WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Stroke survivors may have a higher risk of developing depression or another mood disorder within the first year, according to new research that compared their risk to the general public as...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For women with subsequent pregnancy, iliac vein stents demonstrate good peripregnancy and postpregnancy stent patency, according to a study published online in the March 1 issue of the Journal of Vascular ...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), non-Hispanic Black individuals have inferior survival to non-Hispanic White individuals, with census tract measures accounting for most of the disparities in...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Severe COVID can inflict heavy physical damage on patients, but many recovering from their infection also take a financial hit, a new study finds. Up to 10% of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are bille...
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 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) -- Science is moving closer to a male contraceptive pill, and human clinical trials of a non-hormonal version could begin later this year, researchers say.The experimental contraceptive works in mice, accordi...
COVID hospital stay can leave some with big hospital bills. Even before the termination of pandemic-era waivers on insurance charges, about 10% of patients found themselves with bills of $2,000 or more, new research finds. Read more.Heat waves tied to...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a finding that could influence future COVID vaccine recommendations for the youngest Americans, new research finds that infants and toddlers have a stronger immune response to the new coronavirus than ...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An increase in heat waves driven by climate change is causing hundreds more heart disease deaths in the United States each year, with men and Black people at particular risk, researchers say.Each year, the...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For those waiting during the pandemic for a new kidney or liver, new research is reassuring: Organs from deceased donors who had COVID-19 did not cause infection in recipients and posed no risk to health c...
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The more blazes firefighters battle, the higher their risk for a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation (a-fib), a new study shows."Clinicians who care for firefighters need to be aware of the in...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- At-home COVID-19 tests can cause harm if they are not used according to the manufacturer's instructions, and they also need to be kept out of reach from children and pets, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrati...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In the latter 43 weeks of 2020, fatal overdose deaths in the United States exceeded those forecasted by 12 percent (7,601 deaths), according to a research letter published online March 21 in JAMA Network Ope...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Cesarean birth seems to be associated with increased risk of cancer during childhood, especially lymphoma and sarcoma, according to a study published online March 17 in Acta Paediatrica.Sophie Marcoux, M.D.,...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The incidence rates of metastatic prostate cancer (mPCa) have increased significantly and coincide with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations against prostate cancer screening, according to a study published online March 14 in JAMA Network Open.Mihir M. Desai, M.D., from University
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born to mothers with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection have low rates of SARS-CoV-2 positivity, according to a review published online March 16 in The BMJ.John All...
LUNES, 21 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los padres de los niños con necesidades especiales se enfrentan a una serie de desafíos, y un experto les ofrece algunos consejos."Criar hijos es una aventura para cualquier padre, pero el viaje de los pa...
LUNES, 21 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Si su hijo adolescentes se estuviera enfrentando a problemas de salud mental, ¿usted lo sabría?La mayoría de los padres afirman que sí, pero muchos también dudan que su hijo adolescente les diría que algo...
LUNES, 21 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Es probable que haya visto una bomba de infusión, aunque el nombre quizá haga que suene como una misteriosa tecnología médica.Estos dispositivos administran el flujo de los medicamentos y fluidos intraven...
LUNES, 21 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Hay que ampliar la creciente lista de problemas de la salud vinculados con la apnea del sueño: unos nuevos datos muestran que le envejece.Pero el mismo nuevo estudio de tamaño reducido también encontró qu...
LUNES, 21 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Si usted es obesa y desea intentar perder peso para mejorar las probabilidades de quedar embarazada, un nuevo estudio sugiere que quizá no ayude.¿Qué encontraron los investigadores? En realidad no hubo ni...
LUNES, 21 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Un diagnóstico de COVID-19 puede conducir a unos retrasos potencialmente letales en el tratamiento de las mujeres con cánceres ginecológicos, encuentra un nuevo estudio. Esto es cierto en particular entre...
LUNES, 21 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Antes de untarse su humectante de Jergens, revise la etiqueta. Ciertos lotes se retiraron debido a que podrían estar contaminados con bacterias que plantean un riesgo para las personas que tienen un siste...
MARTES, 22 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los anticuerpos de una infección con la COVID-19 persisten en la mayoría de los niños durante hasta siete meses, aunque no hayan tenido síntomas, encuentra un estudio reciente.Para llegar a esta conclusi...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Unable to move a single muscle, even to open your eyes. Completely locked into your own body, yet fully conscious and aware.Lou Gehrig's disease — amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — is a nightmare in its ...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- What do blueberries, spinach and dark chocolate have in common?They're all rich in flavonoids, the chemical compounds found in plants that give them color – and medicinal powers. Research sh...