FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- When delivering a liver cancer diagnosis, Dr. Thomas Marron pulls no punches: "Liver cancer is one of the deadliest cancers," he tells patients.Jeffrey Foster heard a similar message loud and clear when he was...
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- With a major winter storm bearing down on most of the U.S. Northeast, making a plan to keep your family warm and safe if power is knocked out is crucial.That's true for any kind of big weather event, one expe...
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Physical therapy for knee arthritis tends to cost patients more out-of-pocket and involves a lot more hassle than a quick steroid shot to soothe an aching joint.But in the long run, physical therapy is at leas...
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is falling down on the job when it comes to dealing with numerous public health crises, a nonpartisan government watchdog said Thursday. This includes its commun...
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 vaccines activate long-lasting immune system T-cells that target coronavirus variants of concern, including Delta and Omicron, new research shows. The research team at the La Jolla Institute for Immun...
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Two rheumatoid arthritis drugs show potential for lowering the risk of Parkinson's disease, new research shows.Some previous studies have found that people with rheumatoid arthritis have a lower risk of Parkin...
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A robot performed challenging keyhole surgery on pigs without any human help in what could be a major step toward fully automated surgery on people."Our findings show that we can automate one of the most intri...
A new strategy to fight deadly liver cancers. Surgical removal of tumors on the liver doesn't guarantee they won't return. But a new approach -- starting patients on immunotherapy before surgery -- may greatly improve survival, doctors say. Read more...
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Older people who live near or downwind of fracking sites have an increased risk of premature death, likely due to airborne contaminants from the sites, according to a new study."There is an urgent need to unde...
THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A new policy has simplified the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) pneumococcal vaccination recommendations; the updated recommendations are published in the Jan. 28 issue of the U.S. Center...
THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Receipt of a third COVID-19 mRNA vaccine dose is associated with increased vaccine effectiveness against COVID-19 hospitalization, according to research published in the Jan. 28 issue of the U.S. Centers fo...
THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Moderna Inc. announced Wednesday that it has launched a trial that will study the power of a redesigned booster shot -- one that homes in on the highly contagious omicron variant.In announcing its trial, Mod...
THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A "stealthier" version of the omicron variant that has been spotted in the United States and dozens of other countries is being closely monitored by health officials and scientists.The variant, called BA.2, ...
THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In response to claims that a man was denied a heart transplant because he refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston said Wednesday that its transplant policies mirror...
MIÉRCOLES, 26 de enero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- El alopurinol, un medicamento que se usa con frecuencia para la gota, no parece aumentar el riesgo de muerte entre los pacientes con gota que también sufren de enfermedad renal crónica, muestra una in...
MIÉRCOLES, 26 de enero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- En general, la grasa abdominal se considera poco grata, pero una nueva investigación sugiere que en realidad podría ser buena para algo: el alivio del dolor en el pie.Un pequeño estudio piloto sugiere...
MIÉRCOLES, 26 de enero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los hospitales de EE. UU. siguen tambaleándose por la presión provocada por la pandemia en curso, se enfrentan a una escasez crítica de personal y a unos costos laborales crecientes que equivalen a un...
MIÉRCOLES, 26 de junio de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las personas hospitalizadas por la COVID-19 quizá no estén fuera de peligro cuando reciben el alta: muchas acaban de nuevo en el hospital en los meses posteriores, encuentra un estudio de gran tamaño ...
MIÉRCOLES, 26 de enero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Más de 1 millón de niños estadounidenses recibieron un diagnóstico de COVID-19 en la semana que acabó el 20 de enero, muestran unos nuevos datos.Este número es un 17 por ciento más alto que los 981,00...
MIÉRCOLES, 26 de enero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las vacunas contra la COVID-19 no afectan a los resultados de la fertilización in vitro (FIV), según un nuevo estudio. Se trata de más evidencias de que las vacunas no dañan a la fertilidad, aseguraro...
MIÉRCOLES, 26 de enero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- ¿Recuerda cuando, al principio de la pandemia, todo el mundo desinfectaba la compra por miedo a que el nuevo coronavirus pudiera propagarse simplemente por tocar una superficie en la que el virus se h...
THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Most gene variants that have been labeled "pathogenic" may make only a small difference in a person's risk of actually developing disease, a new study suggests.Scouring genetic data on more than 72,000 indiv...
THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that current evidence remains insufficient for weighing the benefits and harms of screening for atrial fibrillation (AF). These findings form the ba...
THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that current evidence remains insufficient for weighing the benefits and harms of screening for atrial fibrillation (AF). These findings form the ba...
THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that current evidence remains insufficient for weighing the benefits and harms of screening for atrial fibrillation (AF). These findings form the ba...
THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 cases have increased with the emergence of the omicron variant, but disease severity seems not to have increased, according to research published in the Jan. 25 early-release issue of the U.S. Cent...
THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 cases have increased with the emergence of the omicron variant, but disease severity seems not to have increased, according to research published in the Jan. 25 early-release issue of the U.S. Cent...
THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 cases have increased with the emergence of the omicron variant, but disease severity seems not to have increased, according to research published in the Jan. 25 early-release issue of the U.S. Cent...