Hormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient’s Race
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For women with breast cancer, their race may help predict the success of hormone therapy given before surgery. In a new study, researchers found that Black women treated with hormone therapy before cancer su…
Learn MoreKids With Bell’s Palsy Typically Recover Without Treatment
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While adults typically need steroid medication to treat Bell’s palsy, most children can recover without treatment, a new study finds. Bell’s palsy temporarily causes weakness and paralysis in facial muscles, …
Learn MorePediatric Brain Abscess, Empyema Hospitalizations Peaked in March 2022
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalizations for pediatric brain abscesses, epidural empyemas, and subdural empyemas associated with Streptococcus species peaked in March 2022, consistent with historical trends, according to research…
Learn MoreACIP Recommends PCV15 for Children Younger Than 19 Years
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The 15-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV15) can be used for children aged younger than 19 years, according to recommendations issued by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and publish…
Learn MoreGuidelines Issued for Management of Pollen Food Syndrome
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a clinical practice guideline issued by the British Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and published online Aug. 17 in Clinical & Experimental Allergy, recommendations are presented for the dia…
Learn MoreWHO Says Pandemic’s End May Be Near
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight, the leader of the World Health Organization declared Wednesday, with deaths at their lowest level worldwide since the new coronavirus first began to spread in M…
Learn MoreU.S. Monkeypox Cases Decline, but Health Officials Worry About Reaching Minorities
THURSDAY, Sept. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Monkeypox cases continue to fall in the United States, but public health officials now are concerned that the virus is making its way into communities of color.New case numbers are down by nearly half since…
Learn MoreEl embarazo socava la imagen corporal de la mitad de las mujeres
MIÉRCOLES, 14 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Muchas mujeres se sienten descontentas con el aspecto de su cuerpo durante y después del embarazo, y se trata de un problema que puede desencadenar una depresión posparto y trastornos de la alime…
Learn More¿Tiene COVID? Enjuagarse los conductos nasales podría reducir la gravedad
MIÉRCOLES, 14 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — ¿Se enfrenta a la COVID y desea hacer todo lo posible para que la infección sea leve?Use un neti (o rinocornio), aconseja un nuevo estudio.Enjuagar la cavidad nasal dos veces al día con una soluc…
Learn MoreContinúa el aumento de los costos de desembolso de la atención para el cáncer
MIÉRCOLES, 14 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los pacientes con cáncer ya tienen que afrontar muchas cosas a nivel emocional y físico. Pero una investigación muestra que los pacientes asegurados de menos de 65 años también pagan más de su pr…
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