Review IDs Certain Higher Mortality Risks for Patients With Fibromyalgia
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with fibromyalgia have an increased risk for mortality, particularly from infections and suicide; however, they appear to have a lower risk for death due to cancer, according to a review published onl…
Learn MoreRacial Discrimination Raises Risk for Childhood Obesity
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Racial discrimination may drive health inequities from an early age, according to researchers who found that it puts kids at risk for obesity.“Exposure to racial discrimination must be acknowledged as both a s…
Learn MoreTicks May Be Spreading ‘Wasting Disease’ Among Wisconsin Deer
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ticks may be responsible for the spread of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Wisconsin’s deer population, according to a new study.Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have found that ticks can ha…
Learn MoreVariation Noted in Physician Turnover Rates From 2010 to 2020
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Physician turnover rates increased from 2010 to 2014, then stabilized through 2017, with no indication of an increase during the first three quarters of 2020, coincident with COVID-19, according to a study p…
Learn MoreFDA Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the nation’s first over-the-counter birth control pill, a move that will likely pave the way for far greater access to contraception for Americans.W…
Learn MoreHigher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, U.N. Says
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black women are more likely to die during or soon after childbirth due to systemic racism and sexism in the medical system, not genetics or lifestyle, according to the United Nations.A U.N. agency, the Unite…
Learn MoreLos medicamentos para el TDAH no aumentan el riesgo de uso de drogas ilícitas en el futuro
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los adolescentes que usan medicamentos estimulantes, como Ritalin, para tratar el trastorno de déficit de atención e hiperactividad (TDAH) no tienen un mayor riesgo de uso de drogas ilícitas más adela…
Learn MoreLa obesidad y el sobrepeso reducen las tasas de supervivencia en la leucemia infantil
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una creciente epidemia de obesidad podría afectar el resultado del tratamiento de las personas que se enfrentan a un cáncer, según un nuevo estudio de adultos y adolescentes que recibían tratamiento p…
Learn MoreEl melanoma es una enfermedad incluso más letal para los hombres negros
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los hombres negros tienen más probabilidades de morir de melanoma, muestra una nueva investigación, y un motivo podría ser los lugares inusuales donde es probable que el letal cáncer de piel aparezca …
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