THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Leaky heart valves can put pregnant women at serious risk, according to a large study that runs counter to established practice.The condition used to be considered relatively harmless during pregnancy. But t...
THURSDAY, Sept. 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Very few privately insured young children get recommended dental fluoride treatments at health wellness visits, even though insurance typically covers them, a new study finds."Medical providers are not requi...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- There have now been more than 40 million cases of COVID-19 recorded among Americans, according to a database maintained by The New York Times. That is nearly one-fifth of the global total of cases.With the ...
MARTES, 7 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- La jubilación temprana quizá parezca atractiva, pero un estudio reciente apunta a que posponerla unos años podría ayudar a los adultos mayores a conservar su agudeza mental.Los investigadores utiliza...
MARTES, 7 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Primero viene el amor. Después viene el matrimonio. Después viene el bebé en su cochecito de bebé. Si bien esta rima infantil era cierta, ahora las mujeres con educación universitaria en Estados Unid...
MARTES, 7 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- La marihuana se ha vinculado con el doble de riesgo de un ataque cardiaco en los adultos más jóvenes, independientemente de la forma en que la consumen, informa un estudio reciente.Los investigadores...
MARTES, 7 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Los cigarrillos electrónicos llenos de nicotina aumentan el riesgo del usuario de sufrir coágulos sanguíneos, daños en los vasos sanguíneos pequeños, y también puede aumentar la frecuencia cardiaca y...
MARTES, 7 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Si tiene los arcos caídos, sabe lo debilitante que puede resultar.Ahora, los médicos ofrecen nuevas orientaciones sobre cuáles pacientes con la afección, que también se conoce como pies planos, sería...
MARTES, 7 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Aunque quizá algunos piensen en aromas como la canela o la calabaza cuando llega el otoño, otros inhalan algo mucho menos agradable.El otoño también es la temporada de la alergia para las personas se...
MARTES, 27 de septiembre de 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Aunque Estados Unidos es uno de los únicos países desarrollados sin una licencia por enfermedad universal, los trabajadores con COVID-19 pueden tomarse una licencia de emergencia paga, al menos por ...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Eczema doesn't just irritate kids' skin. The often disfiguring condition may also be tied to depression, anxiety and sleep difficulties, new research warns.A study of more than 11,000 British children and ...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Measuring waist circumference may be an essential way to help predict who will develop diabetes among Black people with normal blood sugar levels, according to a new study. The problem is, ...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (American Heart Association News) -- Dr. Dipika Aggarwal sat in a Kansas City, Kansas, diner on a Tuesday afternoon two years ago sipping coffee and enjoying a mushroom omelet and toast.Only a month before, the neurologist had...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 has highlighted a fear shared by infectious disease experts worldwide: That increasingly dangerous mutations will continue to crop up until most people ar...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- There have now been more than 40 million cases of COVID-19 recorded among Americans, according to a database maintained by The New York Times. That's nearly one-fifth of the global total of cases.With the ...
Here are some of HealthDay's top stories for Wednesday, Sept. 8:U.S. COVID-19 case count now tops 40 million. According to a database maintained by The New York Times, there have now been 40 million known cases of COVID-19 in the United States -- a f...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Sit. Fetch. Stay.Detect seizure.Yes, you read that correctly.While many dogs are adept at following basic instructions such as "sit" and "roll over" with some practice and the promise of a treat, new resear...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- A lost or altered sense of taste, dry mouth and sores are common among COVID-19 patients and those symptoms may last long after others disappear, Brazilian researchers report.Nearly 4 in 10 COVID patients e...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Many people with asthma know their illness can flare up at night, and new research suggests the body's internal clock could be to blame.The findings could prove important for treating and studying asthma, t...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer patients who get the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine appear to maintain the same levels of antibodies as people without cancer, Israeli researchers report.They compared the rate of COVID infections after the...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Exercising during pregnancy can benefit babies' lungs, Scandinavian researchers report."This study offers a fascinating hint that increased physical activity of mothers is associated with better lung functi...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- People with HIV have an increased risk of sudden cardiac death, a new study warns, especially if the virus isn't well-controlled.Sudden cardiac death occurs when the heart unexpectedly stops beating, usuall...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with autism, intellectual disabilities or mental health disorders are at increased risk for COVID-19 and severe illness, researchers report.Being aware of the heightened risk is important in prioriti...
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Young people appear to have normal lung function after recovering from COVID-19, new studies find.In one, Swedish researchers found that even asthma patients had no significant impairment in lung function.I...
TUESDAY, Sept. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- An alliance of leading U.S. cancer centers has updated guidance about COVID-19 vaccine boosters for cancer patients and the people around them. The guidance, from the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Vac...
TUESDAY, Sept. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- With the delta variant surging and many Americans mask- and vaccine-free, new cases of COVID-19 spiked to levels during the long Labor Day weekend that were 300 percent higher than those seen during the same ...