Even though HIV is just one of a vast number of viruses that infect people, there can still be a stigma surrounding it. To break through that, experts answer some questions about the virus, such as what is HIV, how does it spread and what are the best...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For individuals taking preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for preventing HIV infection, tenofovir alafenamide fumarate (TAF) use is associated with higher incident hypertension and statin initiation compared wi...
Vomiting is a common childhood complaint that occurs with a variety of conditions. It is most often self-limited, but in rare cases it can be a sign of a serious medical condition. Vomiting is a symptom of many different gastrointestinal issues, but ...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Racial disparities can be seen in dementia severity, functional impairment, and neuropsychiatric symptoms among patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), according to a study published online Sept. 11 in...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- There may be significant and clinically meaningful improvements in overall health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and fatigue in patients with chronic health conditions during the first three months of pres...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Home-based monitoring of ovulation is noninferior to hospital-controlled monitoring to time frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) for pregnancy, according to a study published online Sept. 4 in The Lancet.Tji...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A normal-protein diet that excludes red meat and a high-protein diet that contains minimally processed lean beef are similarly effective at producing weight loss and improvements in glucose control among in...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Lowering medication costs and some psychosocial and reminder interventions show the most promise for promoting adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) adherence in breast cancer survivors, according to a review pu...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Lowering medication costs and some psychosocial and reminder interventions show the most promise for promoting adjuvant endocrine therapy (AET) adherence in breast cancer survivors, according to a review pu...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The immune response and occurrence of adverse events were similar for health care workers receiving coadministration of COVID-19 and influenza vaccines or COVID-19 vaccine alone, according to a study publis...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The immune response and occurrence of adverse events were similar for health care workers receiving coadministration of COVID-19 and influenza vaccines or COVID-19 vaccine alone, according to a study publis...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Among hospitalized children with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who survive to discharge, the presence or development of a chronic medical condition, tracheostomy placement during the admission,...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Among hospitalized children with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) who survive to discharge, the presence or development of a chronic medical condition, tracheostomy placement during the admission,...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), following a ketogenic diet is associated with significant improvement in reproductive hormone levels, according to research published online Sept. 7 in the J...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), following a ketogenic diet is associated with significant improvement in reproductive hormone levels, according to research published online Sept. 7 in the J...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Everyday products used for cleaning or freshening the air may release hundreds of hazardous volatile organic compounds, according to new research.Both conventional and "green" products emitted these VOCs in...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Everyday products used for cleaning or freshening the air may release hundreds of hazardous volatile organic compounds, according to new research.Both conventional and "green" products emitted these VOCs in...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The "fourth wave" of the U.S. overdose crisis involves the use of illicit fentanyl mixed with stimulants such as cocaine or methamphetamine, and it’s killing people in droves.The proportion of U.S. overdose...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Asian-American medical professionals commonly experience racism from both peers and patients, claims a new survey that documented myriad slurs and a lack of support.Researcher David Yang, an emergency medici...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Breast milk supplies many benefits for babies and their moms, and a new study highlights another one: Mother's milk provides proteins that are important for a newborn's gut health.“Here we show that the con...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A lot of older adults have digestive diseases that can be debilitating. They can also be linked to loneliness and depression, a new study says.“These conditions are very common in ambulatory care,” said gas...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For a needed mood boost, skip social media and strike up an in-person conversation with someone instead.Face-to-face socializing boosts mood more than screen time, a new study finds. People often expect tha...
THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Many Medicare patients can’t get help close to home for brain and nervous system issues.Nearly 1 in 5 Medicare recipients in the United States live at least 50 miles from their neurologist.“Our study found ...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The age-adjusted overall cancer death rate in the United States decreased by 33 percent from 1991 to 2020, according to the annual AACR Cancer Progress Report 2023 published online Sept. 13 by the American...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Seventeen percent of Medicare beneficiaries travel a long distance to visit a neurologist, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in Neurology.Chun Chieh Lin, Ph.D., from the University of Michigan...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Cyberbullying victimization and perpetration in early adolescence are associated with eating disorder symptoms, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in the International Journal of Eating Disorder...