WEDNESDAY, June 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A malaria drug could help immune-compromised people who can’t shake off babesiosis, a tick-borne parasitic infection, a new study says. The drug tafenoquine helped cure four New England patients whose babesiosis infections weren’t knocked out by the usual standard of care, researchers reportedContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) can improve doctors’ assessments of mammograms, accurately detecting even the smallest breast cancers with fewer scary false positive readings, a new study shows. AI-assisted mammography detected significantly more breast cancers, with a lower false-positive rate, than doctors assessing mammograms onContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Following the end of temporary pandemic-era rules expanding access to Medicaid, about 10 million Americans have lost that coverage. But a new report finds that most folks who’ve lost coverage have done so because of paperwork issues, and they’re far more likely toContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The popular prebiotic sodas known as Poppi may not be quite as good for your gut as the company claims. In a class-action lawsuit filed last week in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Kristin Cobbs said she bought Poppi drinks because ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A company recall has been issued for cucumbers sold in 14 states because of possible contamination with salmonella. In a notice posted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Florida-based Fresh Start Produce recalled the vegetables, which were shipped from May 17 throughContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Booze could threaten a sleeping air passenger’s heart health, particularly on long-haul flights, a new study warns. Alcohol combined with cabin pressure at cruising altitude lowers the amount of oxygen in the blood and raises the heart rate for a long period, evenContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Could the blockbuster GLP-1 meds like Wegovy and Ozempic have a role to play in helping people cut down on problem drinking? A new study suggests so. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland report that obese folks with drinking issues whoContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks with sleep apnea are more likely to require hospitalization for an ailment, a new study shows. People aged 50 and older with sleep apnea have 21% higher odds of hospitalization compared to those without the breathing disorder, researchers report. “The findings holdContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 (Healthday News) — People battling advanced esophageal cancers should get doses of chemotherapy both before and after tumor-removing surgeries, a new study suggests. “There is considerable disagreement as to whether giving all adjuvant [chemo] therapy upfront versus ‘sandwich’ adjuvant therapy before and after surgery is theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Kids who spend more than six hours a day on their duffs have a greater risk of severe fatty liver disease and liver cirrhosis by the time they’re young adults, a new study claims. Children have 15% higher odds of fatty liver diseaseContinue Reading