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 ...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Prenatal opioid exposure is associated with a significantly higher risk for subsequent attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and carries a higher risk than exposure to other substances, according to...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Using medical marijuana to treat pain, anxiety or depression may quickly lead to dependence, without relieving symptoms, a new study suggests.Those most at risk for misusing medical marijuana are patients usi...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- The death rate for people who have a tear in a major artery coming out of the heart – aortic dissection – has been rising over the past decade, especially among women and Black adults, new re...
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 vaccine for all adults.In a statement, the company noted its re...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Inhalers, pills or injections help most people control their asthma, but some with severe disease opt for cutting-edge surgery that "remodels" their airways to improve their breathing.Bronchial thermoplasty s...
'Zapping' air passages could curb severe asthma. Some patients with severe disease opt for cutting-edge surgery that "remodels" their airways to improve their breathing. Read moreModerna asks for approval of second COVID booster shot. The company aske...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) --The Omicron COVID-19 variant can cause croup in young children, including severe cases that require hospitalization and intensive care, a new study shows."The relatively high hospitalization rate and the large...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. medical schools have a disproportionate number of wealthy students, which hinders attempts to improve diversity among U.S. doctors, researchers say. "In recent years, there has been a significant focus ...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Children who binge eat may be hardwired to do so: New research reveals they have abnormalities in regions of the brain associated with reward and inhibition.People with binge eating disorder have frequent epi...
FRIDAY, March 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- After a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, families have much to worry about. They wonder what's next and how long their loved one has left to live.A new study from UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas add...
THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The Social Attention and Communication Surveillance-Revised (SACS-R) with SACS-Preschool (SACS-PR) has high diagnostic accuracy for the identification of autism in a community-based sample of infants, toddl...
THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Many older adults have concerns about scheduling elective surgery, according to the results of the latest University of Michigan National Poll on Healthy Aging.Preeti Malani, M.D., from the University of ...
THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- People who commit suicide with a firearm are more likely to have talked about suicide in the month before ending their lives, according to a study published online March 14 in JAMA Network Open.Allison E. B...
THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), higher pain, fatigue, and depressive symptoms are associated with increased odds of being in the high disability trajectory, despite similar levels of inflammati...
THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he has named Ashish Jha, M.D., the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, to replace Jeff Zients as the country's COVID-19 coordinator when Zients ...
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Otra señal de que es difícil recuperarse de una COVID-19 grave: un estudio reciente muestra que algunos sobrevivientes que requirieron ventilación mecánica tardan días, o incluso semanas, en recuperar...
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La invasión rusa en Ucrania se ha convertido en una crisis humanitaria.Más de 3 millones de personas han huido como refugiados a países vecinos, mientras que miles de civiles que permanecen en Ucrania...
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Su mamografía de detección anual podría hacer más que detectar pronto un cáncer de mama: también podría darle un aviso sobre su riesgo de enfermedad cardiaca.Las radiografías digitales de los senos ta...
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Acabar en el hospital con una enfermedad grave, como un accidente cerebrovascular (ACV), puede ser una de las peores experiencias de la vida de una persona.Entonces, ¿por qué tan pocas personas aprove...
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La efectividad de la homeopatía quizá se haya sobreestimado de forma significativa, porque la mayoría de las investigaciones que respaldan a este tipo de medicina complementaria es de mala calidad, se...
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La exposición a largo plazo a la contaminación atmosférica puede causar estragos en los pulmones y el corazón, pero una nueva investigación sugiere otras vulnerabilidad: quizá aumente el riesgo de art...
MIÉRCOLES, 16 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Desde que las pruebas de detección del antígeno prostático específico (APE) de rutina ya no se recomiendan, ha habido un aumento preocupante en los casos de cáncer de próstata avanzado en Estados Unid...
JUEVES, 17 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- ¿Podrían los impuestos sobre los cigarrillos ayudar a reducir las tasas de mortalidad de recién nacidos y bebés?Sí, afirma un nuevo estudio. Los investigadores sugieren que las mujeres embarazadas son me...
THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Taking longer or more frequent naps during the day may sound enticing, but it may be a harbinger of Alzheimer's disease.Older adults who nap throughout the day may be more likely to develop Alzheimer's, whi...
THURSDAY, March 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Taking longer or more frequent naps during the day may sound enticing, but it may be a harbinger of Alzheimer's disease.Older adults who nap throughout the day may be more likely to develop Alzheimer's, whi...