Medicare Will Cover New Class of Alzheimer Drugs if Fully Approved by FDA, With Limits
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Medicare will soon cover a new class of drugs for Alzheimer disease if they receive full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, with some key limits.Along with full approval, drug makers will also…
Learn MoreCDC Warns of Potentially Fatal Bacterial Illness on U.S. Gulf Coast
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A potentially deadly germ has made its way to the U.S. Gulf Coast, health officials warned this week. So far, three cases of infection from the bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei have been reported to the U.S. …
Learn MoreBiden Set to Name New CDC Director
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A former Obama administration official with extensive experience in federal and state health services could be the next leader of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Former North Carolina Health…
Learn MoreYouth Use of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery on the Rise
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Use of and access to metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) increased among U.S. youth overall and for most racial and ethnic groups from 2015 to 2021, according to a research letter published online May 30 in J…
Learn MoreAdult Survivors of Childhood Cancer May Face Late-Onset Memory Impairment
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adult survivors of childhood cancer have an elevated risk for late-onset memory impairment, according to a study published online May 31 in JAMA Network Open.Nicholas S. Phillips, M.D., Ph.D., from St. Jude Chi…
Learn MoreAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 19-21
The annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists was held from May 19 to 21 in Baltimore and attracted more than 4,000 participants from around the world, including clinicians, academicians, allied health professionals, a…
Learn MoreAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 19-21
The annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists was held from May 19 to 21 in Baltimore and attracted more than 4,000 participants from around the world, including clinicians, academicians, allied health professionals, a…
Learn MoreASCO: Phone-Based Coaching Helps Breast Cancer Patients Lose Weight
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A telephone-based weight-loss coaching intervention can help overweight or obese patients with breast cancer lose weight, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical…
Learn MoreASCO: Phone-Based Coaching Helps Breast Cancer Patients Lose Weight
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A telephone-based weight-loss coaching intervention can help overweight or obese patients with breast cancer lose weight, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical…
Learn MoreSustained Smoking Cessation Tied to Improved Mental Health
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Smoking cessation sustained for at least 15 weeks is associated with improved mental health outcomes, according to a study published online May 31 in JAMA Network Open.Angela Difeng Wu, from the University of…
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