TUESDAY, April 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In their search for a drug to prevent Alzheimer’s disease, scientists are taking a look at certain rheumatoid arthritis drugs. Preliminary findings suggest that a type of rheumatoid arthritis drug known as TNF inhibitors may lower dementia risk in rheumatoid arthritis patients whoContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new artificial intelligence approach can predict if and when heart patients might die of sudden cardiac arrest far more accurately than a doctor can, and could improve survival rates, according to its developers. “Sudden cardiac death caused by arrhythmia accounts for asContinue Reading
SATURDAY, April 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’re thinking about getting a device to help you sleep better, an expert offers some advice. Sleep-tracking devices range from those that record how much you sleep to those that monitor your sleep stages, but it can be difficult to know ifContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — With the advent of smartphones came the rise of selfies, shared daily by “like”-seeking millions across social media. But a small new study suggests that, unlike photos taken with regular cameras, smartphone selfies distort facial features in a not-so-flattering way. And those unappealingContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Breast cancers that arise before age 40 tend to be more aggressive. But young women who undergo “breast-conserving” surgery are just as likely to survive as those who have a mastectomy, a preliminary study finds. The study involved nearly 600 women under ageContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday ordered a new national push to research the nature and impact of long COVID, a constellation of sometimes debilitating symptoms that linger long after infection in nearly one-third of Americans. The research initiative will be orchestrated by theContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Efforts to cut back on risky opioid use for pain after surgery are trickling down to kids. New research shows that fewer Americans under the age of 18 were prescribed narcotics to treat surgical pain between 2014 and 2017, and these numbers droppedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Images of Ukrainians being carried on stretchers from bombed-out buildings, wounded and bleeding, are heartbreaking, but one American surgeons’ group is doing its part to help teach the war-torn country’s citizens how to halt life-threatening bleeds. When serious injury strikes, time is ofContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For women with frequent urine leakage, a newer and simpler “sling” surgery works as well as the standard version, according to a new clinical trial. The study involved women with stress urinary incontinence, where movement that puts pressure on the abdomen — suchContinue Reading
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Human Genome Project produced the most complete map of human genetics ever assembled in 2003 — but that map still held many uncharted territories. It did not contain about 8% of the human genome, representing crucial regions and large gaps that haveContinue Reading