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HealthDay News — The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is suspending the biologics license for the live-attenuated chikungunya vaccine, Ixchiq, in the United States. The move comes after reports ...
Child-focused screening for MEB problems should start at age 6 months and continue at 12-, 24-, and 36-month health supervision visits.
More than 20% of ischemic strokes in patients aged 45 years or younger are associated with Antiphospholipid syndrome, and its ...
Researchers conducted a meta-analysis examining the relationship between non-depressive neuropsychiatric symptoms and mortality in older adults with dementia.
HealthDay News — Prenatal exposure to the pesticide chlorpyrifos (CPF) is associated with altered differentiation of neuronal tissue, increased myelination of the internal capsule, and lower regional ...
Clinicians are telling me that immigrant patients are missing appointments or requesting telehealth visits because they are afraid to leave their homes,” said Stephanie Woolhandler, MD.
HealthDay News — For pediatric patients with epilepsy, sleep apnea (SA) is associated with an increased risk for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) and cardiac dysrhythmia, according to a study published in ...
Researchers sought to compare the behavioral and physiologic impacts of 2 approaches for changing sedentary behavior in postmenopausal women.
Most studies on the topic focus on individual coping methods, including hydration and cooling, environmental adjustments, and relocation.
The CDC reports that as many as 1 in 5 cases of Vibrio vulnificus end in death, much higher than other strains, according to the ...
Researchers investigated the characteristics of end of life emergency department visits in patients with advanced cancer who were referred to palliative care.
In recent years, however, we have seen increases in measles cases across the US, with some towns having enough cases to be considered an outbreak. This has been attributed to a number of factors, one ...