Using Your Smartphone to Take Your Temperature? There’s Now an App for That
MONDAY, June 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Smartphones are already handy devices, but researchers have now developed an additional use for them — to check for a fever.An app called FeverPhone is the first ever to transform a smartphone into a personal…
Learn MoreFDA Approves First Gene Therapy to Treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
FRIDAY, June 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday approved the drug Elevidys (delandistrogene moxeparvovec-rokl), the first gene therapy for the treatment of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).The…
Learn MoreExperimental Prophylaxis Beneficial for Patients Undergoing HSCT
FRIDAY, June 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with hematologic cancer undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT), graft-versus-host-disease (GVHD)-free, relapse-free survival is more common among those receiving cycl…
Learn More¿Podría la pérdida del cromosoma Y ayudar a acelerar los cánceres en los hombres?
MIÉRCOLES, 21 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Todo el mundo sabe que las pérdidas forman parte del envejecimiento masculino: la pérdida del cabello, del tono muscular, de la visión o del oído. Pero, al envejecer, los hombres también comienzan a p…
Learn MoreModerate- to Vigorous-Intensity Physical Activity Cuts Diabetes Risk
THURSDAY, June 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Physical activity is important for type 2 diabetes prevention, particularly for those with a high genetic risk, according to a study published online June 5 in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.Mengyun …
Learn MoreTwo-Thirds of Physicians, Scientists Report Online Harassment
THURSDAY, June 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Physicians and biomedical scientists experience high levels of harassment online, according to a research letter published online June 14 in JAMA Network Open.Regina Royan, M.D., from the Northwestern Univer…
Learn MoreCuando estudiantes universitarios usaron menos las redes sociales, su felicidad aumento, según un estudio
MARTES, 20 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Reducir el uso de las redes sociales a apenas 30 minutos al día podría ser la clave para reducir la ansiedad, la depresión, la soledad y el miedo a perderse algo, plantean unos investigadores. Esto fue c…
Learn MoreIs Alzheimer’s Disease Genetic?
WEDNESDAY, June 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Alzheimer’s disease is a devastating diagnosis, and if a close relative has had it you may worry whether you will be next.According to the National Institutes of Health, it is estimated that over 6 million …
Learn MoreCould Loss of the Y Chromosome Help Speed Cancers in Men?
WEDNESDAY, June 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s common knowledge that loss is a part of male aging — loss of hair, loss of muscle tone, loss of vision or hearing.But men growing older also start losing the very thing that makes them biological males…
Learn MoreAI Model Can Predict Mortality in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
WEDNESDAY, June 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), a deep learning (DL) model using initial chest radiographs can predict 30-day mortality, according to a study published online June 14 in the American J…
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