WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For years, doctors have thought that a more extensive surgery that removes a wider swath of lymph nodes was the best option for certain patients with bladder cancer. Now, a new clinical trial is upending that belief. Researchers found that the strategy —Continue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One of the signature symptoms of COVID-19 infection in the early months of the pandemic was a loss of the sense of smell. Now, new research finds that is no longer the case, thanks to the new variants that have been circulating moreContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some might think masturbation is all about self-pleasure, but scientists now claim it’s far more significant than that. Their new findings suggest it could serve an important role in evolution. An ancient trait in primates, masturbation — at least for the males ofContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Kids with poor impulse control — a common characteristic of ADHD — may be at higher risk for health, social and criminal problems as adults, a new study indicates. Researchers found that having attention and behavior problems in childhood was linked to lessContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Once-a-day use of the targeted cancer pill Tagrisso (osimertinib) cut the five-year death rate in half for a subset of patients with early-stage lung cancer, a new clinical trial shows. The results could have major implications for patients whose cancers carry a mutationContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could breastfeeding lay the groundwork for good grades in high school? That’s what the findings of a new British study suggest, although the differences were small between those who were breastfed and those who weren’t when it came to standardized test scores andContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — As rainbow flags flutter in the June breeze for Pride Month, many LGBTQ+ people will feel tension in the air. “It’s been a really rough go for LGBTQ Americans” of late, said psychiatrist Dr. Natalia Ramos, an assistant clinical professor atContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Radiation therapy might not be necessary in treating some forms of rectal cancer and lymphoma, sparing patients from the toxic treatment, a pair of new clinical trials shows. One trial found that rectal cancer patients whose tumors shrink in response to chemotherapy canContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Money woes have long been linked to worse health care. Now, a new study finds financially strapped patients often put off cancer screenings — only to learn they have the disease when it’s advanced and tougher to treat. Researchers studied the financial backgroundContinue Reading
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Here’s some good news for women with the most common type of breast cancer: Adding a targeted breast cancer drug to hormonal therapy reduced the risk of cancer returning by 25% for women with early-stage disease, a new clinical trial shows. Hormone-receptor (HR)Continue Reading