VIERNES, 15 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A medida que los médicos aprenden más sobre la infección con la COVID-19, encuentran que, en casos raros, parece vincularse con una preocupante afección de los ojos.La oclusión venosa retiniana es un bl...
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Most U.S. National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers do not provide required price transparency, but markup on parenteral chemotherapy appears widespread, according to a study published online April ...
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Many physicians incorrectly believe all tobacco products are equally harmful, according to a study published online April 15 in JAMA Network Open.Cristine D. Delnevo, Ph.D., from Rutgers University in New Bru...
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Half of parents report their child regularly has dietary supplements, according to the results of a survey released by the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health. Sarah J. Clark, M....
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Adverse effects (AEs) after the booster BNT162b2 mRNA vaccine dose are generally mild and similar to those reported after the second dose, according to a research letter published online April 18 in JAMA Netw...
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a clinical report published online April 18 in Pediatrics, guidelines are presented for the health supervision of children and adolescents with Down syndrome.Marilyn J. Bull, M.D., from Indiana University ...
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have a high prevalence of fatigue, according to a review published in the May issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.Adrijana D'Silva, from the Universi...
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The method for assessing occupational pesticide exposure does not appear to influence risk estimates for prostate cancer, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or Parkinson disease, according to a study published online Apri...
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Systemic inflammatory biomarkers may aid in differentiating primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) from high-grade glioma (HGG), according to a study published online April 4 in CNS Oncology.Tejpal G...
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Successful reduction in opioid prescriptions following urological surgery can be achieved through a variety of interventions without compromising pain control, according to a comprehensive review and meta-ana...
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Shockwave therapy (SWT) as restorative treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED), for which no standardized protocol has been developed, is being marketed directly to consumers, according to a study published o...
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- People with substance abuse disorders, depression and other mental health conditions may be at higher risk for COVID-19 -- even when they are fully vaccinated, new research suggests."Individuals with psychiat...
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- People taking part in the historic Framingham Heart Study are living longer and with less risk of having a heart attack, stroke or dying from coronary heart disease, according to a new analys...
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 is mainly known as a respiratory ailment, but a new study suggests the coronavirus can infect your intestinal tract for weeks and months after you've cleared the bug from your lungs.In the study abou...
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- School segregation may sound like a relic from the past, but it has actually been increasing in the United States for years. Now a new study shows that has come with health consequences for Black children.Res...
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The future of diagnosing and targeting treatments for serious mental health disorders may include MRI brain scans.Researchers in the United Kingdom found that brain scans enabled them to identify which patie...
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The World Health Organization (WHO) is investigating an unexplained increase in severe liver infection in children around the world including in the United States and the United Kingdom.The severe acute hepati...
U.S. COVID Response Coordinator says those over 60 should get a second booster shot: Compelling data from Israel convinced Dr. Ashish Jha to offer stronger booster guidance for older Americans on Sunday. Read morePublic health officials investigating ...
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Americans who are over 60 should get a second COVID-19 booster shot, the White House's new COVID-19 response coordinator recommended Sunday. Dr. Ashish Jha noted that data from Israel has found significantly ...
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine may have some slight advantages over the Pfizer shot, new research suggests.For the study, researchers tracked antibody levels in 234 people for 10 months after they received either...
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health care workers were most likely to be infected with COVID-19 at work during the pandemic's first year, according to a new study that challenges previous research suggesting their risk was highest of...
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- New studies add to the extensive body of research showing the many risks that lead poses to youngsters. The association between lead exposure and children's IQ is well-documented, but these University of Penn...
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Red tide is a scourge of Southwest Florida, often littering beaches with dead fish and marine life and disrupting plans for boating and bathing. But Mother Nature isn't entirely to blame for this blight.A new...
MONDAY, April 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking during pregnancy does not directly cause attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children, according to a new paper that challenges a widely held belief."Our systematic review shows that th...
SUNDAY, April 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you're one of the many people with long COVID, an expert offers advice on how to tackle it.The first step: Give yourself time to recover."One thing we have seen repeatedly is that patients push themselves ...
SATURDAY, April 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- As Americans stepped up their drinking during the COVID-19 pandemic, liver disease and transplants surged.Between March 2020 and January 2021, the number of U.S. patients with alcohol-associated liver disea...
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of April 11 to 15, 2022. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted so...
FRIDAY, April 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly nine in 10 older adults believe it is important to age in place, but preparedness to do so may be lagging, according to the results of the latest University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging.D...