El vapeo podría provocar un latido cardiaco irregular, muestra un estudio con animales
VIERNES, 28 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Otro punto contra los cigarrillos electrónicos: un nuevo estudio con ratones encontró que pueden provocar un latido cardiaco irregular, también conocido como arritmia cardiaca.Investigadores del Insti…
Learn MoreHeart’s Electrical Signals Changed in First Pig-to-Human Cardiac Transplant
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Less than a year after the first-ever transplant of a pig heart into a human patient, doctors are reporting that the heart showed unexpected changes in its electrical system before the recipient ultimately die…
Learn MoreFlorida Medical Board May Bar Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Minors
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Transgender minors in Florida are now one step closer to not being able to get medical care to affirm their gender.In a heated hearing on Friday, the Florida Board of Medicine voted to begin drafting a rule ba…
Learn MoreNewborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis Less Accurate in Minorities
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) variant panels have lower detection rates when used for newborn screening (NBS) in racial and ethnic-minority groups, according to a study published …
Learn MoreCancer Death Rates Continuing to Decline for Adults, Children
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cancer death rates are continuing to decline overall, although incidence is stable in men and increasing among women, according to a report published online Oct. 27 in Cancer.Kathleen A. Cronin, Ph.D., M.P.H.,…
Learn MorePatients Favor Single-Port Robotic System for Uro-Oncology Surgery
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing urologic oncology procedures, use of the da Vinci single-port (SP) robotic system is perceived favorably by patients compared with a multiport platform, according to a study published i…
Learn MoreHearts From Donors Who Had COVID Are Safe for Transplant
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A person with heart failure in dire need of a new heart may have faced delays in getting one during the pandemic when potential donors tested positive for COVID-19. As some centers began accepting these hearts…
Learn MoreGaps Exist in Studying Impact of Mental Health Hotlines
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Few studies evaluate the impact of mental health hotlines on caller outcomes, according to a review published online Oct. 18 in Psychiatric Services.Samantha Matthews, M.P.A., from the RAND Corporation in Sant…
Learn MoreCon frecuencia, los programas de alivio del estrés usan perros. ¿Y qué pasa con los gatos?
JUEVES, 27 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — A veces, las universidades celebran eventos para aliviar el estrés con mascotas, que ofrecen la oportunidad de relajarse mientras acaricia con suavidad la cabeza y la espalda de un perro tranquilo.Pero…
Learn MoreEl ejercicio es clave para la recuperación tras una cirugía para el cáncer de mama
JUEVES, 27 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La mejor forma de volver a sentirse más normal tras una cirugía para el cáncer de mama es moverse, afirman los expertos.Un cirujano ofrece algunas sugerencias postquirúrgicas para estiramientos de braz…
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