THURSDAY, March 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Men are more likely than women to be offered surgery to ease carpal tunnel syndrome, but a small new study from one hospital suggests that gender may have nothing to do with the disparity. Instead, the diff...
THURSDAY, March 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Lying facedown may improve breathing in COVID-19 patients who are awake, but many can't stay in a prone position long enough to reap the benefit, a new study finds.Prone positioning is standard for patients...
THURSDAY, March 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Even though medication is considered the most effective therapy for opioid addiction, many Americans who need it don't receive it, a new study finds."Evidence supporting the effectiveness of medication for ...
THURSDAY, March 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A lower dose of a widely used COVID-19 drug is just as effective as a higher dose, new research shows. Tocilizumab (Actemra) is a rheumatoid arthritis drug that has become the standard of care for treating...
THURSDAY, March 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Recovering from hip or knee replacement surgery can be tough for anyone, but a new study from one hospital showed that Black patients were less likely than white patients to be satisfied with their care aft...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults using statins have reduced risk of parkinsonism, which is partly mediated by reduced odds of brain atherosclerosis, according to a study published online March 23 in Neurology.Shahram Oveisgha...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive metastatic breast cancer previously treated with trastuzumab and a taxane, the risk of progression or death from any cause is lowe...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Diagnosis of new cancer cases declined during the pandemic and has not recovered to expected levels, according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Ne...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Teens' exposure to higher ozone levels in their neighborhood is associated with increases in depressive symptoms over time, according to a study published online March 14 in Developmental Psychology.Erika ...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Uninsured Americans will no longer be covered for free COVID-19 tests and treatments because of the budget impasse in Congress, a Biden administration official said Tuesday.The program was to stop acceptin...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Moderna announced Wednesday that it will ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve the emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 6. The company said that its request is based on i...
MARTES, 22 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las mujeres pueden usar pastillas para abortar de forma segura sin primero recibir escáneres de ultrasonido o acudir a una cita médica presencial en lo absoluto, confirma un nuevo estudio.Durante más de ...
MARTES, 22 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La marihuana medicinal podría ser una alternativa viable a los analgésicos opioides para las personas que se enfrentan a la artritis o al dolor de espalda crónico, muestran dos estudios recientes.Muchos ...
MARTES, 22 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- El "éxtasis", una droga de fiestas, podría ser la clave para ayudar a las personas a sanar del trastorno por estrés postraumático (TEPT), indican los resultados de un nuevo ensayo clínico.En un pequeño e...
MARTES, 22 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La cirugía de reemplazo de rodilla es cada vez más común en las personas de a partir de 80 años a quienes el dolor de rodilla les provoca discapacidad, y el procedimiento no es tan peligroso para ellas c...
MARTES, 22 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las pruebas de COVID-19 a domicilio son una herramienta clave para contener la propagación del coronavirus. Pero se deben implementar ciertas medidas de precaución para prevenir lesiones graves, advierte...
MARTES, 22 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Una dieta saludable y hacer ejercicio con regularidad son cruciales para la salud a largo plazo de los sobrevivientes de cáncer, destaca una nueva directriz de la Sociedad Americana Contra El Cáncer (Ame...
MARTES, 22 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- No puede mover ni un solo músculo, ni siquiera abrir los ojos. Está del todo enclaustrado en su propio cuerpo, pero tiene total consciencia y conocimiento.La enfermedad de Lou Gehrig, la esclerosis later...
MIÉRCOLES, 23 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Un aumento en las olas de calor provocadas por el cambio climático está provocando cientos de muertes adicionales por enfermedad cardiaca cada año en Estados Unidos, y los hombres y las personas negra...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Your 30s can be a magical time filled with career strides, vacations you can actually afford, love, marriage and even a growing family of your own.It’s likely not the decade where you begin to fret about y...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For firefighters, a higher number of fires fought per year is associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation, according to a study published online March 23 in the Journal of the American Heart Asso...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Being conceived via assisted reproductive technology (ART) can confer advantages in terms of quality of life in young adulthood, according to a study published online March 23 in Human Fertility.Karin Hamm...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In trials of ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19, the relative risk of mortality varies with strongyloidiasis prevalence, according to research published online March 21 in JAMA Network Open.Avi Bitterm...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Abrocitinib, 200 mg daily, and upadacitinib, 30 mg daily, seem to be slightly better than dupilumab for atopic dermatitis, according to a living review published online March 16 in JAMA Dermatology.Aaron M...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Emergency departments may have increases in mental health (MH) visits after COVID-19 surges, according to a study published online March 16 in JAMA Psychiatry.Kayla N. Anderson, Ph.D., from the National Ce...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Moderna announced Wednesday that it will ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve the emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine for children under 6.The company said that its request is based on in...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A real-time electronic decision support system helps clinicians at community hospitals improve emergency department care for patients with pneumonia, according to a study published online March 7 in the Am...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with stroke of atherothrombotic origin, hypertriglyceridemia is associated with residual vascular risk, even for those on statin therapy, according to a study published online March 16 in Neur...