Among People at Risk of Opioid Overdose, Black Patients Much Less Likely to Get Treatment
THURSDAY, May 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Medications that treat opioid addiction and prevent overdose deaths are drastically under-prescribed in the United States, particularly for Black patients, a new study has found.Disabled people on Medicare ar…
Learn MoreScience Reveals Key Driver of Alzheimer’s, and How Newly Approved Drug May Fight It
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have isolated for the first time a free-floating form of amyloid beta that appears to be a key driver of Alzheimer’s disease.Further, they argue that a newly approved Alzheimer’s drug — lecanemab…
Learn MoreMarijuana Use Implicated in Almost a Third of Cases of Schizophrenia in Young Men
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Marijuana appears to significantly increase young men’s risk of developing schizophrenia, a new study suggests.Up to 30% of schizophrenia cases among men aged 21 to 30 are related to heavy and problematic us…
Learn MoreA More Diverse Human Genome: The ‘Pangenome’
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Last year, gene researchers made news by announcing the completion of the first complete sequence of the human genome.That effort has now been expanded, with researchers using that success as a springboard t…
Learn MoreSurgery Beats Targeted Radiation for Patients Battling Early Stage Lung Cancer
WEDNESDAY, May 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More patients are choosing radiation therapy over surgery to treat their early-stage lung cancer, but a new study argues they might be making a mistake.People who are good surgical candidates for lung cancer…
Learn MoreOil & Gas Production Takes Toll in U.S. Lives, Health Costs
MONDAY, May 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pollutants produced by the U.S. oil and gas industry cause thousands of deaths and cost the country tens of billions in health care expenses, a new study reports.Nitrogen dioxide (NO2), fine particulate matter a…
Learn MoreLa marihuana medicinal puede controlar el dolor de los pacientes con cáncer de forma segura, según un estudio
MIÉRCOLES, 3 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La marihuana medicinal puede reducir el dolor por el cáncer de forma segura, y aparentemente es tan efectiva que los pacientes al final toman unas cantidades más bajas de opioides y otros analgésicos, i…
Learn MoreScience Reveals Cause of Rare Heart Trouble in Young Men Who Get COVID Vaccines
FRIDAY, May 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Researchers think they’ve figured out why the COVID vaccine causes heart inflammation in an extremely small number of teenage boys — and what might be done to avoid it.The second dose of COVID vaccine appears to…
Learn MoreKids With Nonverbal Autism May Still Understand Much Spoken Language
THURSDAY, May 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — About a third of children with autism aren’t able to speak — but that doesn’t mean they’re unable to listen and comprehend, a new study reports.About 1 in 4 kids and teens who have autism and are minimally ve…
Learn MoreMedical Marijuana Can Safely Control Cancer Patients’ Pain: Study
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Medical marijuana can safely reduce cancer pain, and is apparently so effective that patients wind up taking lower amounts of opioids and other pain meds, a new study reports.Weed produced clinically signific…
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