Lifelong Bachelors Fare Worse When Heart Failure Strikes
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When heart failure strikes, being a lifelong bachelor may mean you might die sooner than women or previously married men diagnosed with the same condition, a new study suggests. Lifetime marital history appe…
Learn MoreTumor Biology, Social Determinants Equally Contribute to Breast Cancer Disparities
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Social determinants of health and tumor biology contribute roughly equally to racial disparities in cancer-related death among Black and White women with breast cancer, according to a study published online …
Learn MoreCutting Down on Social Media Brings Quick Boost to Teens’ Self-Image
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — All those images of beautiful-looking people on social media can deflate a young person’s self-image, but there may be an easy fix: limiting time spent on TikTok, Instagram and the like.A new Canadian study …
Learn MoreAlmost Two-Thirds of U.S. Doctors, Nurses Feel Burnt Out at Work: Poll
THURSDAY, Feb. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — America’s health care workforce is under unprecedented strain, and leaders of the medical profession are scrambling to shore up doctors and nurses who are burning out in record numbers.Nearly two-thirds (63%…
Learn MoreU.S. to Allow Medicaid to Pay for Drug Treatment in Prisons
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Soon, the federal government will allow states to use Medicaid funds to treat prisoners for drug addiction and mental health services.In an announcement made during a visit to the Camden County Jail in New …
Learn MoreFDA Widens Warning for Contaminated Eye Products
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers to stop buying or using the Delsam Pharma Artificial Eye Ointment. The over-the-counter product is made by the same company that makes ey…
Learn MoreGene Could Predispose Some Black Patients to Alzheimer’s
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A gene variant found almost exclusively among people of African descent appears to substantially raise the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study finds.The variant is in a gene called ApoE3, and it’s appa…
Learn MoreUn beneficio adicional de la vacuna contra la COVID: un riesgo más bajo de ataque cardiaco si se infecta
LUNES, 20 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Quizá una vacuna contra la COVID-19 proteja a una persona no solo del virus, sugiere una investigación reciente.Unos investigadores de la Escuela de Medicina Icahn de Mount Sinai, en la ciudad de Nueva …
Learn MoreRetiran otra fórmula infantil por preocupaciones sobre la contaminación bacteriana
MARTES, 21 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Otra marca de fórmula infantil se enfrenta a una retirada.El fabricante de fórmula Reckitt retiró 145,000 latas de fórmula Enfamil ProSobee el lunes, debido a una posible contaminación cruzada con la b…
Learn MoreFDA Widens Warning for Contaminated Eye Products
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Stop buying or using Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Eye Ointment, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday.The over-the-counter product is made by the same company that makes eye drops that were r…
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