WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Smokers may think electronic cigarettes will help them quit, but a new study finds no evidence that's the case.Researchers found that among Americans who'd recently quit smoking, those who were using e-ciga...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- With all of the fear, grief and isolation the pandemic has brought, it would stand to reason that there would be a big jump in the number of Americans seeking treatment for anxiety, depression and other men...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Scientists already knew radiation exposure and a lack of gravity stress the bodies of astronauts. But new research may offer a better idea of what's driving some of that. It's a clue that c...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The White House on Wednesday unveiled a national plan to roll out coronavirus vaccines for 5- to 11-year-olds that is designed to make getting shots as easy and comfortable as possible for both kids and the...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- As COVID-19 has surged throughout the United States for the past year and a half, some may have picked up an old bad habit or started a new one.How do researchers know this? They discovered that cigarette s...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A kidney grown in a genetically altered pig functioned normally after being attached to a human patient during a groundbreaking procedure performed by U.S. doctors. If the technique proves generally succes...
In organ transplant breakthrough, a pig's kidney worked in a human. Doctors in New York City have accomplished a first: Attached a kidney that was grown in a genetically altered pig to a human patient, where it functioned normally. Read more
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Flu activity in the United States is 23% higher so far this season than in 2020, sales of flu medications at Walgreens suggest.The significant increase shown by the company's analysis of its own data reflec...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Dust mites and smoke are known triggers of asthma in children. Now, scientists have identified previously unknown combinations of air pollutants that appear tied to the respiratory disorder. "Asthma is one ...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The answer to helping kids with "lazy eye" before it's too late could be a hand-held screening device, a new study suggests.Amblyopia can't be treated with glasses or contact lenses after a child's vision r...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- It is a fear that millions of parents have been harboring since the pandemic began: Will their children fall behind in school due to disruptions caused by lockdowns, closings and social distancing?A new U.S...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans seeking treatment for anxiety and depression has soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, creating what a leading medical association terms a "mental health tsunami." That's the key take...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have created a six-stage process to help families of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) deal with the disorder."This framework is family-centered, focused on breaking ...
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Gender-affirming breast removal (mastectomy) can greatly enhance a patients' mental well-being, a new study finds.Gender-affirming mastectomy is the most common type of gender-confirming surgery, but there'...
TUESDAY, Oct. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Affordable over-the-counter hearing aids could soon bring relief to millions of Americans suffering from hearing loss, under a landmark proposal announced Tuesday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.The ...
TUESDAY, Oct. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to announce Wednesday that people can mix and match their COVID-19 vaccines and booster shots, a move that would give health officials more flexibility as they try ...
TUESDAY, Oct. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Fear, grief, uncertainty, and isolation during the pandemic have triggered a national state of emergency in the mental health of America's youth, leading child health care groups warned Tuesday.Young people a...
TUESDAY, Oct. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The first interchangeable biosimilar product to Humira (adalimumab) was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Oct. 15, the agency announced Monday.Cyltezo (adalimumab-adbm), originally approved...
LUNES, 18 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Un nuevo plan para limitar la contaminación por los supuestos "compuestos permanentes" incluirá restringir su liberación en el ambiente y acelerar la limpieza de los sitios contaminados, anunció el lune...
LUNES, 18 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- El número de estadounidenses que son diagnosticados con el "síndrome del corazón roto" ha aumentado de forma constante en los últimos 15 años, y la gran mayoría son mujeres, encuentra un estudio recient...
LUNES, 18 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Un grupo común de bacterias podría estar provocando una neumonía letal o una enfermedad parecida al ántrax entre los obreros metalúrgicos de la parte sur de Estados Unidos, informan las autoridades de s...
LUNES, 18 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Los estadounidenses hospitalizados por la COVID-19 podrían enfrentarse ahora a miles de dólares en costos médicos directos, según un informe reciente.En 2020, la mayoría de las compañías de seguros renu...
LUNES, 18 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Colin Powell, la primera persona negra que se convirtió en secretario de estado, y un líder militar que ayudó a dar forma a la política exterior de EE. UU. durante décadas, falleció por complicaciones d...
LUNES, 18 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Cuando los estados gastan dinero en programas para reducir la pobreza, menos niños sufren abusos y negligencia, menos acaban en cuidados de acogida, y menos fallecen, revela un estudio reciente.Los inve...
LUNES, 18 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Combinar distintos tipos de vacunas contra la COVID-19 es altamente efectivo, muestra una investigación reciente.El estudio encontró que la protección contra la infección fue más potente en las personas...
LUNES, 18 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Las mujeres que nacieron con defectos cardiacos podrían sentir cierta tranquilidad ante un estudio que encuentra que no se enfrentan a un mayor riesgo de salud durante el embarazo y el parto.Según los i...
TUESDAY, Oct. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Preschoolers with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) rarely receive the gold-standard treatment recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) for their condition, a new study reports.T...