Dealing With Grief on the Cancer Journey
FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cancer isn’t just a physical struggle but also an emotional one, as patients, survivors and their loved ones experience grief and loss throughout the experience.Gabrielle Alvarez, a social worker at Rutgers Ca…
Learn MoreCDC Characterizes National Incidence of Fungal Infections
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Coccidioidomycosis, histoplasmosis, and blastomycosis cause substantial illness, with about 20,000 cases of coccidioidomycosis reported in 2019, according to research published in the Aug. 19 issue of the…
Learn MoreSurgical Procedure Volumes Dropped During COVID-19 Peak
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There was a substantial decrease in surgical procedure volumes during the COVID-19 peak, and volumes recovered partially during the post-COVID-19-peak period, according to a study published online Aug. 18 in…
Learn MoreBaseline Knowledge Uneven Among Cannabis Dispensary Personnel
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cannabis dispensary personnel are committed to their profession, but baseline cannabis knowledge is uneven and workplace training in cannabis therapeutics is unstandardized and weak, according to a study p…
Learn MoreCDC Investigating E. Coli Outbreak in Michigan, Ohio
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials said Wednesday that they are investigating an outbreak of Escherichia coli that has infected 29 people in Michigan and Ohio.
The outbreak has led to nine hospitalizations but no dea…
Learn MoreThree Pharmacy Chains Must Pay $650 Million for Role in Opioid Crisis
THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Three of the country’s largest pharmacy chains will have to pay $650.5 million over the next 15 years to two Ohio counties for their role in the opioid epidemic, a U.S. federal judge has ordered.The decision…
Learn MoreAsí bajará la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación el costo de la atención de la salud
MIÉRCOLES, 17 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El Presidente Joe Biden firmó el martes la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación (Inflation Reduction Act), lo que la convierte en la legislación sobre atención de la salud más significativa que se ha apr…
Learn MoreLa mitad de las personas infectadas con ómicron quizá ni se enteraron, según un estudio
MIÉRCOLES, 17 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — ¿Es usted una de esas personas que piensan que, por algún milagro, han logrado evitar la infección con la COVID-19 tras más de dos años de pandemia?Quizá se equivoque, afirma una nueva investigación,…
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