Alergia a la leche, una pesadilla m茅dica… y financiera
Aunque menos publicitada, la alergia a la leche puede significar un grave problema de salud, y un gasto en atenci贸n m茅dica enorme para la familia.
Got Food Allergies? Add Milk To The Worries For Your Meal
A new study by Fair Health finds that milk registered the highest average number of services and treatments per patient of any food allergy in 2016.
La tormenta pas贸, pero la salud de Puerto Rico enfrenta una larga recuperaci贸n
La isla enfrenta el riesgo de brotes de enfermedades, y desaf铆os en la atenci贸n m茅dica luego del devastador paso del hurac谩n Mar铆a.
The Storm Has Passed, But Puerto Rico’s Health Faces Prolonged Recovery
From infections linked to the storm to trying to treat people with chronic diseases in damaged clinics, health officials on this American territory struggle to stay ahead of the needs.
El ultim谩tum de Trump a los 鈥渟o帽adores鈥 impacta en la industria de la salud
M茅dicos y acad茅micos consideran que el potencial final del programa de Acci贸n Diferida para los Llegados en la Infancia (DACA) impactar铆a negativamente en el campo de la salud.
Trump’s Deadline On ‘Dreamers’ Reverberates Through Health Industries
From medical students to home health aides, the loss of DACA could deal a blow to the health care workforce, industry leaders suggest.
California, Other States To Extend Obamacare Sign-Up Beyond Federal Limit
Several state-based exchanges and the District of Columbia will allow people more than the 45 days set by the Trump administration.
Estados extender谩n la inscripci贸n del Obamacare m谩s all谩 del l铆mite federal
Varios estados evitar谩n este a帽o una nueva regla de la administraci贸n Trump que reduce a la mitad el tiempo que los consumidores tienen para comprar un seguro m茅dico individual en los mercados establecidos por ACA.
Colon Cancer Rates Rising Among Younger White Adults 鈥 And Falling Among Blacks
Although deaths from colorectal cancer are declining, researchers find rates of the disease among white men and women younger than 55 have spiked since the mid-1990s.
Apoyo bipartidista a programa que ayuda a personas con VIH a tener vivienda
El programa otorgar谩 $320 millones a zonas en las que el virus sigue expandi茅ndose. Tener un hogar seguro ayuda a llevar adelante un buen tratamiento.
Congress Revamps Housing Program To Benefit Areas Where HIV Is Spreading
The small federal program once based funding on an area鈥檚 cumulative number of cases. It will now be more responsive to places where new outbreaks are occurring.
Alerta por nueva droga: es para neuropat铆as, pero la usan adictos a opioides
La gabapentina se utiliza para tratar afecciones de los nervios, pero la est谩n usando cada vez m谩s adictos a opioides. Es la quinta droga m谩s recetada del pa铆s.
New On The Streets: Drug For Nerve Pain Boosts High For Opioid Abusers
Gabapentin, prescribed for epilepsy and nerve damage, is touted by federal health officials as an alternative to opioids for patients. But some are now abusing the drug.
A New Zika Threat Hovers As Summer鈥檚 Mosquitoes Get Bzzzzy
The Zika virus, which made its appearance in the U.S. last summer, is still not well understood, and federal and state officials are not sure what to expect this year.
Segregated Living Linked To Higher Blood Pressure Among Blacks
Blood pressure for African-Americans who moved permanently out of segregated areas into medium-segregation locations decreased on average nearly 4 points while those who went to low-segregation locales dropped almost 6 points, a 25-year study finds.
For Knee Pain, Experts Say Don鈥檛 Think About Scoping It
Writing in the journal BMJ, an international group of experts and patients say arthroscopic surgery on the knee does not provide lasting relief.
Expertos cuestionan eficacia de la cirug铆a de rodilla m谩s popular
Un panel internacional desafi贸 la eficacia de uno de los procedimientos ortop茅dicos m谩s comunes y recomend贸 fuertemente no realizar la cirug铆a artrosc贸pica en pacientes con problemas degenerativos de rodilla.
La otra crisis de Puerto Rico: el 茅xodo de m茅dicos j贸venes
Estudiar medicina es una opci贸n popular entre los j贸venes puertorrique帽os. Pero muchos graduados est谩n y茅ndose, eligiendo mejores oportunidades de trabajo, a pesar de las crecientes y urgentes necesidades de salud de Puerto Rico.
Exodus By Puerto Rican Medical Students Deepens Island鈥檚 Doctor Drain
Interest in medical schools is high in Puerto Rico, but many students look to the U.S. mainland for residencies because of higher pay and the commonwealth’s declining economy. The migration of young talent is both a symptom and an exacerbation of the island鈥檚 medical woes.
Nueva preocupaci贸n para las familias con fumadores: el humo de tercera mano
Nuevos hallazgos ponen de relieve los esfuerzos de la comunidad cient铆fica por identificar los peligros potenciales de otro subproducto de los cigarrillos que est谩 al alcance de la mano de un ni帽o.
