Health Highlights: Jan.3, 2023
Staying hydrated could mean less disease, slower aging. New research has discovered that older adults who are properly hydrated may be healthier and live longer than those who aren’t, having less incidence of conditions like heart and lung disease. Re…
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New Year’s resolutions: How to make and keep them. Experts say one approach to success is to assess your situation and set goals that can be easily met – then add to those goals over time. Read moreU.S. could face surging numbers of teens with diabet…
Learn MoreUna terapia con células madre quizá ralentice a la EM mejor que los fármacos, según un estudio
MIÉRCOLES, 28 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un nuevo estudio amplía las evidencias de que las personas con esclerosis múltiple (EM) se pueden beneficiar de un tipo de trasplante de células madre, incluso los pacientes que están en una fase …
Learn MoreRansomware Attacks on Health Care Organizations on the Rise
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From 2016 to 2021, there was an increase in ransomware attacks on health care delivery organizations, exposing the personal health information (PHI) of nearly 42 million patients, according to a study publis…
Learn MoreMental Health Apps Offer Basic Features
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mental health apps offer basic features and privacy challenges are common, according to a study published online Dec. 28 in JAMA Network Open.Erica Camacho, from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in …
Learn MoreAutologous Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Slows Disability Progression in MS
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS), autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT) is associated with a slowing of disease progression compared with other a…
Learn MoreStem Cell Therapy May Slow MS Better Than Meds: Study
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new study is adding to evidence that people with multiple sclerosis can benefit from a type of stem cell transplant — including some patients who are in a more advanced phase of the disease.The research …
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Stem cell therapy may slow MS better than meds. Over five years, 62% of those who got stem cells saw no worsening of symptoms, while only 46% of those on MS meds did, a new study found. Read moreGetting COVID booster helps your antibodies last longer….
Learn More¿Puede un exceso de tiempo frente a pantallas aumentar el riesgo de un niño de sufrir TOC?
JUEVES, 22 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los preadolescentes que pasan gran parte de su tiempo libre viendo videos en línea o jugando videojuegos quizá tengan un riesgo más elevado de desarrollar el trastorno obsesivo compulsivo (TOC), sugi…
Learn MoreUn avance en la terapia genética ayuda a los niños que nacen sin sistema inmunitario
JUEVES, 22 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Diez niños con una forma especialmente rara y difícil de tratar de la enfermedad del “niño burbuja” están viviendo vidas normales tras recibir un nuevo método de terapia genética, señalan unos invest…
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