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) -- 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.Youngsters alre...
TUESDAY, Oct. 19, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- A month after Lynn Otaguro and Mark Lum brought their new baby, Matt, home from the hospital, they noticed he was fussy and exhausted after breastfeeding.Matt wasn't gaining enough weight or ...
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 vaccines and booster shots, a move that would give health officials more flexibility as they try to ...
TUESDAY, Oct. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Laser-based vaginal "rejuvenation" is all the rage among women concerned about vaginal dryness and other "down there" symptoms of menopause, but it's buyer beware when it comes to these procedures, new resear...
TUESDAY, Oct. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- People who live in disadvantaged parts of the United States are nearly twice as likely to die young from heart disease as folks in the wealthiest locales, a new study reports.In other words, your zip code can...
Biden administration ready to OK mix n' match COVID vaccinations. Sources are telling media that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will this week approve the use of vaccine booster shots that don't necessarily match the one initially received. Rea...
TUESDAY, Oct. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Many female family doctors face sexual harassment, but most remain satisfied with their careers, a new study finds.Researchers surveyed 315 women physicians in family practices from 49 countries and found tha...
TUESDAY, Oct. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- China and the United States are super powers of salt consumption.The two world leaders emerged with the highest salt levels in processed meat and fish products among five countries assessed in a new study.Hi...
TUESDAY, Oct. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Survivors of spinal cord injuries who develop resilience are able to adapt and thrive despite the challenges, according to a researcher who himself is a resilient survivor."For someone with a cord injury, you...
TUESDAY, Oct. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- While they're helping to ease reflux, some heartburn drugs may also be reducing the severity of gum disease, new research suggests. For the study, researchers assessed probing depth in the gums (the gap betw...
TUESDAY, Oct. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Men still outnumber women in stroke therapy clinical trials, which means women may end up receiving less effective treatment, researchers say. For the new study, investigators analyzed 281 stroke trials that ...
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A new plan to limit pollution from so-called "forever chemicals" will include restricting their release into the environment and speeding cleanup of contaminated sites, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Health officials say they are trying to track down the source of 10 reported cases of Legionnaires' disease within a one-mile radius in a Long Island, New York, neighborhood.The patients range in age from 35 t...
VIERNES, 15 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Todos los viajeros internacionales que estén vacunados por completo contra el coronavirus podrán entrar a Estados Unidos a partir del 8 de noviembre, declaró a The New York Times un funcionario de la ...
VIERNES, 15 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- La oportunidad de ganar 1 millón de dólares no hizo nada por cambiar el número de personas que se vacunaron contra la COVID-19.Según un nuevo estudio, las loterías en 19 estados, diseñadas para animar...
VIERNES, 15 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- El Cuerpo Nacional de Servicio de Salud recibirá 100 millones de dólares para ayudar a afrontar la escasez de trabajadores de la atención de la salud en EE. UU., anunció el jueves la Casa Blanca.Es un...
VIERNES, 15 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- La señal característica de la enfermedad de Lyme es su sarpullido en forma de diana, pero podría ser más difícil de detectar en las personas negras, que con frecuencia son diagnosticadas con una enfer...
VIERNES, 15 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Incluso mientras una gran cantidad de enfermeros en EE. UU. abandonan sus trabajos a causa del estrés de la pandemia, ha habido un gran aumento de las solicitudes para las escuelas de enfermería, afir...
VIERNES, 15 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- El creciente consumo de alimentos ultraprocesados entre los estadounidenses está poniendo su salud en riesgo, advierten unos investigadores.Los alimentos ultraprocesados están listos para comer o cale...
VIERNES, 15 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- El personal adulto de las escuelas tiene más probabilidades de sufrir un paro cardiaco que los estudiantes, pero los desfibriladores externos automáticos (DEA) se utilizan con frecuencia, y mejoran la...
VIERNES, 15 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Las vacunas de Pfizer y Moderna protegen contra muchas variantes del coronavirus, entre ellas la variante Delta, que es altamente infecciosa, confirma otro estudio.Los hallazgos se publicaron mientras...
MONDAY, Oct. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) --- A new plan to limit pollution from so-called "forever chemicals" will include restricting their release into the environment and speeding cleanup of contaminated sites, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agenc...