Vinculan la fibromialgia con un mayor riesgo de muerte por muchas causas
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Durante años, a las personas con fibromialgia, un trastorno común de dolor, les decían que sus síntomas eran imaginarios, pero ahora la enfermedad se toma mucho más en serio, por buenos motivos. Es má…
Learn MoreAumenta la popularidad del pickleball, y también las lesiones relacionadas, encuentra una encuesta
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El pickleball es una tendencia de moda, y hace que personas que hace tiempo que no estaban activas hagan ejercicio. También está disparando las lesiones (traumas tanto por uso excesivo como agudos), c…
Learn MoreHigher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, UN 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 MoreOverweight/Obese BMI Linked to Worse Survival in Young People With Leukemia
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), overweight/obese body mass index (BMI) is associated with worse outcomes, according to a study published online July 11 in Blo…
Learn MoreMRI May Be Preferred to CT With CT Angiography Alone for Dizziness in ED
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients presenting to the emergency department with dizziness, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) may be preferred to computed tomography (CT) with CT angiography (CTA) alone in terms of stroke management…
Learn MoreHealthy Diet Including Whole-Fat Dairy Linked to Lower Mortality
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A healthy diet, including whole-fat dairy, is associated with lower risk of mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online July 6 in the European Heart Journal.Andrew Mente…
Learn MoreBlood-Based Marker Plus PLCO Risk Model Can ID Lethal Lung Cancer
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A blood-based biomarker panel combined with the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian (PLCO) risk model (PLCOm2012) can identify individuals at high risk of lethal lung cancer, according to a study publish…
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 MoreCOVID-19 May Have Spread Between Humans, Deer
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research shows that humans and deer passed the coronavirus back and forth in late 2021 and early 2022, raising concerns that this animal reservoir could become a source of new variants.Humans passed the…
Learn MoreEn todo EE. UU., falta atención de calidad para las personas con Parkinson
MARTES, 11 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Con frecuencia, las personas con enfermedad de Parkinson no reciben la atención que necesitan para el debilitante trastorno del movimiento, informa un nuevo estudio. Tres de cada 10 dependen de médicos d…
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