THURSDAY, April 15, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The magic ingredient in “magic mushrooms” may be at least as effective as standard medication for depression, an early clinical trial suggests. The study of 59 patients with major depression tested the antidepressant escitalopram (Lexapro) against psilocybin, which is the psychedelic substance inContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, April 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — One of the most dangerous complications of diabetes is a foot ulcer that won’t heal, but now a preliminary study finds that a type of stem cell found in body fat may be a powerful remedy for these severe foot wounds. The studyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Marc Baum went through all the usual steps to treat his bladder cancer — a couple of surgeries, radiation therapy and chemotherapy, all in a three-month period. But doctors hope that an extra step — an experimental vaccine — will be what keepsContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Two new studies out of Britain find that although the now-dominant “U.K. variant” of the new coronavirus does spread more quickly, it does not appear to lead to more severe disease in those made ill. The findings should help allay fears that moreContinue Reading
TUESDAY, April 13, 2021 (HealthDay News) –The first device that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help detect possible signs of colon cancer during colonoscopy has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The GI Genius uses AI-based machine learning to help identify lesions such as polyps or suspectedContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 might have a tough new foe: The sun. New research shows that sunnier regions of the United States have lower COVID-19 death rates than cloudier areas, suggesting that the sun’s UV rays might somehow provide some protection against the disease. The effectContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Fewer clinical trials are being completed during the pandemic, which experts say could affect medical research for decades to come. Previously, it was reported that more than 80% of clinical trials were suspended between March 1 and April 26, 2020, with the pandemicContinue Reading
FRIDAY, April 9, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The coronavirus pandemic put elective ear, nose and throat surgeries in the United States on the back burner last spring, but a new study finds those numbers largely rebounded within a few months. Still, “as the pandemic continues, we’ve noted that otolaryngology surgeriesContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — At first glance, it appears that little will change between now and 2040 when it comes to the types of cancers that people develop and that kill them, a new forecast shows. Breast, melanoma, lung and colon cancers are expected to be theContinue Reading
THURSDAY, April 8, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A new clinical trial will investigate whether people who are highly allergic or have what’s known as a mast cell disorder are at higher risk for a sudden allergic reaction to the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines. “The public understandably has been concernedContinue Reading