One in Nine Discharged After COVID-19 Admission Die or Are Readmitted
MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Death or readmission after discharge from a COVID-19 hospitalization occurs in about one in nine patients, according to a study published online May 16 in CMAJ, the journal of the Canadian Medical Association.F…
Learn MoreImmunotherapy Drug Can Lower Recurrence When Bladder Cancer Spreads
MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Immunotherapy with nivolumab (Opdivo) after surgery for metastatic bladder cancer significantly reduces the odds for the tumor’s return, a new clinical trial finds.Among 700 patients with urothelial cancer of t…
Learn MorePfizer COVID Vaccine Saved 110,000 American Lives: Study
MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As the United States mourns one million deaths from COVID-19, a new study indicates the grim tally could have been worse. Use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine prevented more than 110,000 deaths and 690,…
Learn MoreAHA News: Stroke Hospitalizations Rising Among Younger Adults, But Deaths Falling
MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Stroke hospitalizations for younger adults – along with the cardiovascular risk factors associated with them – have risen since 2007, preliminary new research shows. But the chances of people u…
Learn MoreAfter Roe v. Wade: Could Bans on Out-of-State Abortions, Mail-Order Pills Be Next?
MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — “I do not believe that the overturning of Roe v. Wade is where any of this will end.”So warns Rachel Fey, vice president of policy and strategic partnerships for Power to Decide, a contraception advocacy group …
Learn MoreAfter Roe v. Wade: Could Bans on Out-of-State Abortions, Mail-Order Pills Be Next?
MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — “I do not believe that the overturning of Roe v. Wade is where any of this will end.”So warns Rachel Fey, vice president of policy and strategic partnerships for Power to Decide, a contraception advocacy group …
Learn MoreHispanics Wait Half-Hour Longer in ER When Chest Pain Strikes
MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When Hispanic Americans arrive in the emergency room with chest pain, they have to wait longer for care than other people with the same symptoms, a preliminary study finds.Chest pain, a potential sign of heart …
Learn MoreWildfire Survivors Could Face Higher Cancer Risk
MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Wildfires, like the one currently raging in New Mexico, are known to cause upticks in breathing issues and heart attacks in their immediate wake for folks who live nearby.Now, new Canadian research shows that t…
Learn MoreWhen Abortion Means Traveling, More Women Forgo Procedure: Study
MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Long-distance travel will likely prove a nearly insurmountable barrier to some women seeking abortion if Roe v. Wade is overturned as expected, a new study concludes.Women who need an abortion are more than twi…
Learn MoreVarious Mental Illnesses Share Same Genes: Study
MONDAY, May 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many people who get a diagnosis for one mental illness may find they have additional psychiatric conditions, and new genetic research offers an explanation why.A number of mental illnesses share genetic similar…
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