TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Despite months of intense lobbying by patient advocates, federal health officials on Monday posted a largely negative review of an experimental drug for the devastating illness known as amyotrophic lateral s...
TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you're a worker who plans to get pregnant, take heed of a new study that warns that pregnant women who work in hospitals and are exposed to disinfectants may be more likely to have children who suffer fro...
TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer can be a devastating diagnosis, and now two new studies show these patients are at increased risk for anxiety, depression and suicide.The findings highlight the need for oncologists to pay more attent...
Birth defects rise in babies born to men who took diabetes drug. Infants of men taking the common drug metformin may have a slightly increased risk, new Danish research shows. Read moreFDA review gives thumbs down to new ALS drug. Despite months of in...
TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For many people, damage from COVID-19 continues well beyond the initial infection. A case in point: Pain, tingling and numbness in the hands and feet can occur for weeks or months afterward, a new study reve...
TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Warm summer nights may leave you tossing and turning in bed, but that could be the least of your worries. Just a slight rise in summer nighttime temperatures increases the risk of heart-related death for me...
TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Ultrasound guidance and soft catheters are among the measures that can be used during embryo transfer to help improve the chances of successful in-vitro fertilization (IVF), according to a British study."It ...
TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Heart attack survivors with depression have an increased risk of stroke, and more research is needed to find out why, according to the authors of a new study."There could be a multitude of depression-related...
MONDAY, March 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For adults with severe alopecia areata, oral baricitinib is superior to placebo with respect to hair regrowth at 36 weeks, according to a study published online March 26 in the New England Journal of Medicine...
MONDAY, March 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Advocacy groups are pressing U.S. federal regulators to fast-track approval of an experimental drug treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), with a decision expected this week.The push to approve th...
MONDAY, March 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Despite not knowing how long another jab might provide protection, the Biden administration plans to offer a second COVID-19 booster shot to Americans 50 and older.Optional second boosters of the Pfizer or Mo...
MONDAY, March 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of local health departments in the United States report harassment during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online March 17 in the American Journal of Public Health.Julie A....
MONDAY, March 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Incidence of appendiceal cancer increased from 2004 to 2017, particularly in patients ≤49 years of age, according to a study published online March 17 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.Michelle Salazar, M.D., from the Yale School of Medicine in New
MONDAY, March 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Only four in 10 parents say their teen's primary care provider asks about mental health concerns at all check-ups, according to the results of a survey released March 21 by the University of Michigan Health C...
MONDAY, March 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For adults undergoing fracture fixation, conditionally essential amino acid (CEAA) supplementation is associated with a reduction in postoperative complications, according to a study published online March 14...
VIERNES, 25 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La tasa de mortalidad relacionada con la COVID entre los estadounidenses que recibieron la vacuna contra la COVID-19 de Johnson & Johnson (J&J) fue más del doble que la de las personas que recibieron ot...
VIERNES, 25 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las compañías aéreas de EE. UU. quieren que las normas de uso de máscaras y de pruebas para la COVID finalicen, y muchos importantes expertos de enfermedades infecciosas y salud pública están de acuerdo...
VIERNES, 25 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Como si recuperarse de un ataque cardiaco no fuera suficientemente duro, una nueva investigación muestra que muchos pacientes también podrían sufrir unos graves deterioros en el pensamiento.Unos investi...
VIERNES, 25 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los casos reportados de tuberculosis (TB) se redujeron de forma significativa en Estados Unidos durante la pandemia de COVID-19, pero unos diagnósticos retrasados o que se pasaron por alto quizá hayan c...
VIERNES, 25 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Vivir en un vecindario ruidoso quizá no solo le quite el sueño, sino que también podría aumentar sus probabilidades de sufrir un ataque cardiaco, señalan unos investigadores.Concluyeron que 1 de cada 20...
VIERNES, 25 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La mayoría de las personas que se han sometido a una cirugía mayor del pie pueden volver a las actividades que disfrutan, pero podría llevar mucho tiempo, sugiere una investigación reciente.El estudio i...
VIERNES, 25 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La propagación de un virus de los animales a las personas y viceversa no es exclusiva de la COVID-19, y ha ocurrido al menos 100 veces, según un estudio.El denominado "bucle de transmisión" ("spillback"...
LUNES, 28 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- ¿Se vacunó? ¿Ya tuvo la COVID? Una nueva investigación muestra que sus probabilidades de acabar en el hospital si contrae una infección postvacunación son casi inexistentes.En el estudio, unos científicos...
MONDAY, March 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Yearly flu shots are especially important for kids with asthma as any virus can trigger an asthma attack. But in the not-too-distant future, these kids might be able to get a spritz instead of a jab, new rese...
MONDAY, March 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you collapse in a public place from a cardiac arrest, your chances of receiving lifesaving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are substantially better if you're white instead of Black or Hispanic, a new s...
MONDAY, March 28, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- More than two-thirds of people who have a type of heart attack not caused by a blood clot also may have undiagnosed heart disease, according to a small study from Scotland.The study, publishe...
MONDAY, March 28, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Stephanie Johnson waited in her hospital room for her newborn son, Henry, to return from one last test.Her husband, Tyler, started bringing belongings to the car as the happy couple prepared ...
MONDAY, March 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you believe an occasional tipple is good for your heart, a new study may make you reconsider the notion.Some previous research has suggested that light drinking may benefit the heart, but this large study ...