Month: December 2022

Cada vez son menos las mujeres mayores de 65 años que se someten a pruebas de detección del cáncer de cuello uterino. Pero algunas se resisten a renunciar al examen. View original article Contributor: Paula Span

Federal guidelines say U.S. adults should get at least 75 minutes of vigorous physical activity, or 150 minutes of less-intense activity, each week. But over the past few years, a slew of studies have promoted the benefits of getting much, much less exercise than that. One 2022 study found that squeezing in just three one-minute … Read more

Many parents bring children to emergency rooms to manage aggressive behaviors. But the visits offer little long-term benefit, doctors said. View original article Contributor: Ellen Barry

Some of the most fragile health systems in the world can teach us ways to respond to public health threats early and effectively. View original article Contributor: Stephanie Nolen

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities are going door to door and paying people older than 60 to get vaccinated against COVID-19. But even as cases surge, 64-year-old Li Liansheng said his friends are alarmed by stories of fevers, blood clots and other side effects. “When people hear about such incidents, they may not be willing … Read more

It is fortunate that, in a majority of cases, kidney cancer is caught before spreading to other parts of the body. For these patients, treatment usually involves a nephrectomy, which is the surgical removal of one or both of the kidneys. The goal of the surgery is to prevent the cancer from metastasizing. Unfortunately, many … Read more