LUNES, 22 de noviembre de 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Dolores de cabeza, neblina cerebral y esa peculiar incapacidad para oler o saborear las cosas. A estas alturas, la mayoría de la gente conoce estos síntomas como algunas de las caract...
MONDAY, Nov. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The Delta variant is proving to be dangerous for pregnant women, raising the odds of both stillbirth and death, new government reports reveal.In one study, researchers analyzed Mississippi State Department of ...
Delta variant raises chances of stillbirth, death during pregnancy: New reports found pregnant women were more vulnerable to having stillbirths or dying as the highly contagious Delta variant spread across the country. Read moreMany psychiatric patien...
MONDAY, Nov. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Most prescriptions for the medication gabapentin are for unapproved uses -- and many patients end up taking it along with drugs that create potentially dangerous interactions.That's the conclusion of a new stu...
MONDAY, Nov. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- As American families sit down to celebrate Thanksgiving, a majority of parents say they want to raise grateful kids but they don't think they're succeeding.Four out of five respondents to a new nationwide poll...
MONDAY, Nov. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Hospitalized COVID-19 patients who take medications that suppress the immune system don't have a higher risk of severe COVID-19 than those with normal immune systems, a new study finds.Early in the pandemic, i...
MONDAY, Nov. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Tight blood pressure control -- not too high and not too low -- during surgery for spinal cord injuries may improve patients' outcomes, a new study suggests."Damage to neurons in spinal cord injuries leads to ...
MONDAY, Nov. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- About 4 in 10 stroke survivors who were smokers still puff away after their stroke, which puts them at increased risk for another stroke or heart disease, a new study shows."If you told a stroke neurologist th...
MONDAY, Nov. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Though airborne exposure causes most cases of COVID-19, the virus lurks on objects near the beds of infected nursing home patients, according to a new study. "Coronavirus is ubiquitous and persistent in the ro...
SUNDAY, Nov. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- If you buy or get items such as furniture or TVs during the holidays, be sure to get anti-tip-over kits for them to protect your children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) says.From 2017 thr...
SATURDAY, Nov. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- If you pee a little when you laugh, dance, exercise or sneeze, you may have stress urinary incontinence.While this can be annoying, it can be treated -- and even some small lifestyle changes can make a big d...
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. 15 to 19, 2021. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sou...
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- There was no smallpox virus in frozen vials recently discovered at a vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.Instead of the variola virus th...
The annual meeting of the American College of Rheumatology was held virtually this year from Nov. 3 to 9 and attracted participants from around the world, including rheumatology specialists, physicians, scientists, and other health professionals. The...
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted emergency use of both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 booster shots for all adults, clearing the way to additional vaccine protection for tens of million...
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The first known person with COVID-19 was a vendor in a large seafood market in Wuhan, China, claims an American scientist whose findings challenge the World Health Organization conclusion that the first patien...
JUEVES, 18 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Casi 1 de cada 10 niños de 5 a 11 años elegibles de EE. UU. ha recibido la primera dosis de la vacuna contra el coronavirus de Pfizer desde que fuera aprobada para ese grupo de edad, hace dos semanas...
JUEVES, 18 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Casi un tercio del personal de atención de la salud de los hospitales de EE. UU. no se habían vacunado contra la COVID-19 a mediados de septiembre, muestra un nuevo estudio.Los investigadores analiza...
JUEVES, 18 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Los neurólogos deben asegurarse de que los pacientes con Alzheimer y sus familias comprendan que un controversial medicamento, el aducanumab, no restaura la función mental, señaló en su nueva declara...
JUEVES, 18 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Lyss Stern perdió el sentido del olfato cuando le diagnosticaron COVID-19 en marzo de 2020, y todavía no lo ha recuperado.Stern, que tiene 47 años y es una autora y madre de la ciudad de Nueva York, ...
JUEVES, 18 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A pesar de los estereotipos sobre los adultos mayores y la tecnología, un pequeño estudio sugiere que los adultos mayores en las etapas tempranas de la demencia pueden utilizar aplicaciones de teléfo...
JUEVES, 18 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Una terapia genética se muestra promisoria para reducir, o incluso frenar, los eventos de sangrado potencialmente letales en las personas con hemofilia, informan unos investigadores.La hemofilia A es...
JUEVES, 18 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- La mayoría de las personas saben que la vitamina D que se obtiene del sol es beneficiosa para los huesos. Entonces, evitar el sol para reducir el riesgo de cáncer de piel, ¿puede debilitar a los hues...
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- President Joe Biden is undergoing a routine colonoscopy Friday, and will briefly transfer power to Vice President Kamala Harris while he's sedated for the procedure, the White House said.The colonoscopy will b...
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Can your weight before pregnancy determine your baby's chances of developing asthma or allergies?Yes, claims a study that looked at that question, as well as whether weight gain during pregnancy might have an ...
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A new study is highlighting yet another consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic: It has likely made it even harder for kids with obesity to manage their weight.The findings, researchers said, are no surprise. Man...
The annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology was held virtually this year from Nov. 4 to 7 and attracted participants from around the world, including nephrology specialists, researchers, scientists, and other health care professionals. Th...
FRIDAY, Nov. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday granted emergency use of both the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 booster shots for all adults, clearing the way to additional vaccine protection for tens of million...