TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — As a nurse practitioner who is passionate about helping patients make better lifestyle choices, Ashley Breaux admits she may be a bit more anxious about her own health than most people. “I’m hypervigilant,” she said, noting she has always eaten aContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Medical marijuana could be a viable alternative to opioid painkillers for people dealing with arthritis or chronic back pain, two new studies show. Many patients prescribed opioids for their chronic pain wound up taking fewer painkillers — or stopping them altogether — afterContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The party drug “ecstasy” might be the key to helping people heal from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), new clinical trial results indicate. In a small study, PTSD patients treated with a powerful combination of the psychedelic drug, also known as MDMA, and talkContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Knee replacement surgery is increasingly common among people over 80 sidelined with knee pain, and the procedure isn’t as hazardous for them as often assumed. That’s the main message from a new study of more than 1.7 million seniors who underwent knee replacementContinue Reading
Medical marijuana may help many avoid opioids. For those suffering from chronic back pain or arthritis, medicinal pot is proving a less harmful alternative, new research shows. Read more How risky is knee replacement for folks over 80? A study of more than 1.7 million seniors who underwent knee replacementContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — At-home COVID-19 tests are a key tool in containing the spread of the coronavirus. But a few safety precautions are in order to prevent serious injury, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns. The tests can cause harm if they’re not used accordingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A healthy diet and regular exercise are crucial for the long-term health of cancer survivors, a new American Cancer Society (ACS) guideline emphasizes. “The link to a healthy diet and regular exercise in long-term cancer survival has become even more clear during theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Antibodies from a COVID-19 infection linger in most children for up to seven months, even if they had no symptoms, a new study finds. To come to that reassuring conclusion, researchers analyzed data from 218 children in Texas, ages 5 to 19, whoContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — What appears to be appendicitis can actually be cancer of the appendix in some cases, especially in patients under the age of 50, a new study suggests. While antibiotics can be used instead of surgery to treat acute appendicitis, patients who receive antibioticsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Scars from facial surgery look worse to skin cancer patients themselves than to others, so it’s important for surgeons to prepare patients beforehand, researchers say. Doctors can help by outlining the healing process and explaining what their scars will look like in theContinue Reading