For men at high risk, healthy living lowers risk of lethal prostate cancer. In a new study, men at increased genetic risk of prostate cancer who maintained a healthy lifestyle were much less likely to die of the disease over nearly three decades. Read...
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Babies' babble may be smarter than you think.A new study shows that infants as young as 3- to 5-months of age can tell that the unintelligible sounds they make before they learn to talk can impact the people a...
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- It’s already hard enough to understand all your doctor’s technical talk – now imagine speaking a whole other language on top of that.Hospital patients who don’t speak the same language as their doctor get wors...
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Transgender patients who get gender-affirming surgery to create more feminine facial features say it's a big boost to their mental health, a new study reports.Researchers at the University of California, Los A...
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you are feeling stressed and depressed, new research suggests that grabbing a trowel and getting your hands dirty may improve your mood.Researchers found that tending to plants can reap mental health benefi...
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a promising development, new research has discovered that most adults with blood cancers develop at least some immunity to COVID-19 after getting booster shots."Our findings build on the wealth of literatur...
SATURDAY, July 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Wearing a bike helmet can save the life of your young child or teenager, but it needs to fit well to really do its job.A well-fitting bike helmet significantly reduces the odds of serious head injury or death...
FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The benefits of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity are similar whether they are spread throughout the week or concentrated on a weekend, according to a study published online July 5 in JAMA Internal Medicin...
FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- More than 6,000 monkeypox cases in 59 countries have surfaced since the outbreak began in May, the World Health Organization confirmed Thursday.The United Nation health agency reported a 77 percent rise in case...
FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Bumble Bee Foods is recalling some canned, smoked clams because they contain high levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).The voluntary recall, announced July 6, comes after the U.S. Food and Drug ...
FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- California Governor Gavin Newsom announced Thursday that the state will spend $100 million to produce its own insulin. The innovative push comes after years of astronomical prices for the drug have made it near...
FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Under growing pressure from his own party, President Joe Biden on Friday issued an executive order designed to help protect women's access to abortion.Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court ended nationwide access to...
FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Under growing pressure from his own party, President Joe Biden on Friday issued an executive order designed to help protect women's access to abortion.Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court ended nationwide access to...
JUEVES, 7 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los trasplantes de útero sí pueden ayudar a ser madres a las mujeres que no pueden quedar embarazadas porque no tienen un útero, o porque el que tienen ya no funciona de forma adecuada, muestra una invest...
JUEVES, 7 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- El concepto de enojarse cuando tiene hambre ayuda a vender barras de dulce, y es una excusa conveniente para gritarle a alguien cuando está de mal humor.¿Pero es verdad que el hambre provoca enojo? ¿Las p...
JUEVES, 7 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- El Dr. Shaun Murphy, protagonista de "The Good Doctor", es un brillante médico que también tiene autismo.No es el único personaje de la televisión que la gente conoce y adora que se enfrenta a las dificul...
JUEVES, 7 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La administración de Biden anunció el miércoles que está tomando medidas para garantizar que los fabricantes internacionales de fórmulas infantiles puedan seguir mercadeando sus productos en Estados Unido...
JUEVES, 7 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Recibir un diagnóstico de un cáncer de la sangre es devastador para los jóvenes, pero también es mucho más letal si el paciente es negro, muestra una investigación reciente.El nuevo estudio, que observó l...
JUEVES, 7 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Una variedad de problemas, entre ellos el hacinamiento, condujeron a un aumento en los casos de COVID-19 en las prisiones de California en 2020-2021, afirma un nuevo informe.Prevenir brotes en el futuro r...
JUEVES, 7 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las sobrevivientes a un cáncer de mama a quienes les gustaría tener un bebé pueden tranquilizarse: un nuevo estudio que encuentra que la maternidad no reduce sus probabilidades de supervivencia en el futu...
VIERNES, 8 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los desafíos de comida picante están muy de moda hoy en día, pero, ¿puede comer unos chiles picantes y unas ardientes salsas hacerle daño?Una experta en nutrición de los Hospitales Universitarios del Cen...
FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- It takes much less than a "Matrix" plot to make American workers afraid for their jobs: New research reveals they stress out when they have to work alongside robots.Even though many robots took on the most dang...
FRIDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Initial outcomes of the first five years of uterine transplants in the United States suggest that it may be a viable treatment option for women with uterine-factor infertility, according to a study published on...
FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise-based physical therapy is noninferior to arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for patient-reported knee function at five years among patients with a degenerative meniscal tear, according to a study publis...
FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Symptoms are related to health-related quality of life (QoL) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online June 23 in the Journal of Clinical Nursing.Harith Eranga Yapa, P...
FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Addressing the social determinants of health may improve diabetes outcomes, according to a review published in the July issue of Health Affairs.Leonard E. Egede, M.D., from the Medical College of Wisconsin in M...
FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Maternal prepregnancy obesity is associated with an elevated risk for severe maternal morbidity and/or mortality, according to a study published online June 28 in JAMA Network Open.Heather A. Frey, M.D., from T...
FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly all Americans are worried about inflation as economic worries oust COVID-19 as the nation's top source of stress, a new poll reveals.Nearly nine out of 10 Americans (87%) said they are anxious or very an...
FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), withdrawal of positive airway pressure (PAP) is associated with changes in plasma Alzheimer disease biomarkers, according to a study published online June...
FRIDAY, July 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Health system-based tobacco cessation care may aid tobacco abstinence better than referral to a community-based quitline (QL), according to a study published online June 27 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Nancy A. Ri...
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