WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Fewer Americans are dying prematurely from heart attack compared with years ago, but progress has stalled out in the past decade, new research shows.For the study, the researchers examined 20 years of data ...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Twenty years ago, the Canadian province of Ontario launched an aggressive campaign to tackle stroke from every angle: It hyped prevention and awareness; beefed up its acute care practices a...
COVID-19 helps drive nearly 2-year decline in U.S. life expectancy. New data from the CDC for 2020 shows COVID as the third leading killer, after heart disease and cancer, with the average American now living to 77, down from 78.8 the year before Rea...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Determining whether a young person with autism is ready to drive can be tricky for their health care providers.That's the upshot of a new survey that included 78 pediatric physicians, psychologists and othe...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- They may have other proven health benefits, but new research shows that fish oil supplements don't prevent depression or improve mood.Some experts recommend omega-3 fish oil supplements to help prevent depr...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Of course kids make up the bulk of people at schools, but new evidence shows that requiring masks for adults working at schools greatly reduces the severity of COVID-19 outbreaks.In the study, the research...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Summer can sizzle in the city, but a new report finds urban living is getting hotter than ever before.The research shows that city dwellers may be suffering from what scientists call an urban "heat penalty"...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A new program to boost the supply of cancer medicines for children in low- and middle-income countries has been announced by the World Health Organization (WHO) and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.The...
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) - - COVID-19 is now the third leading cause of death for Americans and has shortened life expectancy by nearly two years, a drop not seen since World War II, a new government report shows. Life expectancy dro...
TUESDAY, Dec. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In record time, the omicron variant has become the dominant variant in the United States, accounting for 73 percent of new infections last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday...
The annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology was held from Dec. 11 to 14 in Atlanta and attracted participants from around the world, including hematology specialists as well as clinical practitioners and other health care professionals. The conference featured presentations focusing on the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of
TUESDAY, Dec. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first long-acting injectable treatment for HIV preexposure prophylaxis, which is given every two months and offers an alternative to daily oral medicatio...
TUESDAY, Dec. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- President Joe Biden laid out a comprehensive plan on Tuesday to help Americans navigate a tough winter facing the omicron variant, but he also made an impassioned plea for every eligible person to get vaccine...
TUESDAY, Dec. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- President Joe Biden laid out a comprehensive plan on Tuesday to help Americans navigate a tough winter facing the Omicron variant, but he also made an impassioned plea for every eligible person to get vaccine...
LUNES, 20 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Si sus hijos tienen dificultades con el peso, una investigación reciente sugiere que quizá también sufran de enfermedades que antes solo se veían en adultos.El endurecimiento de las arterias, que pued...
LUNES, 20 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Los estadounidenses en la flor de la vida están preocupados por el peso que aumentaron durante la pandemia, y planifican hacer algo al respecto en el nuevo año, encuentra una nueva encuesta de Harris ...
LUNES, 20 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Moderna Inc. anunció el lunes que la dosis de refuerzo de su vacuna contra la COVID-19 aumentó de forma significativa los anticuerpos contra la variante ómicron."El aumento dramático en los casos de C...
LUNES, 20 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Muchos padres desean que la temporada de fiestas de fin de año sea mágica para sus hijos, pero el estrés que algunos sienten cuando intentan estar a la altura de ese ideal podría en realidad lograr lo...
LUNES, 20 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Un creciente número de mujeres embarazadas están usando marihuana y otros productos de cannabis, y un nuevo estudio sugiere que el alivio de síntomas como las náuseas matutinas podría ser el principal...
LUNES, 20 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Es probable que sea una conexión en la que pocos hayan pensado, pero una nueva investigación con ratones sugiere que la obesidad podría aumentar el riesgo de enfermedad de las encías.Específicamente, ...
LUNES, 20 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Las grandes olas simultáneas de calor se han vuelto mucho más comunes en las regiones norteñas de todo el mundo debido al cambio climático, y podrían tener unas consecuencias desastrosas, advierten lo...
MARTES, 21 de diciembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Lejos de aterrorizar a las personas como hacían en "Jaws", los tiburones podrían ofrecer a la humanidad la esperanza de defenderse de futuros brotes de coronavirus, sugiere una investigación reciente...
TUESDAY, Dec. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Think what happens online stays online? Think again.According to new research, a social media diss can leave people feeling genuinely hurt and ostracized. "Social media ostracism means being excluded or ignor...
TUESDAY, Dec. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers who say they have discovered what causes kids to have "chalky teeth" predict it could lead to new ways to fight it and cut cavities by half.One in five children have chalky teeth -- visible as dis...
TUESDAY, Dec. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a surge in new gun owners across the U.S., a new study finds.The data shows that between January 2020 and April 30 of this year, 5.1 million Americans bought their first gu...
TUESDAY, Dec. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Vyvgart (efgartigimod), a neonatal Fc receptor blocker (FcRn), was approved to treat generalized myasthenia gravis in adults who test positive for the anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody, the U.S. Foo...
TUESDAY, Dec. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The maker of the pricey new drug for Alzheimer disease Aduhelm (aducanumab) said Monday it will slash the cost of its medication in half, effective Jan. 1, 2022.The move follows widespread criticism of the dr...
TUESDAY, Dec. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- President Joe Biden plans to announce his latest battle plan for fighting the formidable Omicron variant on Tuesday, with measures to include distributing 500 million free rapid COVID tests to the public, ope...
TUESDAY, Dec. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- In record time, the Omicron variant has become the dominant variant in the United States, accounting for 73% of new infections last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.That r...
TUESDAY, Dec. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The first injection drug to prevent HIV infection was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday.“Today’s approval adds an important tool in the effort to end the HIV epidemic by providing th...