialysis and stabilizes thereafter, according to a study published online Nov. 10 in the Clinical Journal of the A...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Uterine fibroids can cause uncontrolled bleeding and infertility in women, and now a new study finds an unexpected culprit: Toxic chemicals called phthalates that are present in everything from fast-food pack...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Use of nonphysician practitioners (NPPs) in the emergency department is associated with higher imaging use, according to a study published online Nov. 10 in JAMA Network Open.Eric W. Christensen, Ph.D., from ...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- While marijuana legalization in some U.S. states and Canada may send a message that weed is harmless, that's not necessarily so, according to a new study that found lung damage was more common in marijuana sm...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- A community health program that included exercise classes and hands-on nutrition education helped women living in rural areas lower their blood pressure, lose weight and stay healthy, accordi...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Increasing numbers of young children are showing up in emergency rooms after accidentally ingesting the cough suppressant benzonatate, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday.Benzonatate is a non-narcotic coug...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Too few people are getting screened for lung cancer.This is the message from the American Lung Association’s 2022 "State of Lung Cancer" report. Less than 6% of eligible Americans have been screened for lung ...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Singer Roberta Flack has the incurable disease ALS and can’t sing, but she plans to stay active on other projects, her manager said Monday. Flack, 85, is a Grammy winner best known for hits that include “Killi...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. stillbirth rates still need to be tackled at the local, state and national levels because efforts to reduce the risk have stalled, new research claims.Racial disparities remain as well, with Black women ...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with advanced ankle osteoarthritis have two surgical options to restore their quality of life, and the good news is a new study shows both have good outcomes.Deciding which one is better depends on t...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A new study that looks at suicide risk among U.S. teens who are lesbian, gay and bisexual finds they have disproportionately high rates of suicidal thoughts, planning and attempts compared to their heterosexu...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Extracurricular activities may have many benefits for young children, but researchers have discovered racial gaps in who takes part.Among a group of 401 kindergarten students in Ohio, white children were 2.6 ...
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A new immunotherapy gel being tested in pet dogs could pave the way for gentler and more effective treatment of one of the most common childhood cancers, researchers say.Sarcoma is one of the most common canc...
More kids heading to ERs after overdosing on cough suppressants. The number of children under 5 and those aged 10 to 15 seen in emergency rooms between 2010 and 2018 after such incidents increased significantly. Read moreAnyone can get lung cancer. D...