MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A cervical pessary does not benefit pregnancies in patients with a short cervical length, according to a study published in the July 25 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.Matthew K. Hoffm...
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Breastfeeding is associated with a reduction in postperinatal infant death during the first year of life, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.Julie L. Ware, M...
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Presurgical 68Ga-prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography (PSMA-PET) improves prediction of biochemical recurrence-free survival (BCR-FS) for patients with intermediate- to high-risk pro...
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), cases with IKZF₁ deletion (IKZF₁del) benefit from prolonged maintenance therapy, according to a study published online July 17 in the Journal of Clinical O...
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Outcomes are encouraging for the first three living kidney donors with HIV, according to research published online July 24 in The Lancet Regional Health: Americas.In a prospective study, Christine M. Durand, M...
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Cadmium exposure is associated with increased prevalence of endometriosis, according to a study published online July 24 in Human Reproduction.Mandy S. Hall, from the College of Human Medicine at Michigan Stat...
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have struggled for decades to come up with something that can successfully treat Alzheimer's disease, with new drugs now showing their ability to clear the amyloid plaques that are a hallmark of the...
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Whether knocking back a little alcohol or a lot, daily drinking is tied to higher blood pressure, a new research review warns.Compared with not drinking, just one alcoholic drink a drink a day is associated wi...
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Women are catching up to men when it comes to dying from alcohol abuse, a new study finds.Although men are nearly three times more likely to die from alcohol abuse than women, such deaths among women are risin...
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Hal Harbuck was walking from the dock to his family's lake cabin when he felt a severe pain in his chest. Having recently been water skiing, he wondered if he'd pulled a muscle. Then again, it...
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep apnea may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke as erratic breathing causes oxygen levels to drop, new research shows."These findings will help better characterize high-risk versions of obstructiv...
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) – For the fourth summer in a row, Americans are experiencing a COVID-19 surge, this one marked by a rise in hospital admissions, emergency room visits, test positivity rates and wastewater data.The good news: It’...
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- After the death of a parent, boys may have a tougher time than girls, a new study suggests.Young people who lose a parent before age 21 are at risk for poor mental health, lower income and unemployment in adul...
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When parents meet U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy, one concern comes up time after time."The most common question parents ask me is: 'Is social media safe for my kids,' " Murthy said. "The answer is that...
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Some medications may not treat inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) as effectively if patients carry a lot of excess belly fat, , new research shows. IBD includes illnesses such as Crohn's disease and ulcerative c...
MONDAY, July 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Hip replacement surgery is safe for HIV patients, a new study shows.Some surgeons are reluctant to perform total hip replacement surgery on patients with HIV or AIDS, because of concerns about complications, i...
SUNDAY, July 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- If you've ever slammed a door on your finger, you know how badly an injured nail feels, but do you know how to treat one?First, do what you can to prevent one."To prevent a nail injury, I tell my patients to k...
SATURDAY, July 29, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Summer jobs can give teens valuable life experience that help them transition to adulthood -- not just a paycheck, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics.Benefits of summer jobs include:Career explo...
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Three-fourths of women in medicine report delaying pregnancy due to competing priorities of parenthood and career, according to a study published online July 27 in JAMA Network Open.Jennifer B. Bakkensen, M.D....
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Racial and ethnic minority groups are underrepresented in Alzheimer disease neuroimaging literature, according to a study published online July 25 in Communications Medicine.Aaron C. Lim, Ph.D., from the Keck ...
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Isometric exercises, such as wall sits and planks, are particularly effective at reducing resting blood pressure (BP), according to a review published online July 25 in the British Journal of Sports Medi...
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- A vegetarian diet may modestly but significantly improve cardiometabolic outcomes in people with or at risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a review published online July 25 in JAMA Networ...
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Xdemvy (lotilaner ophthalmic solution) 0.25 percent for the treatment of Demodex blepharitis, caused by Demodex mites.The approval was based on results from t...
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have developed a wearable ultrasound patch that might eventually allow women to monitor themselves for early signs of breast cancer in the comfort of their home. The achievement, reported July 28 in...
JUEVES, 27 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Los estadounidenses de los grupos raciales y étnicos minoritarios tienen poca representación en la investigación sobre el Alzheimer, encuentra un nuevo estudio. Aun así, la revisión de estudios de imágen...
JUEVES, 27 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Aunque el histórico calor que experimenta Estados Unidos este verano puede estresar a las personas hasta el límite, puede ser particularmente difícil de gestionar para las que tienen problemas de salud m...
JUEVES, 27 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Muchos padres de Estados Unidos no instalan bien las sillas de seguridad para niños en sus coches, encuentra un estudio reciente. Los errores en la instalación de sillas de seguridad para niños en los co...
JUEVES, 27 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- En los últimos años, la legalización de la marihuana tanto medicinal como recreativa se ha convertido en la nueva normalidad en gran parte de América del Norte. ¿Cuál es el problema? Una nueva investigac...
JUEVES, 27 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Durante años, los adultos mayores tomaban una aspirina de dosis baja al día para evitar un primer ataque cardiaco o accidente cerebrovascular (ACV). Ahora, otro estudio muestra que, para la mayoría, el r...
JUEVES, 27 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Las picaduras de garrapatas provocan unas discapacitantes infecciones con la enfermedad de Lyme en los humanos, pero una nueva investigación sugiere que también pueden desencadenar una grave alergia a la...