Whether children were breastfed as infants and for how long may have an impact on their test scores when they are adolescents, according to new research.
A psychiatrist from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston offers some tips for making sure smartphones and tablets are put to good use and not used to excess. Here's that and more health news.
Aviation experts are citing a loss of oxygen as a possible theory for why an unresponsive business jet flew over the nation’s capital Sunday before crashing in rural Virginia. Investigators are just beginning to look for answers. The Cessna Citation took off from Elizabethton, Tennessee, and…
A study led by Boston Children’s Hospital researchers and published in JAMA Network Open suggests that 70.4% of almost 850,000 U.S. household transmissions of Covid-19 originated with a child.
Researchers in Ireland conducted a study that suggests Mondays could be the most likely day to have a serious heart attack.
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Women who use estrogen to ease menopause symptoms may see their blood pressure rise — but the way they take the hormone may determine that, a large new study suggests.
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The most common screening test for prostate cancer so often returns a false positive result that it’s no longer recommended for men older than 70, and it's offered as a personal choice for younger men.
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with hormone receptor-positive advanced breast cancer with disease progression during or after treatment with an aromatase inhibitor, capivasertib-fulvestrant therapy results in significantly longer progression-free survival than fulvestrant alone, according to a study published in the June 1 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For children presenting to the emergency department with an isolated distal forearm injury, initial point-of-care ultrasonography is noninferior to radiography for physical function of the affected arm at four weeks, according to a study published in the June 1 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with stroke of recent onset or progression of stroke symptoms and no occlusion of large or medium-sized cerebral vessels, intravenous tirofiban is associated with an increased likelihood of an excellent outcome, according to a study published online June 1 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Incident myocardial infarction (MI) is not associated with a decrease in global cognition, memory, or executive function but is associated with faster declines in these measures over time, according to a study published online May 30 in JAMA Neurology.
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Magnetically controlled capsule endoscopy (MCCE) offers a high rate of visualization of all regions of the gastric mucosa and is associated with high patient satisfaction and no adverse events, according to a study published online June 1 in iGIE.
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For adults with diabetes, subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD), as assessed by cardiac biomarkers, is associated with an increased risk for all-cause and CVD mortality, according to a study published online May 31 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For persons with sickle cell disease (SCD), gene therapy seems not to be cost-effective per conventional cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) standards and can be equitable per distributional CEA (DCEA) standards, which incorporate the effects of treatments on disparities, according to a study published online May 30 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For adults with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes, bout-related moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (bMVPA) performed in the afternoon is associated with improvements in glycemic control, according to a study published online May 25 in Diabetes Care.
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation (MR), transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair is safe and has a high rate of success, according to a study published in the May 23/30 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with atrial fibrillation who have had an acute ischemic stroke, the incidence of a composite primary end point ranges from a reduction of about 2.8 percent to an increase of 0.5 percent for those receiving early versus later direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), according to a study published online May 24 in the New England Journal of Medicine to coincide with the annual European Stroke Organization Conference, held from May 24 to 26 in Munich.
Six construction workers injured in a partial building collapse in New Haven have been released from a hospital, while two others continue to be treated and are in fair condition. That's according to Yale New Haven Hospital spokesperson Mark D'Antonio. The building was under construction when a section collapsed Friday from the second story into the basement. City officials have said concrete apparently was being poured faster than workers could spread it, and it pooled too much in one area. Federal authorities are investigating. Two of the eight wounded workers were critically injured and remain hospitalized Monday.
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Understanding circumcision can help you speed your baby boy’s healing process and be aware of any complications that may arise.
While drinking alcohol can help you fall asleep, it has been proven that this results in less quality sleep overall.
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental targeted therapy can dramatically slow the progress of common slow-growing brain cancers, a new clinical trial finds.
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Ticks are extremely resilient even when temperatures vary wildly, according to scientists who are working to better understand the spread of Lyme disease.
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MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When people regained weight after obesity surgery, it wasn’t entirely clear what to do next. Now, it appears the weight-loss medications Wegovy and Saxenda can help.
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MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Warmer weather is drawing people outdoors to enjoy nature. But for those who spend time working in the garden or walking along wooded or grassy trails, it also means greater exposure to a menace so tiny they may never even see or feel it.
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Screening mammograms saves lives, and consistency counts for a lot.
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- There’s a "loneliness epidemic" in the United States, and feelings of isolation have been linked to heart disease, stroke and other health conditions.
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Many men will put off going to the doctor unless they are really sick, but men's health screenings help catch problems before symptoms appear.
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. gun deaths and injuries in children have risen at astronomical rates. Yet, among kids on Medicaid, only about two of every five children who get shot receive mental health care within six months of these traumatic incidents, researchers say.
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- No man wants to hear that he has prostate cancer, but if he is diagnosed he will need to learn about the disease and how it is treated.
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- It’s tempting to treat little skin bumps on your own, but that delays proper diagnosis and treatment that may work better, federal regulators cautioned.