THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A handful of former directors of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say they support a sweeping review of the agency that's been ordered up by CDC head Dr. Rochelle Walensky.Earlier this wee...
THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Urinary tract infections are common and usually simple to treat. But for people who become sick enough to land in the hospital with one, an experimental antibiotic may soon offer a new treatment option -- ta...
THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) –The nursing home industry is awash in ineffective care and staffing shortages, claims a new report that calls for sweeping changes in an industry whose failures have only been exacerbated by the pandemic.Exper...
Is the CDC in crisis? Former agency heads debate its future. A handful of former directors say they support a sweeping review of the agency that's been ordered up by current director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. Read moreExperimental pill may fight antibiot...
THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- America's roads are getting ever more dangerous for pedestrians, a new study finds.During the first six months of 2021, there was a 17% increase in pedestrian deaths in the United States — and that just cont...
THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers who identified 120 genes linked to schizophrenia say their findings are the strongest ever demonstrating the genetic basis of the psychiatric disorder and could lead to new treatments.“Previous r...
THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 increases people's risk of dangerous blood clots and bleeding for months after infection, researchers say.The new findings suggest that COVID-19 is an independent risk factor for deep vein thrombosi...
THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Electric scooters may be a boon for the environment but not so much for riders.A surprising study finds that the injury rate in one Los Angeles neighborhood for riders of e-scooters topped that for users of ...
THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. medical schools are not keeping pace with a nation that is more racially and ethnically diverse every day, a new study reports.The schools' clinical faculty and leadership are not as diverse as the comm...
THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you've ever wondered how your pooch flashes those "puppy dog eyes" that melt your heart, a new study may provide some answers.The researchers identified certain muscle features that help dogs look so cute...
THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Outlining a daunting timeline for development of any updated coronavirus vaccine for next fall, federal health officials told an expert advisory panel on Wednesday that clinical trials of potential candidates...
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For males and females in all age groups, the risks for cardiac complications are higher after severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection than after mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, ac...
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Selfies can negatively affect perceived facial appearance, according to a study published in the April issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.Mark P. Pressler, M.D., from the University of Texas Southw...
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Insufficient sleep is tied to increased calorie consumption and abdominal fat accumulation, according to a study published in the April 5 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.Naima Cov...
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with COVID-19, care at a long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) seems beneficial, according to a study published in the January to March volume of JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies....
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Vaccination provides additional protection among those with immunity from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, according to two studies published online March 31 in The La...
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will meet Wednesday to discuss the best way forward with COVID-19 vaccines, as evidence grows that variants are eroding the power of the country's ...
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A proposed rule to ban ongoing uses of the only known form of asbestos imported into the United States has been introduced by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).The ban would apply to chrysotile...
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered a new national push to research the nature and impact of "long COVID," a constellation of sometimes debilitating symptoms that linger long after infection in nearly on...
MARTES, 5 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los trabajadores de la atención de la salud que luchan contra la pandemia podrían sufrir unos traumas morales con una frecuencia parecida a la de los soldados en las zonas de guerra, sugiere un estudio re...
MARTES, 5 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Estados Unidos y Canadá están investigando un brote de enfermedad por el norovirus en varios estados, vinculado con ostras crudas de Canadá.Los restaurantes y los detallistas no deben servir ni vender est...
MARTES, 5 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La violencia con las armas de fuego puede provocar un daño de salud mental significativo y duradero a los sobrevivientes y a sus familias, según un estudio reciente.En el año tras la lesión, los sobrevivi...
MARTES, 5 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Si usted tiene insuficiencia cardiaca, hay buenas y malas noticias sobre qué tanto ayudaría reducir la sal.Una investigación reciente encuentra que aunque no previene la muerte ni la hospitalización entre...
MARTES, 5 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Ya casi llegó la temporada de los deportes al aire libre, y el juego rudo conlleva el riesgo de conmociones cerebrales.Pero una de las herramientas más utilizadas para evaluar las conmociones cerebrales r...
MARTES, 5 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- William Shakespeare escribió que una rosa por cualquier otro nombre olería igual de dulce.Parece que tenía razón.Los olores que las personas aman u odian no son determinados por las experiencias culturale...
MARTES, 5 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las heces y la orina de sus mascotas podrían ofrecerle pistas sobre cuántas toxinas cancerígenas se han asentado en su hogar."Nuestros hallazgos sugieren que las mascotas entran en contacto con unas amina...
MIÉRCOLES, 6 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las vacunas protegieron bien contra la COVID-19 a la mayoría de los pacientes con cáncer, pero los que sufren de un cáncer de la sangre siguen en riesgo de infecciones postvacunación, sugiere una inves...
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Do you wash your dog's food bowl every day?Do you wash your hands before and after you fill it up?Do you prepare Fido's food in a different spot from where you prep your own?If you answered no to any of the...