THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), multidisciplinary diagnostic stewardship interventions can reduce blood culture and antibiotic use, according to a study published online May 2 in JAMA Pediatrics.C...
THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Remote auscultation of heart and lungs is an acceptable alternative to legacy measures for quarantined COVID-19 patients, according to a study published online April 20 in Sensors.Or Haskel, from Tel-Aviv Univ...
THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A combined unsupervised and supervised machine learning (ML) technique can help predict long-term spinal cord stimulation (SCS) response for patients with chronic pain, according to a study published in the Ma...
THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The risk for developing obesity is higher among adults with versus without asthma, according to a study published online April 27 in Thorax.Subhabrata Moitra, Ph.D., from University of Alberta in Edmonton, Can...
THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients admitted to hospital with acute myocardial infarction in six high-income countries, there are clinically important differences in three domains of care, according to a study published online May 4...
THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In 2021, 30.0 million people of all ages were uninsured in the United States, representing a small, but not significant, decrease from 2020, according to early estimates from the National Health Interview Surv...
THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Among young adults with chest pain (CP) presenting to the emergency department, women and people of color wait longer to be seen by physicians, according to a study published online May 4 in the Journal of the...
THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Two experimental vaccines show promise in protecting against infection with the "mono" virus, which also causes cancer and has been implicated as a potential trigger of multiple sclerosis, a new paper reports....
THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A diet rich in the antioxidants that leafy, green vegetables and colorful fruit deliver is good for your body, and now new research shows it also protects your brain.In the study, people whose blood contained ...
THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Yet another subvariant of of the Omicron variant is spreading rapidly in the United States and is likely to become the dominant strain within weeks, experts say.Early research suggests that BA.2.12.1 -- a subv...
THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term survival after a heart attack has improved significantly overall among Medicare beneficiaries, although poorer people and Black Americans have been left behind, a new study claims."Our results demons...
Adding fruits, veggies to your diet could keep dementia away. In a new study, people whose blood contained the highest amounts of three key antioxidants were less likely to develop all-cause dementia. Read moreHope for 1st vaccine against virus drivin...
THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you have a history of cancer, fear not -- researchers report that you aren't at increased risk for severe COVID-19.But the same may not be true for current cancer patients.In the study, the researchers anal...
THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Survivors of teen and young-adult cancers may feel they've dodged a bullet, but they're not totally in the clear. A new study reveals a high risk of developing and dying from new cancers later on.These young ...
THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- It has happened to millions during the pandemic: a sudden loss of smell that heralds the start of a COVID-19 infection. But scientists have been stumped as to why.Until now.New research suggests the symptom is...
THURSDAY, May 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Ever wonder where your cat wanders when you let it out? New research suggests your kitty most likely sticks close to home.Scientists used GPS (global positioning system) to track the movements of nearly 100 pe...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Coronavirus-like particles (CoVLP), which are produced in plants, combined with an adjuvant (Adjuvant System 03 [AS03]) forms a candidate vaccine that is effective for preventing COVID-19, according to a stud...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Self-monitoring of blood pressure (BP) does not yield earlier detection of hypertension among pregnant individuals at high risk for preeclampsia, nor does it improve blood pressure control for individuals wit...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Only 18 percent of parents of children younger than 5 years say they plan to get their child vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as they can, while nearly four in 10 say they will "wait and see" before gettin...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Antioxidants such as serum level of lutein+zeaxanthin and β-cryptoxanthin are associated with a reduced risk for all-cause dementia, according to a study published online May 4 in Neurology.May A. Beydoun, Ph...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Adult vaccination rates and socioeconomic factors impacted children's mental health during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online April 27 in JAMA Psychiatry.Yunyu Xiao...
MARTES, 3 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Una grave enfermedad del hígado que ha afectado a cientos de niños pequeños en todo el mundo ha provocado la muerte de tres niños en Indonesia, lo que lleva al número global de muerte a al menos cuatro.Cas...
MARTES, 3 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- En general, los pacientes con fibrilación auricular (FA) reciben anticoagulantes para reducir su riesgo de accidente cerebrovascular (ACV), pero estos fármacos no se recetan lo suficiente a los afroamerica...
MARTES, 3 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los hombres pueden sufrir de incontinencia urinaria al envejecer, pero un nuevo estudio sugiere que quizá sea más que una afección molesta, y que en realidad podría ser un precursor de una muerte temprana....
MARTES, 3 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Quizá usted le pide al barista que le ponga crema en el café, y tal vez también azúcar.Pero una investigación reciente muestra que ese vaso de papel lleno de café que se lleva de la cafetería contiene otro...
MARTES, 3 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los bebés que nacen de mujeres que están estresadas durante el embarazo quizá sean más propensos a experimentar problemas sociales, emocionales y de aprendizaje al crecer, sugiere una investigación recient...
MARTES, 3 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. advierte a los estadounidenses que estén atentos a unas pruebas de COVID-19 a domicilio falsas que se parecen mucho a las reales.Los kits de p...
MARTES, 3 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los llamados "superpropagadores" no son necesariamente descuidados respecto a juntarse con muchedumbres de personas.Más bien, encuentra un estudio, algunas personas con infecciones de COVID-19 excretan el ...
MIÉRCOLES, 4 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los niños con sobrepeso tienen muchas dificultades, y un nuevo estudio advierte que también podrían tener un riesgo más alto de diabetes tipo 1 a una edad posterior."Existe una oportunidad crítica en la...