Watchdog Group Says HHS Not Ready to Battle Future Health Crises
Latest Infectious Disease News FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is falling down on the job when it comes to dealing with numerous public health crises, a nonpartisan government watchdog said Thursday. This includes its communications to the public and healthcare providers, coordinating with federal and […]
Did Your Gene Screen Turn Up Dangerous DNA? Study Finds Real Risk Is Low
Latest Cancer News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) Most gene variants that have been labeled “pathogenic” may make only a small difference in a person’s risk of actually developing disease, a new study suggests. Scouring genetic data on more than 72,000 individuals, researchers found that most of the gene […]
Hospital Defends Decision to Deny Heart Transplant to Unvaccinated Man
Latest Heart News THURSDAY, Jan. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) In response to claims that a man was denied a heart transplant because he refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19, Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston said Wednesday that its transplant policies mirror those used across the United States. In a crowdfunding appeal for 31-year-old D.J. […]
In a First, a Robot Performs Laparoscopic Surgery on Pig Without Human Help
Latest Digestion News FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) A robot performed challenging keyhole surgery on pigs without any human help in what could be a major step toward fully automated surgery on people. “Our findings show that we can automate one of the most intricate and delicate tasks in surgery: the reconnection of two […]
Fat Injections Might Ease Pain of Plantar Fasciitis
Latest Exercise & Fitness News By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) Belly fat is usually unwelcome, but new research suggests it may actually be good for something: relief from foot pain. A small pilot study suggests that an injection of a patient’s own fat cells can help ease the often-excruciating […]
AHA News: Statistics Report Offers Snapshot of the Nation’s Brain Health – And a Guide to Protecting
Latest Neurology News WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Brain diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, are closely connected to heart health. They are affected by everyday actions and rank among the nation’s leading causes of death. That’s the portrait of brain health that emerges from the American Heart Association’s […]
Common Gout Drug Is Safe in Patients With Kidney Issues
Latest Arthritis News By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) Allopurinol, a frequently used gout medication, does not appear to drive up the risk for dying among gout patients who also struggle with chronic kidney disease, new research shows. The finding is based on an analysis of two decades worth of […]
Omicron Batters Already Strained U.S. Hospitals
Latest Coronavirus News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) U.S. hospitals continue to reel from the pressure posed by the ongoing pandemic, facing critical workforce shortages and rising labor costs that amount to a “national emergency,” hospital executives say. Nearly 1,400 hospitals — 31% of the nation’s total — are […]
Survivors of Severe COVID Face Higher Odds for Another Hospitalization Soon After
Latest Coronavirus News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) People hospitalized for COVID-19 are not necessarily out of the woods once they’re discharged: Many land in the hospital again in the months afterward, a large U.K. study finds. The researchers found that in the 10 months after leaving the hospital, […]
Administration Withdraws Vaccine Mandate for Large Employers
Latest Coronavirus News WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) The Biden Administration on Tuesday withdrew an emergency COVID-19 vaccine-or-test mandate for workers at large companies following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling against the requirement. The mandate, which required businesses with 100 or more staff to ensure their employees were either vaccinated or were tested […]