WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For individuals hospitalized with COVID-19, continuing treatment with dexamethasone at discharge is not associated with a reduction in 14-day all-cause readmission or mortality, according to a study publish...
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with serious mental illness (SMI) have a significantly increased cardiovascular risk, which is evident in young adults, according to a study published online March 8 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.Rebecca C. Rossom, M.D., from the HealthPartners Institute in Minneapolis,
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Fecal microbiota-based screening seems feasible for early detection of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), according to a study published online March 8 in Gut.Ece Kartal, Ph.D., from the European Mole...
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For children aged 5 to 18 years, concussion is associated with an increased risk for mental health problems, according to a study published online March 7 in JAMA Network Open.Andrée-Anne Ledoux, Ph.D., fro...
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A history of spontaneous abortion (SAB) is associated with an increased risk for gestational diabetes in subsequent pregnancies, according to a study published online March 3 in JAMA Network Open.Yan Zhao, ...
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking is associated with higher odds of being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS), and high alcohol intake is associated with retinal features indicative of more severe neurodegeneration in individuals...
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Women appear to be significantly less likely to self-harm during pregnancy, according to a study published online March 1 in the British Journal of Psychiatry.Holly Hope, Ph.D., from University of Mancheste...
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Higher daily life movement (DLM) is independently associated with a lower risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in older women, according to a study published online Feb. 22 in the Journal of the American H...
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Kids who've suffered a concussion are at heightened risk of mental health issues in the aftermath, a large new study suggests.The researchers found that compared with their peers, children and teenagers wit...
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- If you struggle with the switch to daylight saving time, you might feel enlightened to learn it's not just in your head. It involves an interplay between the clock, sunshine and your body a...
MIÉRCOLES, 9 de marzo de 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Si se le dificulta cambiar al horario de verano, quizás le haga sentir bien el saber que no es solo algo que está en su cabeza. Esto involucra una interrelación entre el reloj, la luz ...
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The stories and images flowing out of Ukraine as it defends itself against a Russian invasion are gut-wrenching: Families lugging just a suitcase while crossing the border to safety in Poland in tears; bom...
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Folks with sleep apnea are typically prescribed a CPAP machine to help them get a good night's sleep, but there's an alternative to the clunky, noisy devices that is growing in popularity.Oral appliances si...
Ukraine news has many Americans stressed: Experts offer coping tips. The first rule: Cut your exposure to what's happening by limiting how much news you consume and turning off app notifications. Read moreHate CPAP for sleep apnea? Special mouthguard ...
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- School mask mandates helped protect students and staff last fall as the Delta variant spread, a new government report shows.Ironically, the finding arrived just as many U.S. school districts have dropped ma...
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Many older Americans have concerns about elective surgery beforehand, but most who go through with it are satisfied with the outcome, a new survey finds.Elective surgery includes many operations for conditi...
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A new report delivers a troubling statistic: Seven in 10 consumer product-related deaths occur among those over 65, even though these people only account for 16% of the U.S. population. Each year, consumer...
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- About one-quarter of Americans say they made positive changes to their daily habits during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new poll shows.As U.S. states ended masking mandates and infection numbers dropped this ye...
WEDNESDAY, March 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- People with serious mental illness have up to double the risk of heart disease, and should have their heart health monitored from a young age, a new study finds.Specifically, those mental health issues are ...
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Medical students who are underrepresented in medicine (URIM) have a higher risk for exhaustion-related burnout, according to a study published online Feb. 23 in JAMA Network Open.Jamieson M. O’Marr, from the ...
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Medical students who are underrepresented in medicine (URIM) have a higher risk for exhaustion-related burnout, according to a study published online Feb. 23 in JAMA Network Open.Jamieson M. O’Marr, from the ...
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Excess mortality was seen for older adults with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Feb. 28 in JAMA Neurology.Lauren Gilstrap, M....
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 vaccination coverage with one or more doses is higher in urban versus rural counties, according to research published in the March 4 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morb...
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Booster doses of COVID-19 vaccines are needed as the highly contagious omicron variant continues to spread worldwide, a World Health Organization expert group said Tuesday.The group's statement that it "stron...
TUESDAY, March 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday gave the green light to the sale of beef from gene-edited cattle."Today's decision underscores our commitment to using a risk and science-based, data-driven pro...
LUNES, 7 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- El lunes, la Agencia de Protección Ambiental (EPA) de EE. UU. propuso unas restricciones más estrictas para las emisiones de los grandes camiones."Se estima que 72 millones de personas viven cerca de las r...
LUNES, de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Unos científicos han descubierto que incluso un caso leve de COVID-19 podría provocar daños en el cerebro.En promedio, los adultos de mediana edad y mayores que enfermaron de COVID mostraban señales de encog...
Las aplicaciones ayudan a gestionar las afecciones de salud, pero pocos las usan, según una encuesta
LUNES, 7 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La popularidad de las aplicaciones de salud y para mantenerse en forma física aumenta, pero no entre las personas que más podrían beneficiarse de ellas: los adultos mayores y las que tienen afecciones de s...
LUNES, 7 de marzo de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las personas que vapean podrían estarse poniendo en una trayectoria para desarrollar la diabetes, aunque no fumen cigarrillos tradicionales, sugiere un estudio reciente.Entre más de 600,000 adultos de EE. ...