TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black patients are more likely than their white peers to need emergency surgery for colon cancer, which increases their risk for complications and death, study authors say. “Overall, these results suggest that racial and ethnic differences persist” among colon cancer patients, and “theseContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Babies born prematurely who are fed formula may need iron supplementation like their breastfed counterparts, new research suggests. “Just because a baby is on iron-rich formula, we should not assume all of their iron needs are being met, since iron from the formulaContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients who undergo angioplasty and stenting to open clogged arteries in and around the heart should also be screened for depression, according to a new study. Researchers found that depressed patients were less likely than their mentally healthy peers to take their prescribedContinue Reading
What’s driving the ongoing Adderall shortage? Shortages of the ADHD drug are expected to continue for months, forcing families to scramble for ways to deal with their children’s condition. Read more Most people with COPD enjoy good mental health. Despite a tough diagnosis, two-thirds were in excellent mental health despiteContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For those who care about their teeth, a new study sounds a pretty clear alarm: using tobacco in any form — including the increasingly popular practice of vaping — is a recipe for a dental nightmare. The warning comes from the U.S. NationalContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s tempting to follow the latest trend when it comes to health care, but for patients who live with heart failure, some alternative treatments could have serious consequences. To address the issue, the American Heart Association (AHA) has published a new scientific statementContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Having COPD can make it hard to breathe as it taxes both the lungs and the heart, but a new study offers a possible solution: Using an air purifier helped patients’ hearts work better. Researchers found that when people with COPD, also knownContinue Reading
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An experimental immunotherapy appears highly effective in attacking bone marrow cancer, with nearly three in four patients responding to the treatment, new clinical trial results show. The drug, talquetamab, works by binding to the body’s immune cells as well as to multiple myelomaContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Long COVID is a collection of symptoms — brain fog, chronic fatigue, shortness of breath, stomach pain — that can torment people for months and even years on end. Worse, long COVID can also be is a killer. More than 3,500 deaths linkedContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For some people, dozens of U.S.-approved drugs can lead to a rare but often fatal brain infection. Researchers have now confirmed a strong link between four genetic mutations and this illness, called progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). A new study found that in peopleContinue Reading