The annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians was held this year from Oct. 16 to 19 in Nashville, Tennessee, and attracted participants from around the world, including specialists and health care professionals focused on pulmonary, ...
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Genital viral shedding is frequent after first-episode genital herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection, particularly among those with primary infection, according to a study published online Oct. 22 in t...
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A patient-facing role for medical physicists may improve the experience of patients receiving radiation therapy as part of oncology care, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American So...
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly everyone has heard of Paxlovid rebound, where COVID-19 symptoms return after taking the antiviral and then feeling better. It even happened to President Joe Biden. But new research shows it also happens...
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- The longer a person's blood pressure levels remain under control, the lower their risk may be for dementia, new research shows.The findings add to evidence suggesting that good heart and brain...
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Women are less likely than men to be evaluated for sexual function after brachytherapy for genitourinary cancers, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Onco...
LUNES, 31 de octubre de 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Mientras más tiempo una persona mantenga controlada la presión arterial, puede que menor sea su riesgo de demencia, muestra una nueva investigación.Las conclusiones se suman a la eviden...
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A bad marriage can break your heart -- literally.Heart attack survivors in a stressful relationship are more likely to have a rocky recovery, a new study reports."We found there's an independent association be...
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A person with heart failure in dire need of a new heart may have faced delays in getting one during the pandemic when potential donors tested positive for COVID-19. As some centers began accepting these hearts...
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- People trying to adopt a healthier diet probably aren't the best judges of how well they're actually eating, a new study discovers.Only about 1 in 4 people could accurately estimate how healthy they were eatin...
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) – It could be harder to fill a prescription for the widely used antibiotic amoxicillin because of a shortage that appears to be linked to an ongoing surge in RSV infections across the United States.Supplies of am...
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Tom Fallon, now 69, felt a lump in his left breast while taking a shower about a year ago. The Florida retiree didn't think much of it at all -- at first.Within a few months, the lump grew sore and larger, so ...
Breast cancer management services offer guidance to at-risk patients. These specialized practices are popping up across the country, helping people estimate their cancer risk and manage breast cancer screening and treatment. Read moreBad marriages may...
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Conspiracy theories have abounded during the COVID-19 pandemic and in American politics in recent years.Now, researchers overseas say they have identified a link between being bullied in the workplace and devel...
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Intermittent fasting has taken off as a way to lose weight without having to limit types of a food a person eats.But there was little research on how eating only during a few hours of the day and then only dri...
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) – While early diagnosis of cystic fibrosis can prevent permanent lung damage, newborn screening often looks only for genetic mutations more common in white people than those found in people of color, a new study ...
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Protecting pregnant women from air pollution may improve the birth weight of their babies, a new study suggests. This is especially important for stressed-out mothers who live in neighborhoods burdened by poor...
SUNDAY, Oct. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Escaping from a cold, wintery place to a warm climate can be fun for so-called "snowbirds" who migrate south for the winter. Still, experts say it's a good idea for older adults to prepare by having a "medical...
SATURDAY, Oct. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- By the time they're in elementary school, kids typically know their favorite parts about celebrating Halloween.But the holiday is still new to babies and toddlers, and some little ones may find it all too mu...
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Skin-to-skin contact immediately after a cesarean section has benefits for both mother and newborn, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in Nursing Open.José Miguel Pérez-Jiménez, from Hospital Unive...
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Children who play video games show better cognitive performance involving response inhibition and working memory than children who did not play video games, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in JAM...
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Symptomatic depression is associated with a 51 percent increased risk of dementia, according to a study published online Sept. 3 in Biological Psychiatry.Liu Yang, M.D., from Fudan University in Shanghai, and ...
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Few studies evaluate the impact of mental health hotlines on caller outcomes, according to a review published online Oct. 18 in Psychiatric Services.Samantha Matthews, M.P.A., from the RAND Corporation in Sant...
JUEVES, 27 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A veces, las universidades celebran eventos para aliviar el estrés con mascotas, que ofrecen la oportunidad de relajarse mientras acaricia con suavidad la cabeza y la espalda de un perro tranquilo.Pero...
JUEVES, 27 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las personas que sufren de pesadillas frecuentes podrían encontrar alivio al escuchar unos sonidos específicos mientras duermen, sugiere un nuevo estudio de tamaño reducido.Se estima que más o menos un...
JUEVES, 27 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Un tipo de accidente cerebrovascular (ACV) que con frecuencia resulta letal, la hemorragia subaracnoidea, está en aumento en Estados Unidos, sobre todo entre los afroamericanos, muestra una nueva inves...
JUEVES, 27 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Una onda cerebral en particular podría ayudar a diagnosticar las conmociones en los jugadores de fútbol americano de escuela secundaria, y predecir cuándo es seguro que vuelvan a jugar.Las ondas delta ...
JUEVES, 27 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las estadísticas más recientes del Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NCI) de EE. UU. muestran un declive continuo en el número de estadounidenses que mueren de cáncer, aunque ha habido poco cambio en el n...