SUNDAY, March 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Chronic pelvic pain -- typically during menstruation -- is the most common indication of endometriosis, an incurable inflammatory condition that can cause infertility, an expert says.About 10% of women have t...
SATURDAY, March 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Knee replacement surgery is one of the most common procedures in the United States, with more than 790,000 performed each year.Deciding the time for knee replacement needs to be determined by you and your d...
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of March 14 to 18, 2022. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted so...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnancy and delivery are associated with an increased risk for catastrophic health expenditures in the delivery year, according to a study published online March 10 in Obstetrics & Gynecology.Jessica A. Pet...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There are small but significant correlations between screen time and behavior problems in children 12 years and younger, according to the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Marc...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a position paper issued by the International Lipid Expert Panel and published online March 11 in the Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, a patient-centered approach is presented for the identificat...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Moderna said late Thursday that it has asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve the emergency use of a second booster of its COVID-19 vaccine for all adults. In a statement, the company noted it...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Most medical debt will be dropped from Americans' credit reports as of this summer, the top three credit reporting agencies said Friday.The announcement by Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion comes as medical b...
JUEVES, 17 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Un nuevo estudio muestra que aunque las vacunas no aumentan el riesgo de unos problemas neurológicos graves, la infección con la COVID-19 sí podría hacerlo, un hallazgo que refuerza la seguridad de las v...
JUEVES, 17 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los adultos mayores no solo están viviendo más tiempo, sino también mejor, según un nuevo estudio de Reino Unido.Los investigadores encontraron que, desde los 1990, los adultos británicos de a partir de ...
JUEVES, 17 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La mayoría de los estudios sobre el cerebro que utilizan IRM no incluyen a suficientes personas para proveer unos resultados fiables, señalan unos investigadores.Estos estudios de asociación del cerebro ...
JUEVES, 17 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Hacer unas siestas más largas o más frecuentes durante el día quizá parezca atractivo, pero podría ser un precursor de la enfermedad de Alzheimer.Los adultos mayores que hacen la siesta durante el día qu...
JUEVES, 17 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Siete de cada 10 pacientes con COVID prolongada sufren problemas de memoria y concentración, indican dos estudios recientes.Los hallazgos sugieren que la COVID-19 tiene un notable impacto en la salud del...
JUEVES, 17 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Un virus potencialmente letal que transmiten las garrapatas, el Heartland, se está propagando por todo Estados Unidos, y ahora se ha encontrado en Georgia, informan unos investigadores de la Universidad ...
JUEVES, 17 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Si su presión arterial se dispara cuando se pone de pie, quizá tenga un riesgo más alto de ataque cardiaco y accidente cerebrovascular (ACV), advierten unos investigadores italianos."Los resultados del e...
VIERNES, 18 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los niños que se dan atracones podrían estar programados para hacerlo: una investigación reciente revela que presentan anomalías en regiones del cerebro que están asociadas con la recompensa y la inhibi...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Most medical debt will be dropped from Americans' credit reports as of this summer, the top three credit reporting agencies said Friday.The announcement by Equifax, Experian and TransUnion comes as medical bi...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- When you're out for a walk, watch out for SUVs, pickups, vans and minivans that are making turns at street corners, a new report warns. It found that those larger vehicles are much more likely than cars to h...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A daily multivitamin-multimineral (MVM) does not reduce the incidence of total invasive cancer, and cocoa extract does not reduce total cardiovascular events in older adults, according to two study reports pu...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Cumulative lifetime excess weight has a greater impact on colorectal cancer (CRC) risk than excess weight at a single time point, according to a study published online March 17 in JAMA Oncology.Xiangwei Li, f...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For nonhospitalized patients with symptomatic mild-to-moderate COVID-19 and a high risk for progression, risk for all-cause hospitalization or death is reduced with sotrovimab versus placebo, according to a s...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For young hypertensive adults, blood pressure hyperreactivity to standing is associated with major adverse cardiovascular and renal events, according to a study published online March 17 in Hypertension.Paolo...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The vestibular system is an important contributor to balance and fall risk in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a study published online Feb. 14 in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.Kevin Bi...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In a 2022 Expert Consensus Decision Pathway issued by the American College of Cardiology and published online March 16 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, guidance is provided for the evalua...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with an increased risk for developing autoimmune disease, according to a study published online March 15 in RMD Open.Giovanni Adami, M.D., Ph.D., from the Uni...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For men with severe hemophilia A, treatment with valoctocogene roxaparvovec, an adeno-associated virus 5-based gene-therapy vector, yields a significant increase in factor VIII activity, with a reduction in t...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- More patients with sensitive concerns were identified after implementation of a self-administered screening with a tablet-based app in primary care practices, according to a research letter published online M...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Consider it a silver lining, courtesy of the coronavirus: A new government report reveals that both cigarette smoking and electronic cigarette use dropped slightly among American adults during the first year ...