WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- It's well known that Black women in the United States have an increased risk of childbirth complications. Now, a large new study finds even larger racial disparities when women conceive through infertility ...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- As men and women enter their golden years, those who regularly fail to get a good night's sleep face a higher risk for developing not one but two serious chronic illnesses at the same time, new research sho...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- While a common non-drug treatment called ablation exists for the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation (a-fib), the procedure can be more problematic for women than for men.A-fib, a chaotic electrical p...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A person doesn’t have to pack on very many extra pounds before their risk of needing a knee replacement increases substantially, a new evidence review has found.Weight gain of just 11 pounds increases a wom...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The key to narrowing the gap in how long a person lives if they're poor vs. if they’re wealthy could be as simple as adding green space to certain neighborhoods.Every 10% increase in natural space and priva...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Stillbirth is heartbreaking tragedy for parents, but exactly what raises the risk of it remains elusive.Certain health conditions in a pregnant woman can be a factor, but new research came up with a surpris...
It doesn't take much weight gain to raise your odds for knee trouble. A gain of just 11 pounds increases a woman’s odds of needing a knee replacement by one-third and a man’s by one-quarter, new research finds. Read moreGood sleep could keep illness a...
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The balance of risks and benefits is unclear for opioids compared with placebo, acetaminophen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and local or systemic anesthetics prescribed for musculoskeletal p...
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Early administration of anti-anaerobic antibiotics is associated with an increased risk for mortality among critically ill patients, according to a study published online Oct. 13 in the European Respiratory J...
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) – As part of a federal government effort to expand the U.S. network of community mental health centers, up to 15 states now can apply for $1 million grants to help plan new Certified Community Behavioral Health ...
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Florida residents dealing with the horrific aftermath of Hurricane Ian now need to be concerned about a spike in flesh-eating bacteria cases, health officials warned."The Florida Department of Health in Lee Co...
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a three-day hearing that began Monday, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee will give the maker of a drug meant to prevent premature births a chance to show why its drug should not be pul...
LUNES, 17 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La capacidad de TPOXX de tratar a las personas infectadas con la viruela del simio se va a evaluar de forma directa en un nuevo ensayo en África Central, anunciaron las autoridades de salud de EE. UU. T...
LUNES, 17 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Aunque una gran cantidad de estadounidenses de origen hispano han recibido al menos una dosis de una vacuna contra la COVID-19 a estas alturas, un nuevo estudio sugiere que unas barreras todavía podrían...
LUNES, 17 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Abbott Inc. anunció que una vez más retira parte de sus productos de fórmula infantil, aunque la compañía aclaró que esta retirada más reciente es pequeña y que no debería afectar de manera significativ...
LUNES, 17 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Ya es oficial: los estadounidenses mayores con pérdida de la audición pueden ahora entrar en una gran tienda o farmacia, o tan solo visitar un sitio web, y comprar audífonos sin receta.Hace poco, la Adm...
LUNES, 17 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Dar los muy citados 10,000 pasos al día, o incluso un poco menos, podría de hecho ser suficiente para mejorar su salud, sugiere un nuevo estudio.Los investigadores encontraron que, entre 6,000 adultos d...
LUNES, 17 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- En una audiencia de tres días que comenzó el lunes, un comité asesor de la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. dará al fabricante de un medicamento que busca prevenir el nacimien...
LUNES, 17 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Unas nuevas y más contagiosas variantes de la ómicron están comenzando a propagarse por todo Estados Unidos, muestran nuevos datos del gobierno.Por suerte, están relacionadas con la variante BA.5 de la ...
LUNES, 17 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A muchos médicos que usaron la telesalud para tratar a los pacientes con una adicción a los opioides debido a la pandemia de COVID-19 les gustaría convertirla en una parte permanente de su práctica.Un n...
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Substantial numbers of kids and teens are being tracked, lured and sexually abused online, and adult strangers aren’t always the perps.In many cases, it’s friends and dating partners who are doing the groomin...
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Actress Selma Blair made one last waltz through the “Dancing with the Stars" ballroom on Monday night.The actress, who has multiple sclerosis, announced during the show that it would be her last turn on the d...
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- When you are getting chemotherapy, exercise may be the last thing on your mind. Now, new research suggests it should be the first.Exercising during chemotherapy is safe, improves long-term cardiac and respira...
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The federal government is pumping millions more dollars into an effort to expand the United States' network of community mental health centers.Up to 15 states now can apply for $1 million grants to help plan ...
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- It's a troubling equation: Many Americans with the highest rates of hospitalization for influenza have the lowest uptake of the annual flu vaccine.That's why the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventio...
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Overall, 16.5 percent of insulin users report insulin rationing in the past year, according to a research letter published online Oct. 18 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H., from Ha...
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There was an increase in the symptoms of depression and anxiety in the first two months of the pandemic and an association of worsening depression and anxiety with increasing case numbers, according to a revi...
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The age at which a woman is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D) may impact age of natural menopause, according to a study presented Oct. 12 at the North American Menopause Society (N...