FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An antiviral drug used to treat high-risk COVID-19 patients may also benefit patients with long COVID, researchers say. The research was posted on a preprint server online and has not been published in a peer-re...
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An investigation into the death of the first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has revealed that the organ had an animal virus, but it is not clear if the virus was a factor in the patient's death,...
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Supply chain issues around the world are fueling a shortage of baby formula -- and the problem is only getting worse.About 40 percent of the top-selling baby formula products were out of stock during the week en...
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted marketing approval for the Lumipulse G β-Amyloid Ratio (1-42/1-40) test, the first in vitro diagnostic test for early detection of amyloid plaques associated with Al...
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Five children have died in a mysterious wave of acute hepatitis that has sickened dozens of kids across the United States during the past seven months, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announc...
JUEVES, 5 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Mientras la administración de Biden sopesa la posibilidad de una condonación generaliza de los préstamos estudiantiles, un nuevo estudio encuentra que las personas sumergidas en deuda estudiantil se enfren...
JUEVES, 5 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los hombres cuyas cinturas se ensanchan podrían ser más propensos a fallecer de un cáncer de próstata.En específico, el riesgo de un hombre de morir de un cáncer de próstata aumenta en un 7 por ciento por ...
JUEVES, 5 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- En un estimado que supera con creces a los totales reportados, un panel de expertos nombrado por la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) señaló el jueves que hubo casi 15 millones más de muertes en todo ...
JUEVES, 5 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Dos vacunas experimentales se muestran promisorias para proteger contra la infección con el virus de la mononucleosis, que también provoca cáncer y que se ha implicado como un desencadenante potencial de l...
JUEVES, 5 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Una dieta rica en los antioxidantes que ofrecen las verduras de hojas verdes y las frutas coloridas es buena para su cuerpo, y ahora, una nueva investigación muestra que también protege a su cerebro.En el ...
JUEVES, 5 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La supervivencia a largo plazo tras un ataque cardiaco ha mejorado de forma significativa en general entre los beneficiarios de Medicare, aunque las personas más pobres y los afroamericanos se han quedado ...
JUEVES, 6 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Si usted tiene un historial de cáncer, puede estar tranquilo: los investigadores informan que no está en un riesgo más alto de una COVID-19 grave.Pero lo mismo quizá no sea cierto respecto a los pacientes ...
VIERNES, 6 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La obesidad puede complicar el curso de la COVID-19. Ahora, un nuevo estudio afirma que también puede reducir la efectividad de las vacunas contra la COVID.Los investigadores también encontraron que las d...
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A serious bout of COVID-19 can prompt a serious loss of brain power, new research warns, triggering a drop in IQ that's equivalent to aging from 50 to 70 in a matter of months."Previous research has indicated th...
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Uterine cancer mortality increased from 2010 to 2017, with larger increases seen for nonendometrioid uterine carcinoma, according to a study published online May 5 in JAMA Oncology.Megan A. Clarke, Ph.D., from t...
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 omicron infection are less likely to be admitted to the hospital than those with delta infection, according to a study published in the May issue of ...
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The overall complication rate for hand-assisted laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy (HALLDN) was 12.4 percent, and most complications occurred after discharge, according to a study published online April 27 in...
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Dual use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and smoking is not associated with a significant reduction in the risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a research letter published online May 6 in ...
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors have increased incidence and mortality of subsequent primary cancers (SPCs), according to a study published online May 4 in the Journal of the National Cancer In...
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The risk for presenting to a hospital emergency department with self-harm is increased for boys with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) versus boys without ASD, according to a study published online April 29 in BMC ...
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Between 2008 and 2017, there were nationwide increases in gender-affirming surgery (GAS), with an accompanying payer shift from self-pay to private or government insurance, according to a research letter publish...
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Alcohol use disorder (AUD)-related mortality rates increased among all ages and both sexes during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a research letter published online May 4 in JAMA Network Open.Yee Hui Yeo, M....
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The number of U.S. patients receiving proton beam therapy (PBT) for newly diagnosed cancers increased from 2004 to 2018, according to a study published online April 27 in JAMA Network Open.Leticia M. Nogueira, P...
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Citing the accumulated data on a raised risk for thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday greatly restricted the recommended use of the Johnson & Johnson...
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An antiviral drug used to treat high-risk COVID-19 patients may also benefit patients with long COVID, researchers say. Paxlovid has U.S. Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization to treat COVID-...
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental COVID-19 vaccine in pill form could be a win-win, as it not only protects against infection but also limits the airborne spread of the virus, tests in lab animals show.The current vaccines reduc...
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Over five decades in nursing, Marilyn Rantz has done it all. She's gone from working one-on-one with patients and serving as an administrator to spending the last 30 years working as a professor...
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Some smokers use e-cigarettes to try to kick the habit, but new research shows mixing smoking and vaping is no better for your heart health than just smoking.Among 24,000 men and women, smoking cigarettes and e-...
FRIDAY, May 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An investigation into the death of the first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has discovered that the organ had an animal virus, but it's not clear if the virus was a factor in the patient's death...
