FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Hinting at a future alternative to opioid painkillers, scientists have developed a tiny implant designed to ease post-surgery pain and then dissolve once the job is done.So far, the research has been limited to...
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If a national abortion ban follows a Supreme Court ruling overturning the nearly 50-year-old Roe v. Wade decision, U.S. maternal deaths would likely increase by 24%, new research suggests. That assessment, base...
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The natural gas being piped into your home contains a wide array of toxic chemicals, including nearly two dozen so harmful they're classified as hazardous air pollutants, a new study says.Natural gas samples ta...
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The availability of vaccine providers increases COVID-19 vaccine coverage among children aged 5 to 11 years, according to research published in the July 1 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prev...
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Fallout is mounting for the food delivery service Daily Harvest, which has voluntarily recalled a frozen food product suspected of sickening hundreds of customers in at least 26 states.The U.S. Food and Drug Ad...
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For intensive care unit survivors, cognitive impairment at hospital discharge is associated with the risk of new physical disability at six-month follow-up, according to a study published in the July issue of t...
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Vaccination protects against severe COVID-19 among people with overweight and obesity, with the magnitude of protection similar to that of healthy weight people, according to a study published online June 30 in...
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Residence in a socioeconomically disadvantaged neighborhood is associated with reduced fecundability, according to a study published online June 30 in JAMA Network Open.Mary D. Willis, Ph.D., from Oregon State ...
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For employees of the health sector, shift work is associated with increased risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS), according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online June 22 in Obesity Reviews.Pium...
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Among adolescents, new-onset and worsened headaches during the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with significantly higher depression and general anxiety scores, according to a study presented at the annual Con...
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A 12-week topical treatment regimen for facial redness and sensitive skin calms inflamed skin and is well-tolerated, according to a study published online May 31 in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology.Ellen O. ...
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with migraine have balance impairment, which is associated with fear of falls, dizziness disability, and kinesiophobia, according to a study published online May 20 in Headache.Gabriela F. Carvalho, P....
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with Parkinson disease (PD) harboring the LRRK2 or PRKN mutations may have longer survival times than those without a gene mutation, according to a study presented at the annual Congress of the Europea...
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Children aged
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- New York City's Mayor Eric Adams announced Thursday that the city has launched the first-of-their-kind mobile COVID-19 testing units that will also dispense the antiviral drug Paxlovid to those who test positiv...
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) – At least 23 people in 10 states have been sickened and one of them has died in a listeria outbreak which may have originated in Florida, U.S. health officials reported Thursday. Although the cause of the outbrea...
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Fourth of July celebrations often include festive picnics and dazzling fireworks, but these holiday pyrotechnics are causing a growing number of injuries and deaths.Fireworks-related injuries and deaths in the U...
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one-third of ground chicken may contain dangerous salmonella, a new Consumer Reports investigation shows.Based on its findings, the group called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which regul...
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Who you voted for at the ballot box may have the most influence over whether you've gotten a COVID-19 booster shot.Researchers studying vaccine hesitancy two years into the pandemic found that political party a...
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) – When a mosquito bites and infects you with a virus like dengue or Zika, it also makes you smell good to other mosquitos, new research suggests.That makes it more likely another one will bite, pick up the virus a...
FRIDAY, July 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) – It’s time to enjoy summer celebrations, but allergies and asthma can put a damper on the festivities.They don’t need to. The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) offers some tips for keepin...
THURSDAY, June 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The United States has higher population-based, distance-based, and vehicle-based motor vehicle crash death rates compared with other high-income countries, according to research published in the July 1 issu...
THURSDAY, June 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a ruling that will curb efforts to fight climate change, the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday limited the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to regulate carbon emissions from power plants. The 6-3 de...
THURSDAY, June 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday that it has asked vaccine makers to update their COVID-19 booster shots to target the omicron subvariants known as BA.4 and BA.5. The two highly conta...
THURSDAY, June 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- After being infected with COVID-19 earlier this month, Anthony Fauci, M.D., chief medical adviser to the president and director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, experienced ...
MIÉRCOLES, 29 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Una nueva investigación confirma los peligros de pasar demasiado tiempo frente a las pantallas para los niños y los adolescentes: los que practican deportes, toman lecciones de música, o socializan co...
MIÉRCOLES, 29 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Ha surgido en los cerdos una cepa del supergermen SARM que tiene una gran resistencia a los antibióticos, y que es una creciente causa de infecciones en los humanos.Los investigadores de la Universida...
MIÉRCOLES, 29 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Aunque las personas negras quizá sean más propensas a vivir cerca de un hospital con un centro certificado de accidentes cerebrovasculares (ACV), las que necesitan la atención especializada siguen ten...