THURSDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Food insecurity among adults with diabetes is associated with decreased work productivity, according to a report published in the July issue of Health Affairs.Joshua M. Weinstein, from the University of North...
THURSDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have increased risk of peripartum cardiovascular complications, according to a study published online June 16 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.Salma...
THURSDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In consensus statements published in the July issue of the Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease, recommendations are presented for the management of patients with preinvasive vulvar lesions.Mario Preti, M.D...
THURSDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Low vitamin D status is associated with the risk for dementia and stroke, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.Shreeya S. Navale, from the University of South ...
THURSDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The accuracy of diagnostic mammograms varies across racial and ethnic groups, according to a study published in the July 1 issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.Sarah J. Nyante, Ph.D., from th...
THURSDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For relatively young and healthy patients with gout caused by renal underexcretion of uric acid, low-dose benzbromarone (LDBen) has a greater urate-lowering effect than low-dose febuxostat (LDFeb), according ...
THURSDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who test positive for COVID-19 can now get the antiviral pill Paxlovid directly from their pharmacist, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday. The action removes limits that had re...
THURSDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Dr. Shaun Murphy, the lead character in "The Good Doctor," is a brilliant medical mind who also happens to have autism.He's not the only television character you may know and love who navigates the challenges...
THURSDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The Biden administration said Wednesday it is taking steps to ensure that international makers of baby formula can continue marketing their products in the United States, to avoid any infant formula shortage ...
THURSDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Could ADHD drugs also treat degenerative brain disorders, such as Alzheimer's disease?British researchers say there is good evidence that some medications used for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD...
THURSDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who test positive for COVID-19 can now get the antiviral pill Paxlovid directly from their pharmacists, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Wednesday. The action removes limits that had r...
Adult characters with autism move into the TV spotlight. After decades of portrayals of autism being focused on kids, new TV series are including the lives of adults on the spectrum in their storylines. Read moreCould ADHD meds help fight Alzheimer's?...
THURSDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Getting a blood cancer diagnosis is devastating for young people, but it is also far more deadly if the patient is Black, new research shows.The new study, which looked at outcomes for patients with acute mye...
THURSDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Breast cancer survivors who would like to have a baby can take some reassurance from a new study that finds motherhood doesn't lower their future survival chances. Moreover, survival rates were no worse in yo...
THURSDAY, July 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An array of problems, including overcrowding, led to a surge of COVID-19 cases in California prisons in 2020-2021, a new report details. Preventing outbreaks in the future will require a comprehensive list of...
WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Fifty percent or more of patients undergoing genital gender-affirming surgery (GAS) undergo the procedure outside of their state of residence, with higher out-of-pocket (OOP) costs associated with procedures...
WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The COVID-19 vaccination program in the United States prevented a substantial burden of morbidity and mortality, according to a study published online July 6 in JAMA Network Open.Molly K. Steele, Ph.D., M.P....
WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A history of hypothyroidism is associated with an increased risk for dementia among individuals aged 65 years or older, according to a study published online July 6 in Neurology.Daniel R. Wieland, from the U...
WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Death of a family member is associated with an increased risk for mortality among patients with heart failure, according to a study published online July 6 in JACC: Heart Failure.Hua Chen, from the Karolinsk...
WEDNESDAY, July 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday temporarily suspended its ban on electronic cigarettes sold by Juul Labs while the company appeals the agency's action.The FDA Center for Tobacco Products wro...
Human alphaherpesvirus 3 (HHV-3), also known as varicella zoster virus, is an enveloped double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) virus belonging to the family Herpesviridae. It is globally pervasive and one of eight herpes viruses known to infect h...
MARTES, 6 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La COVID-19 se ha unido de forma oficial a la enfermedad cardiaca y el cáncer como causa principal de muerte en Estados Unidos durante dos años consecutivos.El virus fue la tercera causa principal de muer...
MARTES, 5 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- El calor, en conjunto con el esmog, pueden ser una combinación particularmente letal, sobre todo para los adultos mayores, encuentra un nuevo estudio.Lamentablemente, tanto las temperaturas como la contam...
MARTES, 5 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La vacunación contra la COVID ofrece una alta protección contra la enfermedad grave a las personas con cualquier nivel de peso corporal, encuentra una nueva investigación británica.El estudio de más de 9 ...
MARTES, 5 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La epidemia de obesidad no se ralentizará pronto, y una nueva investigación arroja una noticia incluso peor: la mayoría de los adultos estadounidenses no solo han aumentado más de peso, sino que aumentaro...
MARTES, 5 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Menos de un 7 por ciento de los adultos de EE. UU. están en buenas condiciones cardiometabólicas, y una nueva investigación advierte que la tendencia solo está empeorando.La salud cardiometabólica es un t...
MARTES, 5 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La mayoría de los niños y los adultos de EE. UU. tienen malas puntuaciones de salud cardiaca, según una nueva herramienta de evaluación llamada "Los 8 Pasos Esenciales Para Mi Salud" ("Life's Essential 8"...
MARTES, 5 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- El agotamiento laboral de los médicos y el suicidio son un creciente problema, encuentra un estudio reciente."Con frecuencia, pasamos por alto la salud física de nuestros trabajadores de la atención de la...