THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Despite stereotypes about seniors and technology, a small study suggests that older adults in the early stages of dementia can use smartphone apps as memory aids.The researchers found that older people with ...
THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Intermittent fasting could increase a key protein that controls inflammation and protects the heart, according to a new study.Intermittent fasting limits a person's consumption of food and b...
THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Annie Clement has a lot of feelings about attending her family's big traditional holiday gathering.Last year was the first time the 43-year-old did not go home for Christmas. This year, she ...
JUEVES, 18 de noviembre de 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Annie Clement tiene muchos sentimientos en torno a ir o no ir a la gran reunión tradicional de su familia en esta temporada de fin de año.El año pasado fue la primera vez en sus 43 a...
THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Gene therapy shows promise in reducing, and even halting, potentially life-threatening bleeding events in people with hemophilia, researchers report.Hemophilia A is the most common inherited bleeding disorde...
THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Moderna asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday to allow emergency use of the company's coronavirus vaccine booster for all adults aged 18 and older.Currently, the booster is approved for pe...
THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Gene therapy might soon offer a new option for children with a rare genetic disorder that damages tissues throughout the body, researchers are reporting.In a study of eight children with the condition, calle...
Moderna asks for approval of booster shots for all U.S. adults. The company's request to the FDA on Wednesday comes as the agency is poised to approve the Pfizer booster for all adults this week. Read moreNearly 1 in 3 U.S. hospital workers still unva...
THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Almost 1 in 10 eligible U.S. children ages 5-11 have received a first shot of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine since it was approved for that age group two weeks ago, the White House said Wednesday.Of the 2.6 ...
THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Several frozen vials that were labeled "smallpox" have been discovered in a vaccine research facility in Pennsylvania, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.There is no indication that any...
THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly a third of health care staff in U.S. hospitals were not vaccinated against COVID-19 as of mid-September, a new study shows.Researchers analyzed data on more than 3.3 million health care workers at mor...
THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Vaccinated health care workers with breakthrough COVID-19 infections shed less virus than those who are unvaccinated and infected, according to University of California, Los Angeles researchers."SARS-CoV-2 v...
THURSDAY, Nov. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Most people know that sun-sourced vitamin D is good for their bones. So could avoiding the sun to reduce skin cancer risk weaken your bones?A new study brings a reassuring answer: "Sun-protective" behavior —...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- New government data confirm what many have suspected: The pandemic has prompted a record number of drug overdose deaths, with more than 100,000 Americans succumbing to addiction as COVID-19 raged across the...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A case of monkeypox in a traveler who returned to the United States from Nigeria is being investigated by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Maryland Department of Health.The infect...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The Biden administration plans to invest billions to partner with industry to expand the nation's ability to produce COVID-19 vaccines, ensure domestic supply, and help poor nations in their vaccination eff...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is poised to approve the Pfizer COVID-19 booster shots for all American adults as early as Thursday. That would make tens of millions more Americans eligible for the bo...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A three-dimensional (3-D) virtual reality system to treat back pain was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday. The EaseVRx system is a prescription device for at-home use that combine...
MARTES, 16 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Las tasas de supervivencia al cáncer de pulmón siguen aumentando en Estados Unidos, pero la enfermedad todavía afecta con dureza a ciertos grupos raciales, informa la Asociación Americana del Pulmón ...
MARTES, 16 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Los pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca que cumplen con un perfil especifico pueden beneficiarse de la inyección de células madre administradas directamente en el músculo cardiaco, encuentra un nuev...
MARTES, 16 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Pfizer Inc. anunció el martes que ha llegado a un acuerdo según el cual su promisoria pastilla antiviral para la COVID-19 se producirá y venderá a un bajo precio en 95 países en desarrollo.Los países...
MARTES, 16 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- El entrenamiento médico podría cobrarse un precio mental más bajo a los médicos jóvenes que antes, pero la depresión sigue siendo común, sugiere un estudio reciente.La residencia médica, que es el en...
MARTES, 16 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Los investigadores han identificado a una segunda persona VIH positiva cuyo cuerpo podría haber eliminado la infección de forma natural, lo que genera la esperanza de que estudiar estos eventos extre...
MARTES, 16 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- El uso de la marihuana durante el embarazo podría aumentar el riesgo de estrés y ansiedad en el niño, sugiere un estudio reciente.Aunque algunas futuras madres utilizan la marihuana con la esperanza ...
MARTES, 16 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Las máscaras faciales no enmascaran las emociones de los demás ante los niños, muestra un nuevo estudio.Incluyó a casi 300 niños de 3 a 6 años, a quienes se mostraron 90 fotografías de actores que ex...
MARTES, 16 de noviembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Una rara afección inflamatoria asociada con la COVID-19 en los niños fue más grave en la segunda ola de pacientes que en la primera, informan unos investigadores.En el estudio, los investigadores exa...
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- New government data confirms what many have suspected: The pandemic has prompted a record number of drug overdose deaths, with more than 100,000 Americans succumbing to addiction as COVID-19 raged across th...