FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials are advising doctors not to overuse the only antiviral for monkeypox because there is a risk of the virus mutating and rendering the drug useless.TPOXX (tecovirimat) works by targeting j...
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults who rise and shine early every day may have sharper minds and fewer depression symptoms, a new study suggests.The researchers found that U.S. adults aged 65 and older who typically got up early —...
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Fewer than 30% of older adults who need more intensive treatment for high blood pressure actually get it, new research shows. And the problem may be worsening.Nearly half of U.S. adults – abo...
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FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Bariatric surgery aims to help severely obese patients shed significant weight, and now new research shows that many can also look forward to lasting pain relief and mobility.Though many patients regain some ...
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Nitazenes: You've probably never heard of these highly toxic drugs, and neither have many Americans who abuse opioid street drugs.That lack of awareness could prove deadly, experts warn, because nitazenes are...
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In updated guidance issued Thursday, the World Health Organization now recommends against using the antibody drugs sotrovimab and casirivimab-imdevimab for patients with COVID-19.This recommendation replaces ...
Bariatric surgery can bring long-term benefits for pain, mobility. Seven years out, 43% of the roughly 1,500 patients enrolled in a new study said their joint pain remained noticeably lower than before surgery. Read moreExperts say new street drug is ...
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A torn aorta can often be deadly, but a new study has found that survival has improved significantly over the past several decades.But it can still be five times more deadly if not repaired surgically, the re...
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For women with breast cancer, their race may help predict the success of hormone therapy given before surgery. In a new study, researchers found that Black women treated with hormone therapy before cancer su...
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- While adults typically need steroid medication to treat Bell’s palsy, most children can recover without treatment, a new study finds. Bell’s palsy temporarily causes weakness and paralysis in facial muscles, ...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Hospitalizations for pediatric brain abscesses, epidural empyemas, and subdural empyemas associated with Streptococcus species peaked in March 2022, consistent with historical trends, according to research...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV15) can be used for children aged younger than 19 years, according to recommendations issued by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and publish...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a clinical practice guideline issued by the British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and published online Aug. 17 in Clinical & Experimental Allergy, recommendations are presented for the dia...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight, the leader of the World Health Organization declared Wednesday, with deaths at their lowest level worldwide since the new coronavirus first began to spread in M...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Monkeypox cases continue to fall in the United States, but public health officials now are concerned that the virus is making its way into communities of color.New case numbers are down by nearly half since...
MIÉRCOLES, 14 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Muchas mujeres se sienten descontentas con el aspecto de su cuerpo durante y después del embarazo, y se trata de un problema que puede desencadenar una depresión posparto y trastornos de la alime...
MIÉRCOLES, 14 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- ¿Se enfrenta a la COVID y desea hacer todo lo posible para que la infección sea leve?Use un neti (o rinocornio), aconseja un nuevo estudio.Enjuagar la cavidad nasal dos veces al día con una soluc...
MIÉRCOLES, 14 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los pacientes con cáncer ya tienen que afrontar muchas cosas a nivel emocional y físico. Pero una investigación muestra que los pacientes asegurados de menos de 65 años también pagan más de su pr...
MIÉRCOLES, 14 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Un nuevo estudio ofrece a los padres lo que parece ser un don milagroso: una técnica sencilla y gratuita que solo tarda 13 minutos en dejar dormido a un bebé llorón.Unos investigadores de Japón e...
MIÉRCOLES, 14 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los casos de cáncer entre los adultos más jóvenes son un creciente problema global, y es probable que se relacionen con factores como una mala dieta, la obesidad y la inactividad, encuentra una n...
MIÉRCOLES, 14 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Ojalá pudiéramos tomar complementos de vitamina D y aceite de pescado para luchar contra la fragilidad que con frecuencia acompaña al envejecimiento, pero una nueva investigación arroja un mensaj...
MIÉRCOLES, 14 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Un multivitamínico al día podría ayudar a mantener al cerebro libre de cualquier deterioro en las habilidades de pensamiento, sugiere un estudio reciente.En un ensayo con más de 21,000 hombres y ...
MIÉRCOLES, 14 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La contaminación atmosférica podría provocar unos ritmos cardiacos irregulares en adolescentes por lo demás sanos tras dos horas de exposición, muestra un estudio reciente.Los latidos cardiacos i...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Monkeypox cases continue to fall in the United States, but public health officials now are concerned that the virus is wending its way into communities of color.New case numbers are down by nearly half sinc...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Among patients with local regionally advanced oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma, rates of postoperative adverse events appear to be similar for those receiving neoadjuvant pembrolizumab or standard-of-car...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 vaccine boosters or third doses are well tolerated among pregnant and lactating individuals, according to a study published online Sept. 8 in JAMA Network Open.Alisa Kachikis, M.D., from the Univer...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Demographic and clinical variables do not predict successful weight loss in a clinical structured weight management program for adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes, according to a study scheduled for pr...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Elective cesarean section (CS) is associated with an increased risk for leukemia in offspring, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Aug. 24 in Hematological Oncology.Yingzhu Y...