TUESDAY, May 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Increasing numbers of wildfires are making poor air quality more common throughout the Western United States, according to a new study. The findings suggest that many cities may soon have trouble meeting air quality standards, said lead author Kai Wilmot, a doctoral studentContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A first-of-its-kind study suggests that slow-growing breast cancers can be treated with a highly targeted tumor-freezing technique, eliminating the need for invasive surgery. Testing to date suggests that the technique is effective among women over 60 diagnosed with relatively low-risk breast cancer. “CryoablationContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As the COVID-19 pandemic unfolded, breast cancer experts realized space in operating rooms and hospitals could become scarce. That meant rethinking standard care, to provide the best way to treat patients under these suddenly restricted conditions. One of the new ideas: Reverse theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to expand emergency use of Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine by next week so that children as young as 12 can be immunized. After Pfizer’s trial in adolescents showed its vaccine worked as well in teens as itContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — More than 147 million Americans have gotten at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, and they all have the same question: What do I do with this immunization card they just handed me? Whatever you do, don’t throw it out, experts say.Continue Reading
U.K. to Ease Lockdown Measures by June 21 Social distancing rules in the U.K. could be lifted by June 21, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday. The number of new daily infections has fallen to below 2,000 and about 52% of the British population has received at least one vaccineContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Two widely used COVID-19 vaccines — Pfizer and Moderna — will likely remain powerfully protective against developing serious illness even if coronavirus variants somehow manage to infect vaccinated patients, new research suggests. Both vaccines are based on messenger RNA (mRNA) technology. And investigatorsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients most likely to sign up for clinical trials during their treatment include people of color, those with higher incomes and those who are younger, a new study finds. “This study informs our understanding of who is participating in cancer clinical trials,”Continue Reading
TUESDAY, May 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — You might think everybody knows how to protect themselves from the sun’s harmful rays, but a new survey reveals that one-third of Americans lack a basic understanding of sun safety and skin cancer. That’s the surprising takeaway from an American Academy of DermatologyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — One-third of neighborhoods in the 30 largest U.S. cities are “pharmacy deserts,” and this is much more common in Black and Hispanic communities, a new study finds. What’s a ‘pharmacy desert’? In general, in a neighborhood where most residents have cars, the studyContinue Reading