MONDAY, Jan. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Eat right to protect your sight.That's the advice of the Glaucoma Research Foundation, which offers its recipe for healthier eyes.Glaucoma is group of eye diseases that cause progressive vision loss through da...
MONDAY, Jan. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Need in-home health care? Know this: The quality of your care may depend on where you live.That's the takeaway from a new study from New York University that gave agencies in urban areas high marks for keeping ...
MONDAY, Jan. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- More than 30 years after passage of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), many doctors still don't know how to provide accessible care, a new study finds."Despite the fact people with disabilitie...
SUNDAY, Jan. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Thyroid cancer diagnoses have spiked for U.S. women this past decade.That's why it's essential to pay attention to this small gland at the base of your neck. The thyroid is an important part of your endocrine s...
SATURDAY, Jan. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Cervical cancer is the only gynecologic cancer that can be prevented, yet there were more than 4,000 deaths in the United States in 2021 and nearly 14,500 new cases, the American Cancer Society says.The best ...
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 Jan. 3 to 7, 2022. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sourc...
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 Jan. 3 to 7, 2022. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sourc...
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The final touches are being put on the White House's plan to deliver 500 million free COVID-19 rapid at-home test kits to households across America.The administration will launch a website where people can requ...
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Citing the rapid spread of the omicron variant and the need for protection against it, U.S. federal health officials are shortening the recommended time between the second dose of the Moderna vaccine and a boos...
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A fourth COVID-19 vaccine may be needed for most people by next fall because of what will likely be waning immunity, Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said Thursday.While the booster that millions of Americans receiv...
JUEVES, 6 de enero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Una sencilla prueba sanguínea podría ayudar a detectar a las mujeres embarazadas que tienen un riesgo de desarrollar preeclampsia (una hipertensión peligrosa durante el embarazo) antes de que se convierta...
JUEVES, 6 de enero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Tres personas murieron hace poco de rabia vinculada con los murciélagos en Estados Unidos, anunciaron el jueves los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC) de EE. UU. Esto lleva el n...
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The Supreme Court began to hear oral arguments on Friday as it weighs whether the Biden administration can enforce vaccine mandates for large companies. The justices are also hearing arguments on a separate vac...
JUEVES, 6 de enero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Un medicamento que funciona en ciertos receptores del cerebro puede aliviar de forma temporal los problemas de procesamiento visual de algunos adultos con autismo, encontró un estudio de tamaño reducido.L...
JUEVES, 6 de enero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- BinaxNOW de Abbot y QuickVue de Quidel, dos pruebas para la COVID a domicilio muy utilizadas, podrían a veces no detectar las evidencias de la variante ómicron en los primeros días tras la infección, incl...
JUEVES, 6 de enero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Lo que es bueno para el corazón es bueno para el cerebro, y un nuevo estudio sugiere que esta conexión podría ser particularmente crítica para las mujeres.El estudio de más de 1,800 adultos en la cincuent...
JUEVES, 6 de enero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Las ciudades de todo el mundo están llenas de contaminación atmosférica, y esto está acabando con las vidas de las personas.Un nuevo estudio de modelado encontró que un 86 por ciento de las personas que v...
JUEVES, 6 de enero de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- El Primer Ministro británico, Boris Johnson, anunció el miércoles que las pruebas antes de la salida para las personas que viajen a Reino Unido ya no serán un requisito, porque las restricciones, que busc...
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- It is the ultimate irony: More COVID-19 treatments exist now than at any other time during the pandemic, but the skyrocketing number of cases from the surging omicron variant might mean they cannot be accessed ...
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The Supreme Court began to hear oral arguments on Friday as it weighs whether the Biden administration can enforce vaccine mandates for large companies.The justices are also hearing arguments on a separate vacc...
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A review of cases from 465 U.S. hospitals underscores the protection provided by COVID-19 vaccines.The new review -- by researchers at the U.S. National Institutes of Health -- found that vaccinated adults who ...
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to what makes us happy, is reading or listening to music any better than spending hours playing video games?Not really, says a team of researchers from the United Kingdom and Austria."Many people ...
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- It is the ultimate irony: More COVID-19 treatments exist now than at any other time during the pandemic, but the skyrocketing number of cases from the surging Omicron variant might mean you can't get them when ...
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Getting vaccinated against COVID-19 may slightly and temporarily extend the time between a woman's menstrual periods, a new study reports.On average, researchers found that the extra time amounts to slightly le...
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Citing the rapid spread of the Omicron variant and the need for protection against it, U.S. federal health officials are shortening the recommended time between the second dose of the Moderna vaccine and a boos...
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Kelly Fucheck woke up one summer Sunday ready to spend a quiet morning at home with her husband, Glen. Their toddler, Tomas, had spent the night at grandma's house.She picked out a pair of comf...
FRIDAY, Jan. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Following a months-long and unprecedented review, Medicare officials expect to announce within the next couple of weeks whether the program will cover the controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm. The drug's ben...
FRIDAY, JAN. 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A fourth COVID shot may be needed for most people by next fall because of what will likely be waning immunity, Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel said Thursday.While the booster that millions of Americans received thi...