THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Your thinking and memory skills may take a hit decades after recovering from a concussion, a new study indicates.Scientists who studied male twins, from an average age of 67, found that earlier concussions ...
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Game show host Bob Barker died in late August from Alzheimer’s disease.The longtime host of “The Price Is Right” died at age 99 of the memory-robbing condition, his death certificate now shows, NBC News repo...
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Emergency room visits for injuries related to driving under the influence of cannabis skyrocketed in Canada after the drug was legalized there, a new study reports.In October 2018, Canada became the second c...
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A new test detects a type of cervical cancer often missed by a standard Pap test, providing an important advance in detection.The test was developed by scientists at Montefiore Einstein Cancer Center in New ...
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- If you were a big baby -- or your spouse or partner was -- your baby has a good chance of being big, too.New research shows parents who were large babies are more likely to give birth to a large baby.Knowing...
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a common viral infection that affects people of all ages, with infants and older adults being particularly vulnerable to severe complications. Preventing the spread of RS...
THURSDAY, Sept. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- While it doesn't prevent infection altogether, new research shows the mpox vaccine does reduces the severity of disease in those who fall ill from the virus.An international team of scientists found that tho...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- From 1995-1997 to 2018-2020, there was an improvement in the preterm mortality rate in the United States, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in JAMA Pediatrics.Tim Venkatesan, M.B., B.Chir., from...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For six cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) examined, coverage of evidence-based medications varies by low-cost generic program (LCGP), drug, and condition, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in the A...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors are seeing a spike in severe cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) among young children in Florida and Georgia, U.S. health officials warned Tuesday.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Pre...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- As waters warm across the United States and hurricanes and flooding season begin, the odds of being infected by flesh-eating bacteria are also rising, U.S. health officials warn.According to a Sept. 1 healt...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Moderna Inc. said Wednesday that its updated vaccine held its own against the new, highly mutated COVID-19 variant known as BA.2.86.According to the company, the vaccine, which is still pending approval fro...
MARTES, 5 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Fumar podría no solo dañar al fumador y a quienes inhalan el humo de segunda mano, sino también a sus futuros hijos.Una nueva investigación sugiere que los chicos que fuman en su adolescencia tempran...
MARTES, 5 de septiembre de 2023 (Noticias HealthDay) -- Es fundamental que los hombres estén familiarizados con las señales de advertencia del cáncer de próstata y se sometan a exámenes, ya que es la segunda causa principal de muerte por cáncer en hom...
MARTES, 5 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) - Cuando la nueva variante de COVID BA.2.86 surgió a fines de julio, los científicos estaban preocupados por su capacidad para evadir la inmunidad. Sin embargo, las pruebas de laboratorio iniciales pare...
MARTES, 5 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- En años recientes, la epidemia de opioides se ha agravado con la llegada del fentanilo de calle, una versión ilícita de un poderoso analgésico con receta.Sin embargo, los expertos advierten que la am...
MARTES, 5 de septiembre de 2023 (Noticias de HealthDay) -- Los suicidios de estadounidenses de entre 10 y 24 años continúan en aumento y las armas de fuego son cada vez más el método elegido en estas tragedias, según un nuevo informe.El fácil acceso a...
MARTES, 5 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Es posible que pienses que sabes cuál es una temperatura corporal normal, pero no existe tal cosa.Analizando la antigua creencia de que 98.6 grados Fahrenheit es la temperatura normal del ser humano,...
MARTES, 5 de septiembre de 2023 (Noticias HealthDay) -- Incluso antes de que Roe v. Wade fuera revocado en 2022, muchas mujeres en EE. UU. vivían lejos de una clínica donde podrían obtener píldoras para el aborto. Ahora, un nuevo estudio sugiere que l...
MARTES, 5 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Los dos episodios de "paralización" que el Senador Mitch McConnell experimentó recientemente no fueron accidentes cerebrovasculares ni convulsiones, dijo el médico del Capitolio en una nueva carta pu...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Just like adults, kids face daily stressors.Luckily, a new study suggests that teaching them creative thinking can help them manage it all.Researchers found that when school-age children learned some "narra...
Expectant parents are typically filled with excitement as they prepare to welcome their newborn into the world.Amid this excitement, a pivotal decision looms large: choosing the perfect pediatrician for your baby.This choice will shape your child's he...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity-related cardiovascular mortality increased from 1999 to 2020 in the United States, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.Zahra Raisi-Estabrag...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- There has been an increase in the percentage of drug overdose deaths with evidence of counterfeit pill use in the United States, according to a study published in the Sept. 1 issue of the Centers for Diseas...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), supplementation with vitamins C and D during chemotherapy may improve outcomes but may not improve overall survival (OS), according to a study published onlin...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Diagnostic performance of an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm is comparable to human reader performance for interpreting mammographic screening, according to a study published online Sept. 5 in Radiol...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For select generic medications, out-of-pocket (OOP) payments frequently exceed discount card pricing for two discount drug programs, according to a research letter published online Sept. 5 in the Annals of ...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Going vegan doesn’t have to mean going broke, with new research finding that steering clear of meat and dairy can lower food costs by about 16%. “A vegan diet based on fruits, vegetables, grains and beans h...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For older patients without psychiatric disorders prescribed oral antipsychotic drugs after major surgery, the risks for in-hospital adverse events are comparable for haloperidol and atypical antipsychotics,...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Lee-Anne Mosselman-Clarke knows firsthand what it’s like to battle with postpartum mental health crises. She experienced difficulties after the births of her two children. “I have an 11 and 9 year old and I...