Scientists Devise Way to Keep Donor Hearts Viable Longer
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doctors have discovered a way to extend the short shelf life of donor hearts, which could hopefully make more of the organs available to desperate recipients.Valproic acid (Depakote), which is approved to tre…
Learn MoreMassachusetts Bill Would Let Prisoners Donate Organs in Exchange for Shorter Sentence
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Massachusetts legislators have proposed a bill that would allow prison inmates to donate their organs or bone marrow as a way to trim the length of their sentence.While some experts wonder about the ethics of …
Learn MoreMental Health Concerns Increasingly Addressed at Primary Care Visits
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2006 to 2018, there was an increase in the proportion of visits to outpatient primary care physicians that addressed mental health, according to a study published in the February issue of Health Affairs…
Learn MoreUn estilo de vida saludable reduce las probabilidades de COVID prolongada a la mitad
MARTES, 7 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas que contraen la COVID-19 tienen un riesgo de unas consecuencias de salud a largo plazo, pero un estilo de vida saludable podría protegerlas de la COVID prolongada, sugiere un nuevo estudio….
Learn MoreU.S. Maternal Mortality, Morbidity Increased in Sickle Cell Disease
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The risk for maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity is increased for people with sickle cell disease (SCD) compared with those without SCD, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in JAMA Netw…
Learn MoreU.S. Maternal Mortality, Morbidity Increased in Sickle Cell Disease
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The risk for maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity is increased for people with sickle cell disease (SCD) compared with those without SCD, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in JAMA Netw…
Learn MoreAmericans Getting More Comfortable Talking Over Mental Health With Doctors
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Primary care doctors are no longer just in the physical health business: Americans are increasingly turning to them for mental health care, too, a new study finds.Looking at Americans’ primary care visits be…
Learn MoreAlcohol Brief Intervention Can Improve Health Outcomes in HTN
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An alcohol brief intervention (BI) in primary care can improve health outcomes for adults with hypertension, according to a study published online Jan. 19 in BMJ Open.Felicia W. Chi, M.P.H., from Kaiser Perman…
Learn MoreCientos de médicos de EE. UU. perdieron la vida durante la pandemia
LUNES, 6 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Muchos de los médicos de EE. UU. que fueron héroes de primera línea durante la pandemia pagaron el precio más alto por sus esfuerzos, muestra un nuevo análisis.Hubo un estimado de 622 muertes adicionales…
Learn MoreLos turistas de EE. UU. están comprando pastillas falsas que contienen fentanilo en el norte de México
LUNES, 6 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unos investigadores han descubierto unas evidencias revolucionarias de que las farmacias en las áreas turísticas del norte de México están vendiendo pastillas falsas que contienen fentanilo, heroína y me…
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