FRIDAY, April 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Reassuring new research finds that most face masks used by people during the pandemic don't have high levels of chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).The chemicals, which have been linked...
FRIDAY, April 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- You have a much better chance of surviving a cardiac arrest if non-medical first responders immediately begin CPR or use an automated external defibrillator (AED), according to a new study.Researchers also fou...
FRIDAY, April 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Major heart complications soon after a stroke can put survivors at higher risk for a heart attack, death or another stroke within five years, new research shows.Heart problems after a stroke are common and are...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Hepatitis B (HepB) vaccination should be administered to adults aged 19 to 59 years and to those aged 60 years or older with risk factors for HepB, according to updated recommendations published in the Apri...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a close vote, an advisory panel for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided not to recommend the approval of an experimental drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).The panel's decision had be...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News ) -- An emergency health order that has curtailed immigration at U.S. land borders is expected to be lifted in late May.An announcement about rescinding the order -- which has been in place since the start of t...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A two-year advisory that warned Americans against going on cruises has been dropped by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The agency first warned Americans against cruise ship travel in 202...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it has launched a new website that includes help for people trying to find free COVID-19 prevention and treatment quickly.COVID.gov will bring into one plac...
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Muchos padres de niños en edad preescolar insisten en que las siestas son esenciales para recargar a sus pequeños durante el día y mejorar su estado de ánimo.Resulta que el sueño diurno también podría...
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Una demanda presentada el martes por 21 estados impugna a la orden de obligatoriedad del uso de máscaras del gobierno de EE. UU. para las personas en los aviones, los trenes, los ferris y otros medios...
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Varios pacientes "enclaustrados" con esclerosis lateral amiotrófica (ELA) pueden ahora utilizar una computadora portátil con sus ondas cerebrales, gracias a un implante en una vena principal dentro de...
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Unos investigadores informan que un crecimiento excesivo en una parte del cerebro que se asocia con el autismo ocurre durante la infancia, un hallazgo que podría posibilitar que el trastorno se diagno...
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las vacunas contra la COVID-19 parecen ser seguras para los niños que han sufrido una rara complicación llamada SIM-N tras infectarse con el coronavirus, según un nuevo estudio de tamaño reducido. Alg...
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los pacientes hospitalizados con COVID-19 que también sufren de gripe reciben un doble golpe que conlleva un riesgo mucho más alto de una enfermedad grave y muerte que la COVID sola, según un estudio ...
MIÉRCOLES, 30 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Un sarpullido repentino puede ser un síntoma misterioso y alarmante en un niño. Pero como explica un experto, los sarpullidos son comunes en los niños, y con frecuencia son provocados por el eczema o ...
JUEVES, 31 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La oxitocina, la "hormona del amor", quizá pueda convertir a los leones, que son muy territoriales, en encantos sociales, afirman unos investigadores.Los leones en general protegen su territorio de forma...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For women with frequent urine leakage, a newer and simpler "sling" surgery works as well as the standard version, according to a new clinical trial.The study involved women with stress urinary incontinence,...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If there's any doubt that America's teens have suffered mightily during the pandemic, a new government survey offers fresh proof of the pain restrictions from the coronavirus has inflicted on this vulnerabl...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The Human Genome Project produced the most complete map of human genetics ever assembled in 2003 — but that map still held many uncharted territories.It did not contain about 8% of the human genome, represe...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it has launched a new website that includes help for people trying to find free COVID prevention and treatment quickly. COVID.gov will bring into one place ...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- New-onset cardiovascular complications diagnosed after ischemic stroke are common and are associated with worse long-term prognosis, according to a study published online March 31 in Stroke.Benjamin J.R. Bu...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- From January 2018 through December 2021, there was an increase in the number of fentanyl-containing powder seizures and in the number of pill seizures, according to a study published online March 31 in Drug...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- From 2014 to 2018, there was an increase in the percentage of stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) diagnoses in the United States, according to a study published online March 30 in The BMJ.Alexandra L...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Rates of memory concerns among older adults remained stable, but the incidence of cognitive decline more than doubled between 2009 and 2018, according to a U.K. study published March 24 in Clinical Epidemio...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Infants at high likelihood of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who are subsequently diagnosed with ASD have significantly faster amygdala growth between 6 and 24 months of age, according to a study published ...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In utero exposure to commonly prescribed antipsychotic medications does not seem to meaningfully increase the risk for neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) in offspring, according to a study published online ...