SATURDAY, Feb. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- February is American Heart Month — the perfect time to remind women of three things they need to know about heart disease.It's the leading cause of death among U.S. women, accounting for one in three deaths,...
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 Feb. 7 to 11, 2022. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sour...
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it will postpone an advisory panel meeting that was slated for next week to weigh the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use in young children.The FDA took ...
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday gave the nod for a new monoclonal antibody treatment that works against the omicron variant.The emergency use authorization for bebtelovimab is for the treatment...
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Vaccinated travelers will no longer have to take COVID-19 tests when they enter Britain, officials announced Friday.British residents and visitors who have had at least two doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccin...
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A new lung cancer drug that has only been tested in China was soundly rejected by an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday.Known as sintilimab, the treatment is a type of immunoth...
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. government has bought 600,000 doses of a new antibody drug called bebtelovimab that seems able to beat back the omicron variant, even though the medication has yet to be given the green light by the U...
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday gave the nod for a new monoclonal antibody treatment that works against the Omicron variant.The emergency use authorization for bebtelovimab is for the treatment...
JUEVES, 10 de febrero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los cambios propuestos en las directrices federales voluntarias para recetar analgésicos opioides enfatizan que los médicos deben intentarlo primero con otros tratamientos para el dolor agudo y crónico...
JUEVES, 10 de febrero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- La orden de obligatoriedad del uso de máscaras en interiores finalizará el jueves en el estado de Nueva York, pero se seguirá requiriendo el uso de máscaras en las escuelas y en todo el que use el tran...
JUEVES, 10 de febrero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las mujeres embarazadas que no se vacunan contra la COVID-19 tienen un riesgo más alto de dar a luz a un bebé muerto, y una investigación reciente provee importantes pistas sobre el motivo.A diferencia...
JUEVES, 10 de febrero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los huesos fosilizados de una dinosaurio joven muestran evidencias de una infección respiratoria que podría haber provocado unos síntomas gripales familiares: fiebre, tos y problemas para respirar.Doll...
JUEVES, 10 de febrero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Casi un tercio de los sobrevivientes mayores a la COVID-19 desarrollan nuevos problemas de salud en los meses posteriores a la infección, encuentra un estudio reciente.Estas afecciones implican a vario...
JUEVES, 10 de febrero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Uno de cada tres estadounidenses está expuesto a un herbicida común y potencialmente dañino, llamado 2,4-D, y los niños podrían tener un riesgo particular, sugiere una investigación reciente.La exposic...
JUEVES, 10 de febrero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Una investigación reciente respalda la idea de que la COVID-19 puede provocar problemas cardiacos a largo plazo.El análisis de los datos de salud de EE. UU. encontró que los pacientes con COVID tienen ...
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it will postpone an advisory panel meeting that was slated for next week to weigh Pfizer's COVID vaccine for use in young children.The FDA took the s...
VIERNES, 11 de febrero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Una ligera reducción en su consumo de calorías podría ofrecerle más años de vida con más salud, afirman unos investigadores.También identificaron una proteína que tiene un rol clave en los efectos ben...
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The power of COVID booster shots do wane somewhat over four months, but they still continue to provide high levels of protection against severe disease, a new government study has found.Booster effectiveness a...
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Imagine a closet filled with treasures accumulated during a lifetime of rich experiences. Now, imagine going into that closet to find one specific object.Only maybe you get distracted by another, more enticing...
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Previous severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is about 90 percent effective for preventing reinfection with the alpha, beta, and delta variants but offers lower protection aga...
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- While the pandemic has undermined public health in countless ways, a new report warns that the pandemic has been particularly hard on cancer patients and cancer research alike."As much as so many people have b...
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Vaccinated travelers will no longer have to take COVID-19 tests when they enter Britain, officials announced Friday.British residents and visitors who have had at least two doses of an approved COVID-19 vaccin...
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for metabolic syndrome (MetS) and hypertension (HTN) after delivery, according to a study published online Feb. 11 in the Amer...
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A multimodal nonopioid pain protocol may offer adequate relief from postoperative pain for some patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) or primary rotator cuff repair, according to...
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In 2020, 11.5 percent of people aged younger than 65 years were uninsured, according to a study published Feb. 11 in the National Health Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Con...
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Open-label placebo (OLP) may have a beneficial effect for the treatment of functional abdominal pain or irritable bowel syndrome in children and adolescents, according to a study published online Jan. 31 in JA...
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For adolescent males with severe obesity, bariatric surgery is associated with an increase in testosterone concentrations, according to a study published online Feb. 1 in the European Journal of Endocrinology....
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of certain symptoms and conditions is increased at 31 to 150 days following testing among individuals who test positive versus negative for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-...
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For premenopausal women with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer receiving ovarian suppression, use of an aromatase inhibitor rather than tamoxifen is associated with a reduced risk for recurrence, a...
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients undergoing gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy procedures, a physician-led Anesthesia Care Team model reduces in-room to scope-in (IRSI) time, according to a study presented at the American Society of...