FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — When folks in rural America need treatment for a substance use disorder, significant obstacles stand in their way, researchers say. They are more likely to have to look outside their insurance network for care, resulting in higher out-of-pocket costs, according to a recentContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Steve Murray, 68, has spent a lot of time out in the sun, at work and at play. Murray worked construction for several decades, and as a child spent summers on the beach in Ocean City, N.J., and enjoyed winter visits to sunnyContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Robot-assisted total knee replacements tend to have better outcomes on average, a new study reports. Unfortunately, there’s a downside – having a surgical robot assist a human surgeon can make the procedure much more costly. Patients who had a robot-assisted knee replacement stayedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A quick swish at the doctor’s office could someday provide early detection of stomach cancer, the fourth-leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, a new study reports. Researcher found distinct differences in bacteria samples taken from the mouths of people with stomach cancer orContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Telehealth is revolutionizing health care in America by making it easier than ever to reach a doctor – but not everyone is benefitting, a new study reports. People with limited English skills are more likely to have worse experiences with telehealth visits thanContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a Class 1 recall — its most urgent kind — for an IOS app linked to a specific kind of insulin pump used by people with diabetes. The recall notice, which the FDA says isContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Antibiotic-resistant meningitis or severe, long-lasting joint infections: That’s what three U.S. “medical tourists” brought home after seeking out unapproved stem cell treatments in Mexico, according to a new report. The germ involved in all three cases was Mycobacterium abscessus, explained a team ledContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People who eat large amounts of ultra-processed foods have a slightly higher risk of premature death than those who mostly shun the industrially produced eats, a new 30-year study says. Those who ate the most ultra-processed foods – an average of seven servingsContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Colon cancer steadily increased among young people in the United States over the past two decades, with tweens enduring the most dramatic leap in cancer rates, a new study says. The rate of colon cancer grew 500% among kids 10 to 14 betweenContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — One in every four people age 16 or older with type 1 diabetes may be struggling with an eating disorder, a new review of data on the subject finds. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disorder in which the body attacks its ownContinue Reading