Blood Biomarker Linked to Incident VTE in COVID-19 Patients
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Higher levels of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) are associated with incident venous thromboembolism (VTE) among patients hospitalized for COVID-19, regardless of D-dimer levels, acc…
Learn MoreAre You Among the ‘Diet-Resistant’? Workouts May Be Key to Weight Loss
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — “You can’t run from the fork.”It’s an old weight-loss saying, reminding folks that diet is more important than exercise when it comes to shedding excess pounds.But is that true for everyone? New research sugge…
Learn MoreMany Who Need Opioid OD Antidote the Most Can’t Afford It
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Naloxone is a lifesaving antidote to an opioid overdose, but it may be priced too high for those most vulnerable to opioid-related death, a new study finds.Between 2014 and 2018, naloxone costs rose 500% for t…
Learn MoreCooler Weather Could Mean More Diabetes in Dogs
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Just like their humans, dogs are more often diagnosed with diabetes in certain places and times of year, new research reveals. Diagnoses of type 1 diabetes in humans rise during the winter months and in northe…
Learn MoreChronic Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Confirmed After COVID-19
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Chronic neuropsychiatric symptoms are observed following COVID-19 infection, although self-reported symptoms are not associated with quantitative dysfunction, according to a study published in the October is…
Learn MoreAumentan las tasas de suicidio de los estadounidenses de origen hispano
JUEVES, 18 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El suicidio es un importante problema de salud pública para todos los estadounidenses, pero una nueva investigación sugiere que es un problema particularmente urgente entre los hispanos.Entre 2010 y 202…
Learn MoreUna prueba barata que arroja resultados el mismo día podría detectar el riesgo de aborto espontáneo
JUEVES, 18 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una nueva y barata prueba que ofrece resultados el mismo día podría ayudar a las mujeres embarazadas a enterarse de si su feto en desarrollo tiene problemas genéticos que aumentan el riesgo de aborto es…
Learn MoreLa ivermectina y Luvox fracasan como tratamientos para la COVID-19
JUEVES, 18 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dos medicamentos que se anunciaron como tratamientos para la COVID-19, la ivermectina y la fluvoxamina, no hacen nada para mejorar los niveles de oxígeno de los pacientes ni mantenerlos fuera del hospit…
Learn MoreBuscan aliviar el dolor tras un reemplazo de rodilla
JUEVES, 18 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Unos investigadores quizá hayan encontrado una nueva forma de ayudar a aliviar el dolor de una cirugía de reemplazo de rodilla: infusionar morfina directamente en la tibia.Los hallazgos provienen de un …
Learn MoreDepression Screening Increased With Routine Screening in Primary Care
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Depression screening increased after implementation of a general screening program in 2017, according to a study published online Aug. 18 in JAMA Network Open.
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