TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Women can safely use abortion pills without first getting ultrasound scans, or having an in-person medical appointment at all, a new study confirms.For more than 20 years, U.S. women have had access to medic...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- As a nurse practitioner who is passionate about helping patients make better lifestyle choices, Ashley Breaux admits she may be a bit more anxious about her own health than most people."I'm ...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Most accredited cancer programs in the United States reported a decline in cancer screening during the pandemic, most notably in colorectal cancer, according to a study published online March 21 in Cancer.Ra...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Early discontinuation and nonreporting/nonpublication of findings continue to be common issues for conducting pediatric clinical trials, according to a study published online March 22 in Pediatrics.Ryan Brewster, M.D., from the Stanford University School of Medicine in California, and colleagues characterized the prevalence of
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The use of telehealth for the treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs) is addressed in a review and clinical practice guideline published online March 22 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Stacey Uhl, fro...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with symptomatic intracranial atherosclerotic arterial stenosis (sICAS), initial treatment should comprise medications and exercise, and not percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting, according to a practice advisory published online March 21 in Neurology.Tanya N. Turan, M.D., from the Medical University of South
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The Yo-Yo AD, an intermittent recovery test, can be used to assess the impact of a precision-based exercise intervention among children, adolescents, and young adults with hematologic malignancies, according...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The vaccine effectiveness (VE) of Ad26.COV2.S was stable over six months, including during a period of delta variant predominance, according to a study published online March 17 in JAMA Network Open.Jennifer...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccination seems safe for patients with prior history of myocarditis, with no evidence of recurrence, according to a study presented at ESC Acute...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Being overweight in midlife is associated with long-term adverse health and economic consequences in older adulthood, according to a study published online March 15 in JAMA Network Open.Sadiya S. Khan, M.D.,...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Machine learning can use electronic health record (EHR) data to predict colorectal cancer (CRC) risk in adults 35 to 50 years of age, according to a study published online March 10 in PLOS ONE.Hisham Hussan, M.D., from The Ohio State University in Columbus,
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A considerable proportion of youth with overdoses involving benzodiazepines (BZDs) or stimulants have recent prescriptions for these medications, according to a study published online March 2 in Pediatrics.I...
MARTES, 22 de marzo de 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- ¿Qué tienen en común las moras azules, la espinaca y el chocolate amargo?Todos son ricos en flavonoides, los compuestos químicos que dan color – y poderes medicinales – a las plantas. In...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Medical marijuana could be a viable alternative to opioid painkillers for people dealing with arthritis or chronic back pain, two new studies show.Many patients prescribed opioids for their chronic pain woun...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The party drug "ecstasy" might be the key to helping people heal from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), new clinical trial results indicate.In a small study, PTSD patients treated with a powerful combin...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Knee replacement surgery is increasingly common among people over 80 sidelined with knee pain, and the procedure isn't as hazardous for them as often assumed.That's the main message from a new study of more...
Medical marijuana may help many avoid opioids. For those suffering from chronic back pain or arthritis, medicinal pot is proving a less harmful alternative, new research shows. Read moreHow risky is knee replacement for folks over 80? A study of mor...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- At-home COVID-19 tests are a key tool in containing the spread of the coronavirus. But a few safety precautions are in order to prevent serious injury, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns.The tests c...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A healthy diet and regular exercise are crucial for the long-term health of cancer survivors, a new American Cancer Society (ACS) guideline emphasizes."The link to a healthy diet and regular exercise in long...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Antibodies from a COVID-19 infection linger in most children for up to seven months, even if they had no symptoms, a new study finds.To come to that reassuring conclusion, researchers analyzed data from 218 ...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- What appears to be appendicitis can actually be cancer of the appendix in some cases, especially in patients under the age of 50, a new study suggests. While antibiotics can be used instead of surgery to tr...
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Scars from facial surgery look worse to skin cancer patients themselves than to others, so it's important for surgeons to prepare patients beforehand, researchers say.Doctors can help by outlining the heali...
MONDAY, March 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19-associated hospitalization rates increased during the period of omicron predominance, with the lowest rates among vaccinated adults who had received a booster or additional dose, according to resear...
MONDAY, March 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Ophthalmologic procedures performed in an outpatient setting do not appear to be associated with an increased risk for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), according to a study published online March 22 in the ...
MONDAY, March 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There is a small absolute risk for shoulder conditions after intramuscular vaccination administered in the deltoid muscle, according to a study published online March 22 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Che...
MONDAY, March 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Certain lots of Jergens moisturizer have been recalled because they may be contaminated with bacteria that pose a risk to people with weakened immune systems.Pluralibacter gergoviae bacteria typically pose li...
Las principales agencias crediticias eliminarán la mayor parte de las deudas médicas de los informes
VIERNES, 18 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La mayor parte de la deuda médica será eliminada de los informes de crédito de los estadounidenses a partir de este verano, anunciaron el viernes las tres principales agencias de informes de crédito.El ...
VIERNES, 18 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Cuando salga a dar un paseo, tenga cuidado con los VUD (vehículos utilitarios deportivos, o todoterreno), las camionetas, las furgonetas y las furgonetas pequeñas que giran en las esquinas, advierte un ...
VIERNES, 18 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Se puede considerar como una buena noticia, cortesía del coronavirus: un nuevo informe del gobierno revela que tanto el consumo de cigarrillos como el uso de los cigarrillos electrónicos se redujeron li...
VIERNES, 18 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- El uso de la marihuana medicinal para tratar el dolor, la ansiedad o la depresión podría conducir rápidamente a la dependencia, sin aliviar los síntomas, sugiere un estudio reciente.Los que tienen el ma...