Diversity Gaps Persist in Dermatology Workforce Pipeline
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Diversity gaps persist in the dermatology workforce pipeline, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in JAMA Dermatology.Yi Gao, M.D., from the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, and colleagues …
Learn MoresFlt-1:PlGF Stratifies Risk for Preeclampsia With Severe Features
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For women with a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, the ratio of serum soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt-1) to placental growth factor (PlGF) can stratify the risk for developing preeclampsia with s…
Learn More¿Su hijo tiene un resfriado o un VSR grave? Esté atento a estas señales
LUNES, 14 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Como la mayoría de los padres estadounidenses ya saben, los casos del virus sincitial respiratorio (VSR), una enfermedad común de la niñez, se están disparando este año. Los hospitales se están llenan…
Learn MoreSymptom Burden Increases in Year Before Dialysis Initiation
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For older adults with kidney failure, symptom burden worsens in the year before initiation of dialysis and stabilizes thereafter, according to a study published online Nov. 10 in the Clinical Journal of the A…
Learn MoreSmoking Weed Could Be Tougher on Your Lungs Than Cigarettes: Study
TUESDAY, Nov. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While marijuana legalization in some U.S. states and Canada may send a message that weed is harmless, that’s not necessarily so, according to a new study that found lung damage was more common in marijuana sm…
Learn MorePor primera vez, usan terapia genética para corregir una enfermedad letal antes del nacimiento
JUEVES, 10 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los médicos tienen la esperanza de que un innovador tratamiento realizado antes del nacimiento pueda ayudar a los niños nacidos con una afección genética rara, y con frecuencia letal, llamada enferme…
Learn MoreDoes Your Child Have a Cold or Severe RSV? Signs to Look For
MONDAY, Nov. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As most American parents already know, cases of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a common illness of childhood, are surging this year. Hospitals are filling up with babies and toddlers very ill with the easy…
Learn MoreLa enfermedad renal es más dura en los hombres, y los investigadores ya saben por qué
MIÉRCOLES, 9 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las mujeres tienden a poder recuperarse mejor de las lesiones renales que los hombres, ¿pero por qué?Aparentemente, las mujeres tienen una ventaja a nivel molecular que las protege de una forma de …
Learn MoreGene Therapy Used for First Time to Correct Fatal Illness Before Birth
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Doctors are hopeful that an innovative treatment performed before birth may help children born with the rare genetic, and often fatal, condition called Pompe disease.A thriving Canadian toddler is evidence th…
Learn MoreUrban-Dwelling Indigenous Young People Face Higher Burden of Skin Conditions
THURSDAY, Nov. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A significant burden of atopic dermatitis and bacterial skin infections exists in urban-living Indigenous children and young people in high-income countries, according to a review published online Nov. 9 in …
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