FRIDAY, Nov. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Women getting vaccinated against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus (HPV) now need two or three shots, but an African clinical trial suggests a single dose is just as effective.The finding could speed up ...
FRIDAY, Nov. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to helping others and your health, it might be better to give than to receive, a new study suggests.Researchers surveyed more than 1,000 Americans between 34 and 84 about their social involvement...
FRIDAY, Nov. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A holiday visit with older relatives might be a good chance to help them remove fall risks in their home, an expert suggests.Older adults' risk of falling may have increased during the pandemic due to declines...
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Los padres y los niños que fueron separados bajo la política de inmigración de "tolerancia cero" de la administración de Trump han mostrado un trauma psicológico duradero, incluso tras reunirse, e...
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Quizá pronto haya un dispositivo portátil que podría inyectar un antídoto que salva vidas contra una sobredosis de opioides.Un nuevo estudio muestra que el dispositivo, que se pone en el estómago ...
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- El número de personas que fueron hospitalizadas por trastornos de la alimentación, como la anorexia y la bulimia, se duplicó en mayo de 2020, alrededor de dos meses después de que la pandemia de C...
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Uno de cada cinco adultos evitaron buscar atención de la salud durante la pandemia de COVID-19, aunque tuvieran síntomas sugerentes de la necesidad de una atención médica urgente, según investigad...
THURSDAY, Nov. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Protection can gradually fade after a second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer-BioNTech, which suggests that a booster shot might be necessary, researchers report.They analyzed data from more than 80,0...
THURSDAY, Nov. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Add an inexpensive gout drug to the growing list of medications touted as potential COVID-19 treatments -- only to offer no apparent benefit.The anti-inflammatory drug colchicine doesn't lessen COVID severity...
THURSDAY, Nov. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- There is a very low risk that pregnant women with COVID-19 will pass the virus to their unborn babies, researchers say.The study should reassure expectant parents, said the British investigators.To find out...
THURSDAY, Nov. 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- New treatment options are giving hope to patients with stomach cancer.Also known as gastric cancer, the disease is the world's sixth most common cancer with 1.09 million new cases in 2020, according to the W...
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 Nov. 22 to 24, 2021. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sou...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Kraft Heinz Co. announced that it is recalling certain lots of Country Time Lemonade, Tang, Arizona Tea, and Kool-Aid powdered drinks because they may contain small pieces of metal or glass.The company also...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- CVS Health, Walmart, and Walgreens contributed to opioid overdoses and deaths in two Ohio counties, a federal jury in Cleveland found Tuesday.The first jury verdict in an opioids case came in the closely wa...
MARTES, 23 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Los estudios más recientes que investigan los vínculos entre el uso de los medios sociales y la depresión sugieren que ambas cosas van de la mano."La relación entre los medios sociales y la salud men...
MARTES, 23 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- La estrella pop Selena Gómez y sus socios están planificando una nueva plataforma de medios de salud mental, que buscará conectar a las personas con recursos educativos y reducir el estigma que rodea...
MARTES, 23 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- ¿Busca un adulto mayor una forma de mantener su mente ágil y su cuerpo fuerte? Que comience a trapear.Unos investigadores de Singapur afirman que las tareas del hogar podrían ser una clave para mante...
MARTES, 23 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Es probable que la mayoría de las personas hayan oído hablar de las supuestas 15 libras (casi 7 kilos) que con frecuencia se dice que los estudiantes universitarios aumentan cuando salen de casa por ...
MARTES, 23 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Los adictivos analgésicos opioides no son la única opción para los pacientes que buscan alivio tras una reconstrucción del ligamento cruzado anterior (LCA) de la rodilla, señalan unos investigadores....
MARTES, 23 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Convertirse en sedentario a medida que se envejece contradice a la evolución, y pone a la salud en riesgo, sugiere un estudio reciente.Los humanos han evolucionado para ser activos en la vejez, y per...
MARTES, 23 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Un medicamento ampliamente disponible, que se utiliza para tratar el alcoholismo, tiene potencial como tratamiento contra la COVID-19, señalan unos investigadores.Encontraron que las personas que tom...
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Es probable que las personas necesiten dosis de refuerzo regulares de las vacunas contra la COVID-19 en los próximos años, para mantener a sus sistemas inmunitarios en guardia contra una infección...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Parents and children who were separated under the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" immigration policy have shown lasting psychological trauma -- even after being reunited, a new study finds.Between 2...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A wearable device that could inject a lifesaving antidote for an opioid overdose might be on the horizon.A new study shows that the device, worn on the stomach like an insulin pump, can detect when someone ...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The number of people who were hospitalized for eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia doubled in May 2020, about two months after the COVID-19 pandemic was officially declared a national emergency.Th...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Republican lawmakers in several states are pushing vaccine mandate exemptions for workers who have so-called natural immunity due to a previous COVID-19 infection.That's despite evidence that vaccination ca...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- In this day of over-the-top, gender-reveal parties, Traci Poore was different. She and her first husband didn't want to know whether they were having a boy or a girl. They didn't find out w...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- People will probably need regular booster shots for COVID-19 over the next few years to keep their immune systems on guard against a potentially deadly infection, an infectious disease expert says.COVID mut...
THURSDAY, Nov. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- CVS Health, Walmart and Walgreens contributed to opioid overdoses and deaths in two Ohio counties, a federal jury in Cleveland found Tuesday.The first jury verdict in an opioids case came in the closely watc...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Debate rages over access to abortion, but experts say the collected medical evidence makes one thing clear — it is a fundamentally safe procedure for women.Abortion is safer than childbirth and it's also sa...