MONDAY, Dec. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Add heat waves to the many health threats facing homeless people.Last year, the United States had 580,000 homeless people — 28% of them in California, where seven in 10 live outdoors. That's nearly nine times ...
MONDAY, Dec. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Lockdowns keep people home for a few weeks, but they lose their luster after a few months, claims a new study that comes as many countries consider a return to lockdowns to slow the renewed spread of COVID-19...
MONDAY, Dec. 27, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Genes in human embryos become active far sooner than once thought, according to a study that provides fresh insight into development.Contrary to the old view that gene activity begins two to three days after c...
SUNDAY, Dec. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Don't let a picture-perfect snowfall turn deadly.Shoveling snow can cause heart attacks or sudden cardiac arrest in folks with heart conditions and even in those who are unaware that they have heart disease, t...
SATURDAY, Dec. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Give yourself and your loved ones the gifts of health and safety this holiday season, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests. The agency outlines 12 ways to do that, beginning with a r...
JUEVES, 23 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Unos investigadores informan que las variantes de COVID-19 se están propagando entre los venados de cola blanca, una señal de que estos animales salvajes se están convirtiendo en un reservorio del nu...
JUEVES, 23 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Wolfgang Lehner siempre pensó que tenía un "triple" riesgo de cáncer.Uno de sus abuelos murió de cáncer de pulmón en la década de los 1970. Su otro abuelo tuvo un cáncer de estómago. Y Lehner era fum...
JUEVES, 23 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Una buena noticia a tiempo para las fiestas de fin de año: tres nuevos estudios que revisaron los datos iniciales de la nueva variante ómicron sugieren que no provoca una enfermedad grave con tanta f...
FRIDAY, Dec. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Healthy looking facial hair starts with healthy skin – even if you're Santa. The American Academy of Dermatology suggests some tips to prevent dandruff, ingrown hair, acne and itch under beards, goatees and mu...
FRIDAY, Dec. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Tempting as it is to mingle with friends and relatives, anyone with cancer should take extra precautions this holiday season to avoid COVID-19. Their families also need to be cautious to help protect them, exp...
FRIDAY, Dec. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- It's clear that COVID-19 has killed many hundreds of thousands of people in the United States. Less clear is its impact on other health issues, which will be felt in the years to come.Liver disease is projecte...
FRIDAY, Dec. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Meat eaters are far more apt to choose plant-based foods at restaurants if menus are at least 75% vegetarian, according to a new study.Along with the health benefits, British researchers said getting more peop...
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 Dec. 20 to 23, 2021. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sou...
THURSDAY, Dec. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans now have two oral antiviral pills that can be taken at home to treat a fresh case of COVID-19. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the emergency use of the molnupiravir ...
THURSDAY, Dec. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For patients ages 12 years and older with severe asthma, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved an injectable drug called Tezspire (tezepelumab-ekko), which would be administered every four weeks...
MARTES, 21 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- En un tiempo récord, la variante ómicron se ha convertido en la variante dominante en Estados Unidos, y conformaba un 73 por ciento de los casos nuevos la semana pasada, señalaron el lunes los Centro...
MIÉRCOLES, 22 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- El Ejército de EE. UU. afirma que ha desarrollado una vacuna contra la COVID-19 que cree que podría funcionar contra cualquiera y todas de las variantes del coronavirus, incluso la ómicron.Los res...
MIÉRCOLES, 22 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Los estadounidenses quizá estén abandonando parte del estigma que antes sentían hacia la depresión, pero las actitudes hacia otras afecciones de la salud mental parecen estar atrapadas en el pasad...
MIÉRCOLES, 22 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- La gripe vuelve este año a Estados Unidos, y aumentan los casos en todo el país, mientras la variante ómicron se dispara, señalan los expertos en enfermedades infecciosas."Ya observamos unos aumen...
MIÉRCOLES, 22 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Menos estadounidenses mueren de forma prematura por un ataque cardiaco, en comparación con hace unos años, pero el progreso se ha atascado en la última década, muestra una nueva investigación.En e...
MIÉRCOLES, 22 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Determinar si un joven autista está listo para conducir puede ser difícil para los proveedores de atención de la salud.Esta es la conclusión de una nueva encuesta que incluyó a 78 médicos, psicólo...
MIÉRCOLES, 22 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Quizá tengan otros beneficios de salud probados, pero una investigación reciente muestra que los complementos de aceite de pescado no previenen la depresión ni mejoran el estado de ánimo.Algunos e...
JUEVES, 23 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- La meditación, realizada a un nivel intenso, podría proveer una mejora significativa en el funcionamiento interno del sistema inmunitario.El hallazgo sigue a un análisis de muestras de sangre que tom...
THURSDAY, Dec. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans now have two oral antiviral pills that can be taken at home to treat a fresh case of COVID-19.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the emergency use of Merck's molnupirav...
THURSDAY, Dec. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In a sign that white-tailed deer are becoming a reservoir for the new coronavirus, researchers report that COVID-19 variants are spreading among the wild animals.How they became infected and if these variant...
THURSDAY, Dec. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Wolfgang Lehner always considered himself "a triple threat" when it came to cancer risk.One grandfather died of lung cancer in the 1970s. His other grandfather had his own bout with stomach cancer. And Lehne...
THURSDAY, Dec. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In some heartening news for the holidays, three new studies that combed through early data on the new Omicron variant suggest it does not cause severe disease as often as the Delta variant does.On the other ...
THURSDAY, Dec. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Gum disease isn't just a threat to your teeth. It also increases your risk of diabetes, heart disease, mental woes and more, British researchers report."The study reinforces the importance of prevention, ear...