Some Low-Income, Uninsured Patients Aren’t Referred for Colonoscopy
2016-12-13
Follow-up is not consistent, even if they’re part of ‘safety net’ health programContinue Reading
Immune-Focused Drug Shows Promise Against Lung Cancer
2016-12-13
Tecentriq extended survival by several months for patients with advanced disease, study foundContinue Reading
Drug Use by U.S. Teens Drops to All-Time Low
2016-12-13
Use of tobacco and alcohol down significantly, too, federal report findsContinue Reading
Anti-Tobacco Efforts Lead to 53 Million Fewer Smokers Worldwide
2016-12-12
Higher cigarette taxes seem to have the most impact, study estimatesContinue Reading
Strength Training May Prevent Side Effect of Breast Cancer Surgery
2016-12-09
Women who worked out twice a week saw less swelling in arms and chest, small study findsContinue Reading
Babies’ Marijuana Exposure Evident in Their Pee
2016-12-09
Parents should reduce harmful secondhand smoke exposure, researcher saysContinue Reading
Could a Computer Someday Guide Breast Cancer Care?
2016-12-09
‘Watson Oncology’ agreed with doctors 90 percent of the time in many cases, study findsContinue Reading
Certain Breast Cancer Drugs Tied to Blood Vessel Damage
2016-12-09
But findings from small study are unlikely to change current practice, doctors sayContinue Reading
U.S. Surgeon General Calls for Crackdown on E-Cig Use in Teens
2016-12-08
900 percent increase in use among youth in past 5 years; concerns about nicotine, harmful vapors continueContinue Reading
Benign ‘Toothlet’ Tumor Found in 255 Million-Year-Old Fossil
2016-12-08
Scientists spotted the jaw malformation in a distant forerunner of mammalsContinue Reading