Radiation Segmentectomy Efficacious for Unresectable Liver Cancer
MONDAY, June 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with unresectable very early to early-stage hepatocellular carcinoma with suboptimal location for ablation, radiation segmentectomy is efficacious with few high-grade adverse events, according to a…
Learn MoreMetformin Does Not Improve Survival in High-Risk Breast Cancer
MONDAY, June 6, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with high-risk nonmetastatic breast cancer receiving standard therapy, the addition of metformin does not improve invasive disease-free survival, according to a study published in the May 24/31 iss…
Learn MoreAmerican Psychiatric Association, May 21-25
The annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association was held from May 21 to 25 in New Orleans and attracted participants from around the world, including clinicians, academicians, allied health professionals, and others interested in psychiatr…
Learn MoreDecreases in Breast, Cervical Cancer Screening From 2018 to 2020
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From 2018 to 2020, there were decreases in the prevalence of screening for breast cancer (BC) and cervical cancer (CC), while the increase in stool testing offset the decrease in colonoscopy for colorectal canc…
Learn MoreU.S. Monkeypox Cases Now at 21, Two Strains Identified
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The number of known U.S. monkeypox cases has increased to 21 in 11 states, federal health officials announced Friday.
The cases are also concentrated largely among gay or bisexual men, with the virus apparently…
COVID-19 Vaccines Coming for Children Under 5 in June: White House
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children under the age of 5 may be able to get their first COVID-19 vaccinations as early as June 21, the White House said Thursday.An advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will meet on June 1…
Learn MoreOxygen Saturation Overestimated in Minority COVID-19 Patients
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Asian, Black, and Hispanic patients with COVID-19 have persistent overestimation of arterial oxygen saturation, according to a study published online May 31 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Ashraf Fawzy, M.D., M.P.H.,…
Learn MoreFeds Warn of Bedrails That Can Entrap; Three Deaths Reported
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — At least three elderly Americans suffocated after getting trapped in Mobility Transfer Systems adult portable bedrails, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) says anyone who has the rails shoul…
Learn MoreASCO: Add-On Ibrutinib Slows Mantle-Cell Lymphoma in Older Adults
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For older patients with untreated mantle-cell lymphoma, the addition of ibrutinib to standard chemoimmunotherapy significantly prolongs progression-free survival, according to a study published online June 3 in…
Learn MoreImmunity to Omicron Low for Children With Prior COVID-19 Infection
FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For pediatric patients with prior COVID-19 or multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), cross-reactive immunity against the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) omicron vari…
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