TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Offering medications for opioid use disorder to prisoners could mean fewer overdose deaths later, new research suggests. “Offering medications for opioid addiction for incarcerated individuals saves lives. Specifically, offering all three medications — buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone — is the most effective atContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The United States will fall short of its Cancer Moonshot goal of cutting cancer deaths by at least half over the next 25 years unless more action is taken, a new U.S. National Cancer Institute analysis concludes. Cancer deaths recently have been decliningContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Arthritis is a common disease that causes pain and inflammation in different body joints, making it difficult to enjoy everyday tasks and physical activity. Fortunately, there are many different medications for arthritis. Depending on what type of arthritis you have and its severity,Continue Reading
MONDAY, April 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — With so many American kids and teens dealing with depression or anxiety, pediatricians are increasingly stepping in as mental health care providers. Now, a new study suggests they are doing a decent job — but too few kids are being referred for talkContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cars are going electric at record speed, but are the high-powered charging devices the cars need safe for people who have implanted heart devices? Yes, claims new research that also found home car chargers are likely also safe, as long as the personContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As summer nears, teens may want to apply for their first job or try to boost their hours for the season. Not all parents think this is such a good idea though, according to a new C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital poll. “Teen jobsContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 17, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Christopher Gardner was once a junk-food-devouring teen. Today, he eats a whole-food, plant-based diet, works to improve the food system and encourages people to “be intentional about food choices. Think about them, ask others about them, discuss them, be aspirational inContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Deciding to go into therapy is a big move, one that people sometimes struggle with for a variety of reasons. But now that you’ve realized therapy would be helpful for you, how to find a therapist? It’s important to know what outcome you’reContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An experimental vaccine whipped up to specifically target a melanoma patient’s tumor cells significantly reduces the likelihood of the cancer recurring, early clinical trial data show. Each dose of the vaccine, called mRNA-4157/V940, is crafted based on the unique genetics of an individualContinue Reading
MONDAY, April 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An experimental blood test may be able to catch a dozen different types of cancer with a high degree of accuracy — including some that are particularly tricky to detect, a preliminary study suggests. Researchers found that the blood test was usually onContinue Reading