THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The ability of physicians to differentiate between asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the primary care setting may be improved with the addition of spirometry testing, according to a...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Some survivors of sexual assault may face a further trauma after seeking medical care: a huge emergency room bill.That's the finding of a new study that analyzed U.S. emergency department charges for care r...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with borderline resectable/locally advanced (BR/LA) pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), preoperative fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) may predict pathologic respon...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Oxygen deprivation resulting from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with cancer, according to a study presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress 2022, held from Sept. 4 t...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), use of tighter versus less tight glycemic targets does not reduce the risk for infants being born large for gestational age but does reduce serious infant...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An artificial intelligence system can detect pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) on chest X-rays with a higher sensitivity than radiologists, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in Radiology.Sahar Kazemza...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- New research offers yet another reason why Americans should cut back on their soda consumption: Drinking too many sugary beverages may increase the risk of death from cancer."Unfortunately, Americans exceed...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In patients with heavily pretreated relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma with relapse after bispecific antibody (BiAb) T-cell redirection therapy, subsequent T-cell redirection therapy is feasible as salvag...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- While there’s no cure for lupus and treatments don’t work for many of the 1.5 million people who live with the disease in the United States, a new study shows a cancer therapy may kick hard-to-treat lupus i...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Rapid at-home COVID tests have become less reliable with the emergence of the Omicron variant, new research suggests.Only one of three widely used rapid antigen tests met World Health Organization (WHO) sta...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Skin cancer patients appear to fare better if they receive immunotherapy before their cancers are surgically removed, a pair of clinical trials show.In fact, some do so well that their immune system essenti...
JUEVES, 15 de septiembre de 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Un domingo por la mañana, Alejandra Rosales Murillo y sus cuatro hermanas estaban sentadas con sus padres en la iglesia cuando una de las chicas observó que su padre tenía el rostro...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- One Sunday morning at church, Alejandra Rosales Murillo and her four sisters were sitting with their parents when one of the girls noticed their father's face was drooping.She whispered the...
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 Ma...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Professional fighters take a lot of knocks to the head, but a new study suggests they may find themselves thinking more clearly again after they retire.Many studies have pointed to the perils of repeated bl...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- People with autoimmune disorders like lupus, rheumatoid arthritis or psoriasis who suffer a heart attack are more likely to die or develop severe heart-related complications in the aftermath, a new study sh...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- It’s well-known that hot flashes, sleep disturbances and symptoms of depression are common issues during menopause. Yet not every woman experiences these symptoms at the same level of severity.A new study s...
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Smoking around your child is unhealthy, but it could also harm your future grandchildren, a new study finds. Children are more likely to develop asthma if their father was exposed to secondhand smoke as a ...
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Adults aged 65 years and older with COVID-19 infection have an increased risk for developing new-onset Alzheimer disease, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in the Journal of Alzheimer's Diseas...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A history of psychosocial stressors is associated with worse menopausal symptoms and poorer well-being in midlife, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in Menopause.Sabrina Faleschini, Ph.D., fro...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Neither supplementation with vitamin D₃ nor omega-3 affect the rate of frailty change or incidence over time among older adults, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in JAMA Network Open.Ariela R...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD), minocycline as add-on to antidepressant treatment as usual does not reduce depressive symptoms, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in JAM...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For adolescents, exposure to fine particulate matter (fine particles with aerodynamic diameters ≤2.5 µm [PM2.5]) is associated with an acute increase in the number of ventricular arrhythmias, according to ...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Among people with type 2 diabetes, seven healthy lifestyle habits reduce dementia risk, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in Neurology.Bin Wang, M.D., Ph.D., from Shanghai Ninth People's Hospi...
MARTES, 13 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- El momento del día, o sobre todo de la noche, en que usted come podría afectar su salud mental, según un nuevo estudio de tamaño reducido.Los investigadores crearon un horario simulado de trabajo en...