THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking pot through a bong doesn't protect the nonsmokers in the room from the dangers of secondhand smoke, a new study warns.Bongs have been touted as a safe way to protect nonsmokers from secondhand marij...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccination seems safe for patients previously diagnosed with multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), according to a research lett...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- COVID-19 was full of surprises early on, causing mild problems in the short term for some people and serious complications for others.Long term, it may be just as capricious.Studies are spo...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) is associated with increased risks for gallbladder or biliary diseases, with a higher risk for GLP-1 RA use in weight loss, according to a review...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Single-incision mini-slings are noninferior to mid-urethral slings for women with stress urinary incontinence, according to a study published in the March 31 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Mohamed Abdel-Fattah, M.D., from the University of Aberdeen in the United Kingdom, and colleagues
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The majority of patients filling buprenorphine prescriptions written by emergency physicians for the treatment of opioid use disorder do not subsequently fill buprenorphine prescriptions written by other cl...
JUEVES, 31 de marzo de 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- COVID-19 trajo muchas sorpresas durante la fase inicial, y eso causó leves problemas a corto plazo para algunas personas y graves complicaciones para otras.A largo plazo, podría ser igua...
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 the deadly neurological disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug shows promise in reducing tics in young people with Tourette syndrome.Ecopipam, which failed as a weight loss medication, may reduce tics by 30% in kids and teens with Tourette without ...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A noninvasive ultrasound technique is capable of quickly pulverizing kidney stones, an early study shows — in what researchers call a first step toward a simpler, anesthesia-free treatment for the painful p...
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 Pfizer COVID vaccine significantly reduced U.S. children's risk of severe illness and hospitalization during the recent Omicron surge, according to a new study.But researchers noted that only 27% of 5- ...
New drug may ease tics in kids with Tourettes. Ecopipam, which failed as a weight-loss medication, may reduce tics by 30% in kids and teens with Tourettes without the unpleasant side effects of current treatments, researchers say. Read moreFDA panel v...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Dovetailing with a surge in overdose deaths, the United States has seen a sharp rise in seizures of illicit fentanyl, according to a new report.Law enforcement seizures of pills containing illicit fentanyl ...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- More than 10,000 American lives have been saved since lung cancer screening was introduced for high-risk people who are over 55 and have a history of smoking, a new study shows.But many poor people and thos...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Taking a stroll through a city park can give your mood a significant boost, but parks in some cities provide a bigger benefit than those in others, researchers say.In a new study, investigators measured the...
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The "love hormone" oxytocin may be able to turn highly territorial lions into social sweethearts, researchers say. Lions typically guard their turf fiercely, which can be a problem when they're on reserves...
WEDNESDAY, March 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- During a period of omicron predominance, vaccination with a single Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) dose offers lower protection than any of the booster strategies, according to research published in the March...
WEDNESDAY, March 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Patterns of clinic and emergency department acute care use differ for non-Hispanic Black and Spanish-preferring Latine versus non-Hispanic White children with asthma, according to a study published in the ...
WEDNESDAY, March 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer survivors are more likely to face transportation barriers to health care than the general population, according to a study published online March 24 in JAMA Oncology.Changchuan Jiang, M.D., from Ros...
WEDNESDAY, March 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 vaccination is not associated with an increased risk for adverse peripartum outcomes, according to a large Canadian study published online March 24 in the Journal of the American Medical Associati...
WEDNESDAY, March 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. government's mask mandate for people on planes, trains, ferries, and other modes of public transportation has been challenged in a lawsuit filed by 21 states on Tuesday.The mask mandate exceeds th...
WEDNESDAY, March 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- "Die Hard" star Bruce Willis is stepping away from acting following a recent diagnosis of aphasia, a disorder affecting the part of the brain responsible for language.Willis' ex-wife Demi Moore, current wi...
MARTES, 29 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Una mitad completa de las mujeres que se someten a mamografías anuales para detectar el cáncer de mama recibirán un resultado falso positivo en la prueba a lo largo de una década de exámenes, según un es...
MARTES, 29 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Perder peso con éxito conlleva mucha voluntad, pero una nueva investigación sugiere que las conversaciones "motivacionales" con un proveedor de salud quizá hagan poca diferencia.La revisión observó estud...
MARTES, 29 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- El martes, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. anunció que aprobó una segunda dosis de refuerzo de las vacunas contra el coronavirus de Pfizer y Moderna para las personas de a ...
MARTES, 29 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Oregón ya no requerirá que los pacientes con una enfermedad terminal sean residentes del estado para utilizar su ley que permite la ayuda médica para morir.Una demanda que impugnaba el requisito de resid...
MARTES, 28 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- El riesgo de que las redes sociales le hagan daño a su hijo es mayor en ciertas edades, y es distinto entre las chicas y los chicos, informan unos investigadores.Para averiguar cómo el uso de las redes s...