Cancer Patients Vulnerable to Depression, Suicide
TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cancer can be a devastating diagnosis, and now two new studies show these patients are at increased risk for anxiety, depression and suicide.The findings highlight the need for oncologists to pay more attent…
Learn MoreCOVID Can Leave People With Lingering Nerve Damage
TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For many people, damage from COVID-19 continues well beyond the initial infection. A case in point: Pain, tingling and numbness in the hands and feet can occur for weeks or months afterward, a new study reve…
Learn MoreMore Balmy Summer Nights, Higher Heart Death Rate in Men
TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Warm summer nights may leave you tossing and turning in bed, but that could be the least of your worries. Just a slight rise in summer nighttime temperatures increases the risk of heart-related death for me…
Learn MoreWhat Works (and Doesn’t) to Raise Success Rate of IVF
TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Ultrasound guidance and soft catheters are among the measures that can be used during embryo transfer to help improve the chances of successful in-vitro fertilization (IVF), according to a British study.”It …
Learn MoreDepression Raises Stroke Risk for Heart Attack Survivors
TUESDAY, March 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Heart attack survivors with depression have an increased risk of stroke, and more research is needed to find out why, according to the authors of a new study.”There could be a multitude of depression-related…
Learn MoreWill a Little Drinking Help Your Heart? Maybe Not
MONDAY, March 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you believe an occasional tipple is good for your heart, a new study may make you reconsider the notion.Some previous research has suggested that light drinking may benefit the heart, but this large study …
Learn MoreBiden Administration to Offer 2nd COVID Boosters to Those 50 and Older
MONDAY, March 3. 2021 (HealthDay News) — Despite not knowing how long another jab might provide protection, the Biden administration plans to offer a second COVID booster shot to Americans 50 and older.Optional second boosters of the Pfizer or Modern…
Learn MoreHad COVID or Gotten Vaccine? Hospitalization Is ‘Extremely Uncommon’
MONDAY, March 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Been vaccinated? Already had COVID? New research shows that your chances of winding up in the hospital if you get a breakthrough infection are practically nil.In the study, scientists looked at more than 106,…
Learn MoreHIV Meds May Also Shield Against COVID Infection
MONDAY, March 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Certain antiviral drugs used to treat HIV may also guard against COVID-19 infection, a new study suggests. The researchers found that people with HIV who are on antiretroviral treatment (ART) with protease …
Learn MoreDeer Can Shed Coronavirus for 5 Days After Infection
MONDAY, March 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — White-tailed deer can shed and transmit the COVID-19 virus for up to five days after they’re infected, according to a study that also identified where the virus develops and replicates in deer.Five days is “a…
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