WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD), abrocitinib is safe and efficacious regardless of prior response to dupilumab, according to a study published online April 15 in the Journal of the...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you're still wiping down groceries, doorknobs and light switches in an attempt to thwart COVID-19, maybe you can relax a little: You're 1,000 times more likely to get COVID from the air you breathe than fr...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients surviving acute myocardial infarction (AMI), the 10-year mortality and recurrence rates have decreased over the last decades, according to a study published online May 4 in JAMA Cardiology.Yun Wa...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- As early as age 6, children who carry extra weight could be headed down a path toward future diabetes or heart disease, a new study suggests.The study, of nearly 1,000 Danish children, found that kids who wer...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Hospital admissions and costs for firearm injuries show wide regional variation, according to a study published online May 2 in Trauma Surgery & Acute Care Open.Sarabeth A. Spitzer, M.D., from Brigham and Wom...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Many physician assistants (PAs) are employed in dermatology, with a larger annual increase seen for PAs in dermatology versus other specialties, according to a research letter published online May 4 in JAMA D...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- More than 40 percent of fully trained nurses from home care services reported medication errors within a 12-month period, according to a study published online May 4 in Pharmacology Research & Perspectives.Sa...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Polygenic risk scores (PRSs) for advanced knee and hip osteoarthritis are associated with the risk for knee and hip replacements, according to a study published online May 4 in Arthritis & Rheumatology.Paul L...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Talk therapy may alleviate depression and improve quality of life for people with dementia, according to a review published online April 25 in the Cochrane Library.Vasiliki Orgeta, Ph.D., from University Coll...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For pediatric patients receiving nonoperative management of uncomplicated appendicitis, higher pain level at presentation is associated with an increased risk for in-hospital treatment failure, according to a...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Few initially transgender youth retransition five years after their initial social transition, according to a study published online May 4 in Pediatrics.Kristina R. Olson, Ph.D., from Princeton University in ...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention for insomnia tailored for Black women improves sleep outcomes and intervention engagement, according to a study published online April 20 in JAMA Psychiatry.E...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The rate of hypersensitivity reactions (HSRs) to gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) is 0.4 percent, and premedication can reduce the risk for HSRs in patients with a history of acute or delayed HSRs, ac...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Kids who feel their true gender identity doesn't match the sex they were given at birth are sometimes given the chance to adopt the lifestyle and characteristics of the opposite gender, in a process known as ...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Julie Stillman was 55 years old when a blood vessel in her brain suddenly burst. The hemorrhagic stroke left her unable to compose a simple sentence – a hard blow for a woman who built a care...
MIÉRCOLES, 4 de mayo de 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Julie Stillman tenía 55 años cuando repentinamente se le reventó un vaso sanguíneo en el cerebro. El derrame cerebral hemorrágico la dejó sin poder elaborar una sencilla oración; lo cua...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A dietary supplement believed to protect against Alzheimer's disease might instead be potentially harmful to the brain, a new study warns.L-serine is an amino acid that serves many different roles in the body...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Only 18 percent of parents of children under 5 say they plan to get their child vaccinated against COVID as soon as they can, while nearly 4 in 10 say they will "wait and see" before getting shots for their c...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Women and people of color with chest pain — the most common symptom signaling a heart attack — face longer waits in U.S. emergency departments than men and white people do, new research reveals.For the study,...
Alzheimer's research casts doubt on safety of popular brain supplements. L-serine, a dietary supplement believed to protect against the illness, might instead be potentially harmful to the brain, a new study warns. Read moreWomen, Black patients wait ...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- State bans on affirmative action have prompted a precipitous decline in the number of U.S. medical students from racial/ethnic minority groups, a new study finds."We know that a more diverse physician workfor...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Despite what you may have heard, rats and other city wildlife aren't likely to trigger future pandemics in people, according to a new study.The COVID-19 pandemic has scientists trying to determine where futur...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Overweight kids don't have it easy, and a new study warns they may also at increased risk for type 1 diabetes later in life."A critical window exists in childhood to mitigate the influence of adiposity [bein...
WEDNESDAY, May 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There is no cure for lupus yet, but new genetic research may at least point to new treatments for the chronic disease.An international team of researchers has identified a gene mutation linked with lupus. An ...
TUESDAY, May 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A serious liver disease that has struck hundreds of young children worldwide has caused the deaths of three children in Indonesia, bringing the global death toll to at least four.Nearly 170 children in 11 count...
TUESDAY, May 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Multidomain interventions are equally effective for improving cognition in women and men, according to a study published online April 26 in the Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease.Nabeel Saif, from Wei...
TUESDAY, May 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Many U.S. adults misunderstand how to protect themselves from the sun to reduce their risk of skin cancer, according to a survey released by the American Academy of Dermatology.The results of the national surve...
TUESDAY, May 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning Americans to watch out for phony at-home, over-the-counter COVID-19 tests that look a lot like the real things.The counterfeit test kits may put a person at risk...
LUNES, 2 de mayo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Unos investigadores británicos advierten de otro creciente peligro para la salud: un hongo resistente a los medicamentos que se encuentra en el ambiente y que infecta los pulmones de algunas personas.El Asp...