TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Having private insurance may not be all it is cracked up to be when it comes to hospital bills, new research warns. In a report published Monday by the nonprofit research institute RAND Corp., researchers discovered that patients with private health insurance may wind upContinue Reading
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Seniors over 80 with acute myeloid leukemia can safely and effectively take the standard targeted therapy for the blood cancer, a new study finds. The oral drug venetoclax is typically given to older AML patients whose bodies can’t handle the rigors of chemotherapy.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Babies born by C-section are unlikely to receive protection from a single dose of measles vaccine, a new study finds. A single measles jab is up to 2.6 times more likely to be completely ineffective in C-section babies, compared to those born vaginally.Continue Reading
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Vaping rates among U.S. kids in grades 9 through 12 fell to 5% in 2021, the latest year for which data is available. That’s down from a peak of 7.2% of teens who vaped in 2019, a new report finds. However, the 5%Continue Reading
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Night shift work can increase a person’s risk of chronic disease, and a new study reveals one possible explanation for this. It appears that just a few days on a night shift schedule throws off body rhythms tied to regulation of blood sugar,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Melanoma, while rare among Black Americans, is often detected later with devastating consequences, a new study finds. Black people are frequently diagnosed with melanoma at later stages, increasing their risk of death compared to fairer-skinned patients, researchers found. Advanced stage 3 melanoma wasContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women who get abortion pills through the mail receive care that’s as good as those who are required to get them in person from a clinic or doctor’s office, a new study says. Using a mail-order pharmacy to deliver the drugs after anContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 (HealthDay news) — Could being a lesbian or bisexual shorten your life? New research that analyzed decades of data on women suggests it might. What’s driving the trend? Researchers point to discrimination as the primary culprit. While there is a large body of research looking atContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — People with heart failure are often prescribed what are known as loop diuretic medications to help reduce the fluid buildup that’s a hallmark of the disease. Now, research suggests that taking the blockbuster weight loss drug Wegovy (semaglutide) can help patients reduce theirContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Chicago resident Arthur “Art” Gillespie fell ill in early March 2020 with COVID, after he and his father went to visit an uncle in a nursing facility. “I was hospitalized for 12 days with a high fever and cough, and during that time,Continue Reading