THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Skin cancer patients appear to fare better if they receive immunotherapy before their cancers are surgically removed, a pair of clinical trials show. In fact, some do so well that their immune system essentially dissolves their tumors, potentially removing the need for surgery,Continue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden made a renewed push for his cancer moonshot initiative on Monday. Speaking at the famed John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Biden likened JFK’s space race to his own effort to slash cancer rates by 50% inContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A single blood test that can screen for more than 50 cancers seems to work fairly well in the real world, a preliminary study reveals. Researchers found that of over 6,600 apparently healthy people aged 50 and older, the blood test detected aContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Sept. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lung cancer CT screening scans can catch tumors at an earlier and more treatable stage, a new study indicates. The number of stage 1 lung cancers detected by doctors increased 8.4% after low-dose CT screening scans were implemented across four different health careContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Thermometers that read body temperature via the forehead have become a common sight throughout the pandemic, but whether they always spot a fever may depend on the color of someone’s skin. In a new study, researchers found that, similar to problems seen withContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An experimental drug that has been shown to treat rashes in people with lupus may also help with lupus-related joint pain. Affecting as many as 1.5 million people in the United States, lupus is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune systemContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients suspected of having amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may soon be able to get a diagnosis much more quickly, not wasting the precious time many have left, new research suggests. In 2020, a blood test for ALS based on microRNA (short segments ofContinue Reading
SUNDAY, Sept. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’re planning to have oral surgery, be prepared, not scared, an expert suggests — and stay off YouTube. “I tell all of my patients, ‘The more you know, the better it’s going to be.’ As health professionals, we’re not trying to scareContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Sept. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children born as a result of a common fertility procedure involving frozen embryos may have higher risk of cancer, Swedish researchers report. In frozen-thawed embryo transfer, an embryo is created in a laboratory from an egg and sperm, frozen and later thawed beforeContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new smartwatch could be a key player in preventing heart attacks among people suffering from risky heart conditions, a new study claims. Using the smartwatch to track their heart health, patients in a home-based cardiac rehab program were more than 20% lessContinue Reading