Historic ‘Redlining’ of Neighborhoods Linked to Black Americans’ Rate of Kidney Failure
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Decades of “redlining” — discriminatory policies that led to disinvestment in minority communities within the United States — may be connected with current cases of kidney failure in Black adults. A new study…
Learn MoreFDA Approves First Blood Test to Predict Preeclampsia in Pregnant Women
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new blood test approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration can predict imminent preeclampsia, helping pregnant women who are at risk for this severe and sometimes deadly form of high blood pressure.T…
Learn MoreFDA Approves First Blood Test to Predict Preeclampsia in Pregnant Women
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new blood test approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration can predict imminent preeclampsia, helping pregnant women who are at risk of this severe and sometimes deadly form of high blood pressure.Th…
Learn MoreChemotherapy-Induced Pseudocellulitis Described in Case Reports
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Chemotherapy-induced adverse cutaneous drug reactions that mimic cellulitis, including those termed pseudocellulitis, do not meet criteria for other diagnoses, according to a review published online June 28 …
Learn MoreLate-Stage Meniere Disease Shows Severe Auditory, Vestibular Dysfunction
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with advanced-stage Meniere disease (MD) have greater vestibular damage, higher degree of endolymphatic hydrops (EH), and atrophy of hippocampal volume (HV), according to a study published online Ju…
Learn MoreSpinal Cord Injury Could Harm Immune System
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A severe spinal cord injury is traumatic enough, but new research now shows that trauma can trigger an immune deficiency that puts patients at risk for developing life-threatening infections. A new study fro…
Learn MoreLas olas de calor son peligrosas para las personas con demencia
VIERNES, 30 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las olas de calor que alcanzan los tres dígitos, como las que asolan a muchas partes de Estados Unidos esta semana, pueden crear unas condiciones peligrosas para las personas vulnerables. Un grupo vulne…
Learn MoreYour Bond With Ticks Is Electric, Study Suggests
MONDAY, July 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could eliminating the static electricity that humans naturally give off lower the chances of a tick bite?Yes, claims new British research that demonstrates that while ticks can’t jump, they can land on a host t…
Learn MoreProteja a sus hijos del abrasador calor del verano
JUEVES, 29 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Disfrute del sol de verano, pero tenga presente ciertos consejos de seguridad, recomienda a los padres la Academia Americana de Pediatría (American Academy of Pediatrics, AAP). “Es magnífico ver a los ni…
Learn MoreLower UTI Dysfunction Often Not Thoroughly Evaluated in Neurogenic Bladder
FRIDAY, June 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For pediatric patients with neurogenic bladder (NGB), lower urinary tract dysfunction is often not thoroughly evaluated, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.Takeya Kitta…
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