Hormonal Contraceptives Tied to Lower Suicide Attempt Risk
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Finnish women taking hormonal birth control have fewer suicide attempts than women not taking hormonal contraceptives (HC), according to a study presented at the annual European Congress of Psychiatry, held v…
Learn MoreFood Allergy Tied to Lower Risk for SARS-CoV-2 Infection
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Asthma is not associated with higher rates of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection or household transmission, but food allergy is associated with a lower risk, according to a…
Learn MoreBariatric Surgery Cuts Obesity-Related Cancer Incidence
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among adults with obesity, bariatric surgery is associated with a significantly lower incidence of obesity-associated cancer and cancer-related mortality versus no surgery, according to a study published onli…
Learn MoreNew Drug Launch Prices Increasing Exponentially Each Year
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Launch prices for new drugs increased exponentially by 20 percent per year from 2008 to 2021, according to a research letter published in the June 7 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.Be…
Learn MoreAutologous Oocyte Thaw Yields Final Live Birth Rate of 39 Percent
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Autologous oocyte thaw may result in a final live birth rate (FLBR) of 39 percent per patient, according to a study published online May 18 in Fertility and Sterility.Sarah Druckenmiller Cascante, M.D., from …
Learn MoreADT + Pelvic Lymph Node Radiation Improves Prostate Cancer Outcomes
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The addition of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) and pelvic lymph node radiotherapy (PLNRT) to prostate bed radiotherapy (PBRT) prolongs freedom from progression of prostate cancer following prostatectomy, …
Learn MoreAdditional Biopsies After CRC Biopsy Not Tied to Metachronous CRC
THURSDAY, June 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is no significant association between metachronous cancer and biopsy of nontumor sites after biopsy of a primary colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study published online May 26 in Clinical Gastroe…
Learn MoreFew Brains From Deceased Military Personnel Have Evidence of CTE
WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Brains from deceased military personnel infrequently have evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), according to a study published in the June 9 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.David S…
Learn MoreADA: Diabetes May Quadruple Risk for Long COVID
WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Diabetes may increase the risk for long COVID symptoms fourfold, according to research presented at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association, held from June 3 to 7 in New Orleans.Jessica Hardi…
Learn MoreActions Against Physician Licenses Due to Substance Use Down
WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While actions against physician licenses related to substance use have declined, they remain markedly higher than actions related to physical health, according to a research letter published in the June 3 is…
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