TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) – Your chances of getting COVID-19 from surfaces at the grocery store are minimal, a Canadian study reassures.Researchers at the University of Guelph in Ontario collected 957 samples at four grocery stories over...
TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Equal access to the most effective drugs helps eliminate the survival disparity between Black and white lung cancer patients in the United States, a new study shows.In general, Black lung cancer patients are ...
TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A drowning child has a much lower risk of severe disability or death if a bystander steps in, even without cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), new research finds."Bystanders play a critical role in preventin...
TUESDAY, Oct. 12, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Clot-busting drugs may be safe for certain stroke patients with brain aneurysms that haven't ruptured, researchers say.An aneurysm is a bulge in the wall of a blood vessel. In the new study, patients had suff...
MONDAY, Oct. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women suffering from COVID-19 with symptoms are more likely to experience complications that call for an emergency delivery, a new study suggests.On top of facing a slightly higher risk for needing an...
MONDAY, Oct. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Surgery is a common gateway to opioid misuse that can put patients at risk of an overdose.That's the conclusion of a new analysis of data from nearly 14,000 adults who had surgery between 2013 and 2019 at UCLA...
MONDAY, Oct. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- If you are over 50 and you have high blood pressure or a health condition for which blood pressure control is essential, at-home blood pressure checks can avert medical emergencies.The trouble is that too few ...
MONDAY, Oct. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Most adults who lose smell or taste due to COVID-19 infection regain those senses within months, but a quick recovery is more likely in those under 40, a new study finds.It included 798 participants in an ongo...
SUNDAY, Oct. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) – When Hispanic people get a skin cancer diagnosis, their tumors are about 17% larger than those of white people, researchers say. According to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD), skin cancer is often diag...
SATURDAY, Oct. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Blinds and window coverings might seem harmless, but their cords can be deadly for young children and infants.The best way to keep children from becoming entangled in these cords is to replace your blinds wit...
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 Oct. 4 to 8, 2021. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sourc...
FRIDAY, Oct. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A new survey showing that nearly half of U.S. adults are not likely to get a flu shot this season has prompted federal health officials to urge all Americans to get the flu vaccines.Even more troubling is that ...
JUEVES, 7 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Un par de audífonos especiales más una aplicación gratuita podrían ayudar a los niños con una dificultad auditiva debido a una "otitis media adhesiva", sugiere un nuevo estudio de tamaño reducido.El nom...
JUEVES, 7 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Pfizer Inc. anunció el jueves que solicitó la aprobación de emergencia a la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. para que su vacuna contra el coronavirus se administre a los niños...
JUEVES, 7 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Se trata de una estadística devastadora: una de cada cuatro muertes por la COVID-19 en Estados Unidos deja a un niño sin uno de sus padres u otro cuidador, informan unos investigadores.El análisis de lo...
JUEVES, 7 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Los Ángeles aprobó una de las órdenes más estrictas de obligatoriedad de las vacunas de Estados Unidos.El miércoles, el consejo de la ciudad votó 11 a 2 a favor de una medida que requiere prueba de vacu...
JUEVES, 7 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Unos científicos en Japón han descubierto otro virus transmitido por las garrapatas que puede enfermar a las personas.El virus Yezo es transmitido por las picaduras de garrapata, y provoca fiebre y una ...
JUEVES, 7 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Quizá piense que los incendios forestales en la parte oeste de Estados Unidos solo afectarían a las personas en lugares como Colorado, California u Oregón. Pero un nuevo estudio estima que tres cuartas ...
JUEVES, 7 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Un nuevo informe muestra que un 15 por ciento de los pacientes adultos con cáncer de todo el mundo no recibieron una cirugía que podía potencialmente salvar sus vidas debido a los cierres por la COVID-1...
JUEVES, 7 de octubre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Un cambio de mentalidad significa que usted puede prescindir de su autoexamen mensual de senos... pero no falte a su revisión profesional e imágenes diagnósticas regulares, aconsejan unos expertos en sa...
FRIDAY, Oct. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News)– Physical abuse of school-aged kids tripled during the early months of the pandemic when widespread stay-at-home orders were in effect, a new study finds.Exactly what triggered the surge is not fully understood, b...
FRIDAY, Oct. 8, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Every year, on the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, hundreds of millions of Muslims celebrate the month of Ramadan by, in part, fasting daily from sunrise to sunset. Now, new research shows...
FRIDAY, Oct. 8, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- At first, there was skepticism about what would become the most extensive study of Hispanic and Latino health in the United States.But 15 years and nearly 400 scientific papers later, the Hispa...
VIERNES, 8 de octubre de 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Inicialmente, hubo escepticismo acerca de lo que se convertiría en el estudio más amplio relacionado con la salud de los hispanos y latinos en Estados Unidos.Sin embargo, después de 15...
FRIDAY, Oct. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A new survey showing that nearly half of U.S. adults are not likely to get a flu shot this season has prompted federal health officials to urge all Americans to get the flu vaccines.Even more troubling is that ...
More than half of Americans surveyed may not get flu shot. With last year's flu season being a no-show, people's immunity to the sometimes serious disease is waning, experts warn. That's why it's worrying that a new poll finds 44% of Americans saying...
FRIDAY, Oct. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Use of stimulants among college students was once thought to be a problem among high achievers seeking energy and focus to study.Not so, according to new research that links misuse of these so-called "study dru...
FRIDAY, Oct. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Years of exposure to air pollution and traffic noise could make you more vulnerable to heart failure, a new study warns."We found that long-term exposure to specific air pollutants and road traffic noise increa...