TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Five years after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention retooled a guideline for prescribing opioid painkillers, research suggests the change is paying off. With the United States in the grip of an opioid overdose epidemic, the CDC released an evidence-based guidelineContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Anesthesia is a vital part of almost every surgery, but unexpected bills for the service can cause a lot of pain. Now, a new study finds that these costs fell in several states that introduced legislation targeting “surprise” billing. “These price declines showContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Aug. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Achilles tendon injuries have skyrocketed in the United States this year, researchers report. Physicians at Michigan Medicine-University of Michigan diagnosed more Achilles ruptures during June 2021 than in all of 2020. Injuries to the body’s strongest, thickest tendon account for about 30% ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News ) — Doctors, nurses and pharmacists are highly trusted by most Americans, a new survey shows. Those health professionals do what’s right either most or all of the time, said at least seven in 10 respondents in the poll from the University of ChicagoContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The Affordable Care Act (ACA) reduced the ranks of uninsured Americans, but a recent study shows that many U.S. states did little to close racial gaps in health coverage. Researchers found that in the two years after the ACA came into force, someContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Barnacles may be the bane of ships, but they could point to new ways to quickly halt severe bleeding, researchers report. Barnacles are small crustaceans that attach to rocks, ship hulls and even other animals, such as whales. Their ability to cling toContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11, 2021 (HealthDay News) — When a suspicious skin lesion sends you scurrying to a dermatologist, asking for a full-body skin check could save your life. Dermatologists are twice as likely to find skin cancer with a full-body check, a new study reveals. More than half of theContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Colonoscopy screening can help prevent colon cancer by allowing doctors to find and remove potentially pre-cancerous growths called polyps. But if they fail to get the whole growth, the odds of a recurrence are high, a new study shows. The likelihood that itContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 10, 2021 (HealthDay News) — All members of the U.S. military must get a COVID-19 vaccine by mid-September, the Pentagon announced Monday. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin noted that the deadline could be moved up if the vaccine receives final approval sooner from the U.S. Food and Drug AdministrationContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Aug. 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Admit it, you’ve probably put off doctor visits whenever possible during the pandemic, and getting back on track with your health care is a daunting prospect. Never fear, says an expert who offers some advice on resuming in-person health care visits. The firstContinue Reading