TUESDAY, May 19, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Children with cancer don’t have a higher risk of being affected by COVID-19 or of having severe symptoms, a new study finds. “We are encouraged by these latest findings that kids with cancer are not more endangered by COVID-19 and their symptoms areContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The coronavirus pandemic has many people putting off medical appointments, but if you have possible cancer symptoms, don’t delay. A small lump in a breast, blood in your stool or an odd-looking mole, for example, should not be ignored, according to experts atContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Cancer death rates have declined more in U.S. states that expanded Medicaid after the Affordable Care Act than in those that didn’t, a new study finds. “This is the first study to show the benefit of Medicaid expansion on cancer death rates onContinue Reading
FRIDAY, May 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 hits smokers much harder than nonsmokers, according to a new review. Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), analyzed 19 studies that included data on smoking and severity of COVID-19 among nearly 11,600 patients in the United States, China andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, May 14, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy may slow the progress of metastatic bladder cancer and extend survival, a clinical trial suggests. Current treatment for advanced bladder cancer is chemotherapy, but adding the immunotherapy drug atezolizumab (Tecentriq) appears to help more patients fight thisContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, May 6, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Adults who had rough childhoods have higher odds for heart disease. That’s the conclusion from a look at more than 3,600 people who were followed from the mid-1980s through 2018. Researchers found that those who experienced the most trauma, abuse, neglect and familyContinue Reading
MONDAY, May 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) — If warning labels on cigarette packs discourage smoking, could warning labels on alcohol products discourage drinking? Researchers in Canada decided to find out. In the study, which began in 2017, the researchers applied about 300,000 colorful, highly visible warning labels to 98% ofContinue Reading
SATURDAY, May 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Though most Americans are well aware that protecting themselves from sunburn is important, many don’t take precautions, a new survey finds. Protecting yourself from exposure to sunlight is the best way of preventing skin cancer, according to the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD).Continue Reading
FRIDAY, April 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Few think of the toilet as a font of valuable information, outside what you might read while you’re sitting on the throne. But a “smart toilet” is being developed that will help track your health by analyzing your excretions, researchers say. The toiletContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 16, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Low-dose aspirin may reduce the risk of several types of digestive tract cancers, according to a team of researchers in Europe. For the new study, the researchers analyzed 113 studies investigating colon/rectal (“bowel”), head and neck, esophageal, stomach, liver, gallbladder, bile duct andContinue Reading