New Disease Biomarkers Uncovered in MIS-C, COVID-19
THURSDAY, May 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Next-generation sequencing of nucleic acids can differentiate multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) from COVID-19, according to a study published online April 25 in Cell Reports Medicine.Conor …
Learn MoreProportion of Pediatric Mental Health-Related ED Visits Increasing
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The proportion of pediatric emergency department visits for mental health increased from 2011 to 2020 among children, adolescents, and young adults, according to a study published in the May 2 issue of the Jo…
Learn MoreChanges in Cancer Risk Factors, Screening Reported During Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Favorable and unfavorable trends were reported in major cancer risk factors, preventive behaviors and services, and screenings during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online May 2 in Canc…
Learn MoreExperimental Drug for Alzheimer Disease Slows Decline in Thinking
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Another experimental drug meant for Alzheimer disease looks so promising that drugmaker Eli Lilly plans to ask the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for full approval by the end of June.Known as donanemab, th…
Learn MoreCada año, se liberan miles de toneladas de sustancias tóxicas en los hogares de EE. UU.
MARTES, 2 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Muchos productos comunes para el hogar emiten toxinas aéreas que pueden dañar a la salud de muchas formas, incluso el cáncer, informa un nuevo estudio.Docenas de tipos distintos de productos del consumidor…
Learn More2016 to 2021 Saw Increase in Drug Overdose Rates Involving Fentanyl
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2016 to 2021, there was an increase in age-adjusted drug overdose death rates involving fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, according to a May Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication fr…
Learn Moreβ-Blockers Seem Not to Reduce Risks More Than One Year After Heart Attack
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with myocardial infarction (MI), beta-blocker (βB) treatment beyond one year after MI does not appear to reduce the risk for mortality or further MI, according to a study published online May 2 i…
Learn MoreTransgender Women May Be Underdiagnosed With Prostate Cancer
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Prostate cancer is not that rare among transgender women, according to a research letter published online April 29 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Farnoosh Nik-Ahd, M.D., from the Universit…
Learn MoreSpring, Summer Is Peak Time for Dogs Biting Kids
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the spring and summer, everyone races outside with their dogs to enjoy the warmer weather, but a new study suggests there is a downside to that.More children are bitten by dogs in those months, according t…
Learn MoreU.S. Deaths Due to Fentanyl Nearly Quadrupled in 5 Years
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Overdose deaths in the United States tied to the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl soared 279% from 2016 to 2021, health officials reported Wednesday. With the nation reeling from continued drug overdose dea…
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