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TUESDAY, March 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Health care workers are more likely to catch COVID-19 at home or in their community than on the job, a new study finds. “The news is reassuring in that it shows the measures taken are working to prevent infections from spreading in healthContinue Reading

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THURSDAY, March 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The trauma and loss of stroke can often leave survivors with long-term depression, and women appear to be at special risk, new research shows. “We did not expect that the cumulative risk of depression would remain so persistently elevated,” said study author Dr.Continue Reading

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TUESDAY, March 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A vaginal ring that slowly releases an antiviral medication could protect women against HIV for up to three months, a preliminary trial suggests. It assessed two formulations of a vaginal ring that releases the antiretroviral dapivirine in the vagina over the course ofContinue Reading

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TUESDAY, March 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Don’t skip your breast cancer screening mammogram. This is the overarching message of an extended study of more than a half-million Swedish women. Those who missed even one recommended screening mammogram were more likely to die from breast cancer, the study found. TheContinue Reading

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MONDAY, March 1, 2021 (HealthDay News) — That swollen lymph node under your arm could be a temporary side effect of a COVID-19 shot and not a sign of serious health problems. Radiologists from Massachusetts General Hospital noticed an increase in patients with swollen underarm lymph nodes as they wereContinue Reading

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FRIDAY, Feb. 26, 2021 (HealthDay News) — U.S. hospitals are expected to lose billions again in 2021, leaving them in dire financial shape as the COVID-19 pandemic guts the industry for a second year. Hospitals could lose $53 billion to $122 billion in revenue in 2021, between 4% and 10%Continue Reading

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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Access to potentially lifesaving 3D mammography isn’t equal, new research shows. “This study was about whether adoption of this technology is equitable. We’re showing that it has not been, even though it has been [U.S. Food and Drug Administration]-approved for a decade now,”Continue Reading

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TUESDAY, Feb. 23, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Testosterone levels tend to fall in older men, but a new study shows that exercise — and not supplemental testosterone — is the way to rejuvenate the aging male heart. Australian researchers found that without exercise, testosterone replacement therapy offered patients no improvementContinue Reading

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MONDAY, Feb. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new combo pill can substantially reduce bleeding caused by uterine fibroids — possibly offering some women yet another alternative to surgery, a new trial finds. The once-daily medication, which combines a drug called relugolix with estrogen and progestin, is not yet approvedContinue Reading

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THURSDAY, Feb. 18, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The growth patterns of kids born through fertility treatment differ initially from those conceived naturally, but those growth rates do catch up over time, a new study finds. In-vitro fertilization and other forms of “assisted reproductive technology” (ART) has long been associated withContinue Reading