Telehealth Visits Can Boost Prenatal, Maternal Care
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Seeing their doctors via telehealth instead of in person during the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have been as good, and sometimes even better, for pregnant women and new moms.Researchers from Oregon Health & …
Learn MoreCuando los genes aumentan el riesgo de cáncer de mamá, ¿hay que contárselo a los hijos?
VIERNES, 22 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Es importante hablar con los hijos sobre los riesgos de salud familiares, pero el impacto de compartir este tipo de información no ha estado claro.Es probable que sea seguro, según un estudio reciente, …
Learn MoreLa terapia genética logra avances contra una forma de hemofilia
VIERNES, 22 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las personas con hemofilia B podrían experimentar una reducción dramática en su riesgo de sangrado con tan solo una inyección de una terapia genética experimental, informa un nuevo estudio. La hemofilia…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: July 25, 2022
As COVID reinfection cases rise, who should get a second booster? Despite vaccines and natural immunity, the highly infectious Omicron variant is striking many people more than once. Read moreWHO declares monkeypox a global health emergency. At least …
Learn MoreUnos anestesiólogos con demasiado trabajo pueden poner a los pacientes quirúrgicos en riesgo
JUEVES, 21 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Unos anestesiólogos agobiados y con demasiado trabajo podrían estar aumentando el riesgo de muerte y complicaciones de los pacientes hospitalizados, informa un estudio reciente.No es raro que un anestesi…
Learn MoreWhen Genes Raise a Mom’s Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s important to talk to kids about family health risks, but the impact of sharing this kind of information has been unclear.It’s probably safe, according to a new study, but how are you supposed to do it — …
Learn MoreGene Therapy Makes Inroads Against a Form of Hemophilia
FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with hemophilia B could find their bleeding risk dramatically reduced with just one injection of an experimental gene therapy, a new study reports.Hemophilia B is a rare and inherited genetic disorder i…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: July 22, 2022
First U.S. case of polio in a decade reported in New York: Rockland County officials say the young adult was not vaccinated and they have since opened polio vaccine clinics to encourage shots. Read moreAs searing heat stretches across much of the Unit…
Learn MoreKeytruda Extends Survival for Women With an Aggressive Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adding the drug Keytruda to standard chemotherapy can extend the lives of some women with an aggressive form of breast cancer, a new study finds.The study involved women with advanced triple-negative breast …
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: July 21, 2022
Exercising body & mind may help aging women more. ln a new study, women, but not men, had greater cognitive reserves if they exercised regularly and took classes, read or played games. Read morePost-workout sauna might boost your health even more. Th…
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