New Immunotherapy Shows Promise in Fighting Metastatic Breast Cancer
2022-02-08
Half of the breast cancer patients who received an experimental form of immunotherapy showed measurable tumor shrinkage, researchers say.Continue Reading
New Technology Restores Movement After Spinal Cord Paralysis
2022-02-07
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A motorcycle crash left Michel Roccati with complete lower-body paralysis from a devastating spinal cord injury. That was in 2017. But now, the Italian native is walking again, courtesy of groundbreaking Swiss research that restores motor function within one day by means ofContinue Reading
How Calling a Food ‘Light’ in Calories Can Backfire
2022-02-07
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If the label says your food is “light,” will you eat more to fill up? Quite possibly, a new study suggests. Researchers invited 37 men and women to a simple lunch of penne pasta, snack tomatoes, pesto, oregano and basil. One time, theContinue Reading
COVID Infection May Boost Antibodies for Up to 20 Months
2022-02-07
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve already had COVID-19, your natural antibodies may last as long as 20 months, a new study suggests. While this is reassuring, experts are quick to caution that the new findings don’t necessarily mean you’re protected against reinfection, and that vaccines remainContinue Reading
‘Dr. Chimp Will See You Now’? Primates Use Medicine, Study Suggests
2022-02-07
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Chimpanzees aren’t monkeying around when they catch insects and place them on open wounds, researchers report. An ongoing study of about 45 chimps in Loango National Park in Gabon is the first to document via video that such “healing” behavior is occurring, accordingContinue Reading
AHA News: You Don’t Have to Be an Olympian to Find Exercise Thrills in Winter’s Chill
2022-02-07
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Watching what Olympic athletes can do on snow and ice might have you thinking about trying some cold weather activity yourself. And a glance at the thermometer might quickly have you saying, “nahhh.” Before you head back to the couch, knowContinue Reading
Searching for Good Sleep? Here’s What You’re Doing Right – and Wrong
2022-02-07
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans are working hard to get a good night’s sleep, and feeling the effects when they miss the mark. About 32% of people feel more tired these days than they did before the pandemic began, according to the results of a newContinue Reading
CVS, Walgreens Lift Limits on Purchases of Rapid COVID-19 Tests
2022-02-07
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There will no longer be a limit on how many over-the-counter rapid COVID-19 tests customers can buy at a time, the pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens say. CVS previously restricted customers to purchasing six tests at once, but has dropped those restrictions becauseContinue Reading
Ketamine May Be Emergency Deterrent for People at Risk of Suicide
2022-02-07
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new clinical trial strengthens the case that ketamine — once famous as a club drug — can rapidly ease suicidal thoughts. Researchers found that among 156 adults hospitalized for severe suicidal thoughts, those given two doses of ketamine often saw those disturbingContinue Reading
Omicron Hits Younger People, But Less Likely to Bring Long Hospital Stays
2022-02-07
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Omicron COVID-19 patients are younger and have more breakthrough infections, a new study finds. But people infected with Omicron are also less likely to be hospitalized or need intensive respiratory support than those who’d gotten the earlier Alpha and Delta variants. The researchersContinue Reading