WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO), high-grade hypoattenuation thickening (HAT) at follow-up computed tomography (CT) is associated with higher stroke r...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths are gradually increasing in the United States, as two new variants gain a foothold in the nation. And with that rise, more people are looking for COVID test kits.Hospit...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Following an approval granted Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, an expert panel from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday also signed off on new COVID-19 boosters f...
One of the first questions many newly diagnosed cancer patients have is how advanced their disease is.With 1.9 million new cancer cases diagnosed each year in the United States, understanding cancer stages and grades can better inform your treatment d...
As men age, the likelihood of erectile dysfunction (ED) becomes more common.At age 40, around about 4 in 10 men may struggle with ED. This number climbs to nearly 70% by the time they reach 70 years old, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Complete ED ...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For parents worried about how Disney princesses might impact their child's self-image, a new study is saying, “Let it go.”“In children's media, about 60% of the characters are men and boys, they're male. A...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Any head injury — even a mild one — raises a person’s risk of later having an ischemic stroke. Having multiple injuries increases that risk, even more so than the severity of a single traumatic brain injur...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Air pollution has long been known to harm the heart and lungs, but new research suggests it might also raise the risk of breast cancer.Researchers at the U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sci...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A large number of drugs used to treat everything from multiple sclerosis to blood cancers to rheumatoid arthritis may cause a rare but often-fatal condition called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopath...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- It's now been possible to buy a hearing aid over-the-counter for nearly a year, but few Americans are doing so.More education is needed about just who these over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids can help, ac...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For older adults, there is a significant association between more time spent in sedentary behavior and a higher incidence of all-cause dementia, according to a study published in the Sept. 12 issue of the Jo...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For older adults, there is a significant association between more time spent in sedentary behavior and a higher incidence of all-cause dementia, according to a study published in the Sept. 12 issue of the Jo...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For older adults, there is a significant association between more time spent in sedentary behavior and a higher incidence of all-cause dementia, according to a study published in the Sept. 12 issue of the Jo...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with stable angina pectoris, a coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA)-derived fractional flow reserve (FFR) can identify the three-year risk for all-cause death or nonfatal spontaneous m...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with an increased risk for breast cancer, specifically estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) breast cancer, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in the Jour...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Many older adults with glaucoma may be undiagnosed, according to a study published online July 17 in Acta Ophthalmologica.Lena Havstam Johansson, from the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, and colleagues e...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For decades, sick people have been taking essentially worthless over-the-counter cold remedies to clear their stuffy noses, a key advisory panel for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. The pa...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Following on an approval granted Monday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, an expert panel from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday also signed off on new COVID boosters for...
MIÉRCOLES, 13 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) - Quedarse despierto hasta tarde es natural para algunas personas, ya sea trabajando o relajándose durante la noche.Pero ser una persona nocturna podría tener un costo para la salud.Las personas que...
LUNES, 11 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Como este verano ha demostrado, las masivas columnas de humo generadas por los incendios forestales pueden contaminar el aire de regiones situadas a muchos kilómetros de distancia. Ahora, un nuevo es...
LUNES, 11 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- La Cruz Roja Americana anunció el lunes que necesita urgentemente donaciones de sangre, ya que el suministro nacional sanguíneo ha disminuido casi un 25% desde principios de agosto.Los desastres con...
LUNES, 11 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Millones de personas que sufren de apnea del sueño se acuestan por la noche con un dispositivo dotado con un pequeño motor, y que se denomina máquina CPAP.Ahora, dos nuevos estudios confirman que el...
LUNES, 11 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Probablemente hayas oído hablar del virus del Nilo Occidental, pero los mosquitos también transmiten otras enfermedades, incluido el poco conocido virus del Cañón Jamestown (JCV, por sus siglas en in...
LUNES, 11 de septiembre de 2023 (Noticias de HealthDay) - En un hallazgo que debería tranquilizar a los estadounidenses antes de otra temporada de gripe, las vacunas de este año ya han reducido a la mitad el riesgo de hospitalización durante el invier...
LUNES, 11 de septiembre de 2023 (Noticias de HealthDay) -- Mucho se ha dicho acerca de cómo una falta de dominio del inglés puede interferir con la habilidad del paciente para interactuar con su médico y obtener la mejor atención médica posible.Pero l...
LUNES, 11 de septiembre de 2023 (Noticias HealthDay) -- El clima cálido puede representar graves riesgos de salud para los adultos mayores.Condiciones médicas existentes, problemas de movilidad y medicamentos aumentan el riesgo de golpe de calor, segú...
LUNES, 11 de septiembre de 2023 (Noticias HealthDay) -- Los pacientes con hepatitis C deberían considerar vacunarse nuevamente contra la hepatitis B, porque su respuesta inmune a la primera vacuna puede ser inadecuada, sugiere un nuevo estudio.Investi...
As the number of cancer survivors continues to rise in the United States, thanks to population growth, aging and advances in early detection and treatment, it's important to understand the challenges they face during and after cancer therapy.Chemother...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For decades, sick people have been taking essentially worthless over-the-counter cold remedies to clear their stuffy noses, a key advisory panel for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.The pan...
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Only about one-quarter of adults who are overdue for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening receive a recommendation from their clinician, according to a research letter published online Sept. 12 in the Annals of...