Most Cancer Screens Won’t Extend Lives, But Reasons to Keep Screening Remain
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While new research suggests cancer screenings are not extending lives for the most part, the study’s authors stressed that there are still good reasons why people should continue with screenings.Their review o…
Learn MoreEl humo de los incendios canadienses hizo que las visitas a emergencias por asma aumentaran en EE. UU.
VIERNES, 25 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El humo de los incendios forestales canadienses envió a un gran número de personas que sufren de asma a las salas de emergencias de EE. UU. en primavera y verano, según dos nuevos informes. Del 30 de a…
Learn MoreWegovy podría ser una nueva opción valiosa para los pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca
VIERNES, 25 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Wegovy (semaglutida), un medicamento para perder peso, y un medicamento relacionado dirigido a la diabetes, Ozempic, ya han alterado el tratamiento tanto de la obesidad como de la diabetes, y las venta…
Learn MoreLos perros de los refugios son vulnerables a las enfermedades transmitidas por garrapatas y mosquitos
VIERNES, 25 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las crecientes temperaturas podrían acarrear un nuevo riesgo para los perros de los refugios: la propagación de enfermedades transmitidas por garrapatas y mosquitos en un área geográfica más amplia, se…
Learn MoreRecommendations Made for Hearing Assessments in Children
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hearing assessment recommendations for infants, children, and adolescents are discussed in a clinical report published online Aug. 28 in Pediatrics.Charles Bower, M.D., from Arkansas Children’s Hospital in Lit…
Learn MoreSuicides Among U.S. Veterans Jumped 10-Fold in Decades After 9/11
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Suicide has become an urgent issue among American military veterans, with rates increasing by more than 10 times in nearly two decades, a new study reveals.”Suicide rates for post-9/11 veterans have steadily i…
Learn MoreNeed Quick Help Learning CPR? Don’t Rely on Alexa, Siri
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If you need quick directions on performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in an emergency, don’t rely on Alexa, Siri or another voice assistant.A new study finds the directions provided by these AI (artif…
Learn MoreOpening All Arteries Best When Heart Attack Strikes in Old Age: Study
MONDAY, Aug. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — After a heart attack, elderly adults have better odds for improved health and survival if all major heart vessels are cleared, not just the one that caused the heart attack.Because these patients often have ot…
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