TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A Minnesota jury is expected to decide by the end of this week whether a woman's human rights were violated when a pharmacist denied her request to fill a prescription for emergency contraception, sometimes ca...
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The projected rates of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors and disease are expected to increase considerably by 2060, especially among racial and ethnic minorities, according to a study published in the Aug. 9 is...
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep behaviors are associated with the risk of metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD), according to a study published online July 28 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism...
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Wearable activity trackers seem to be effective for increasing physical activity among individuals of varying age and among clinical and nonclinical populations, according to a review published in the August i...
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There was an association for family stressors with problematic child media use during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Aug. 2 in Pediatrics.Emily Kroshus, Sc.D., M.P.H., from the Se...
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Many caregivers of patients with multiple myeloma (MM) report mental health challenges, according to a study published online July 18 in Blood Advances.Elizabeth K. O'Donnell, M.D., from the Massachusetts Gene...
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer survivors who received a platinum alone, a taxane alone, or a platinum- and taxane-containing regimen have similar rates of hearing loss and tinnitus, according to a study published online July 27 in BM...
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Anyone who has ever had a kidney stone never wants a repeat of the blinding pain that comes when it passes. Now, a new study maps out a diet that can help guard against that.The cornerstones of that diet inclu...
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials are in the crosshairs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, facing threats and harassment from the public they serve.And a growing percentage of U.S. adults are fine with that, according ...
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Three days after giving birth to her son, Anthony, Tanya Lydon was still in the hospital. She thought the lengthy stay was a little odd, but at the same time, the doctor gave no indication tha...
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm can help identify incidental pulmonary embolism (iPE) on conventional contrast-enhanced chest computed tomography (CT) examinations, according to a study published o...
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients treated with adequate bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG), all high-grade (HG) Ta tumors have similar rates of BCG unresponsiveness and progression, regardless of prognostic risk factors, according t...
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Male adolescents and young adults have the highest risk for myocarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, with an increased risk for Moderna vaccines, according to an updated review published online July 13 i...
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Children born to mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have an increased risk for childhood morbidity, according to a study published online July 13 in Human Reproduction.Shu Qin Wei, M.D., Ph.D., from...
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Most Americans swear by dietary supplements, with nearly 3 of 4 people taking some type of supplement on a daily basis, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll has revealed.But many have a mistaken belief in the effective...
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- More young children may struggle with eating disorders than previously thought, a new study reveals.Data on nearly 12,000 U.S. children between the ages of 9 and 10 that was collected as part of a federally fu...
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- When they suffer a heart attack, Black and Hispanic patients in the United States receive subpar care compared with white patients, new research reveals.The study of more than 87,000 insured heart attack patie...
Dietary supplements: Are you throwing money away? A new Harris/HealthDay poll finds many Americans take them, but a nutritionist says most vitamins and other supplements won't boost your health. Read moreBlack, Hispanic patients less likely to get cr...
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The White House announced Tuesday that Robert Fenton Jr., a regional administrator with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has been named the country's new monkeypox coordinator.The news came as two m...
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely than others to be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and new research suggests that racism is a contributor.Experiences of structural, interpersonal and institutio...
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) – A quality called “grit” can help a person achieve their long-term goals, some experts say.And playing sports as a kid – or even as an adult – can help a person gain that passion and perseverance, according to n...
TUESDAY, Aug. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- More than 9 in 10 Americans believe that medical privacy is a right and their health data shouldn't be for sale, a new survey from the American Medical Association shows.The survey unearthed concerns about dat...
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Midlife women with normal or overweight body mass index (BMI) should undergo counseling to maintain weight or limit weight gain in order to prevent obesity, according to a clinical guideline issued by the Women...
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, but doctors have had access to a screening tool for nearly a decade that can catch it for early treatment. Unfortunately, neither of those...
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Edgewell Personal Care Co. has recalled three batches of its Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 because trace levels of benzene were found in some samples during an internal review. Though this s...
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- President Joe Biden is back in isolation and has tested positive for COVID-19 for the second day in a row, as he experiences what is known as rebound after taking Paxlovid to treat his original infection.Biden,...
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to toughen regulations on certain raw chicken products.The agency has notified food processors that new rules would require they lower the amount of Salmonella found in ...
VIERNES, 29 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- San Francisco y el estado de Nueva York declararon el jueves que la viruela del simio es una emergencia de salud pública, mientras luchan por obtener acceso a más recursos para ayudar a contener la prop...