AHA News: Al celebrar el Mes del Orgullo, tengamos presente la salud mental
MARTES, 6 de junio de 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Mientras las banderas del arco iris ondean en las brisas de junio con motivo del Mes del Orgullo, muchas personas LGBTI+ percibirán un ambiente cargado.”Ha sido realmente difícil para los…
Learn MoreCan Some Cancer Patients Safely Skip Radiation Therapy? New Studies Say Yes
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Radiation therapy might not be necessary in treating some forms of rectal cancer and lymphoma, sparing patients from the toxic treatment, a pair of new clinical trials shows.One trial found that rectal cancer …
Learn MoreMoney Troubles Can Delay Cancer Diagnoses, Putting Survival in Jeopardy
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Money woes have long been linked to worse health care. Now, a new study finds financially strapped patients often put off cancer screenings — only to learn they have the disease when it’s advanced and tougher…
Learn MoreTargeted Drug May Lower Odds for Breast Cancer’s Return in Some Patients
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Here’s some good news for women with the most common type of breast cancer: Adding a targeted breast cancer drug to hormonal therapy reduced the risk of cancer returning by 25% for women with early-stage disea…
Learn MoreOpdivo Could Boost Outcomes for People Battling Hodgkin Lymphoma
TUESDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The widely used immunotherapy drug nivolumab (Opdivo) is safer and more effective in treating adults and children with advanced Hodgkin lymphoma than the targeted therapy now used as standard care is, new clin…
Learn MoreMore U.S. Kids, Teens Are Getting Weight-Loss Surgeries
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As obesity rises among U.S. kids and teens, the number of weight-loss surgeries is growing, too.Metabolic and bariatric surgeries among 10- to 19-year-olds rose by nearly 20% between 2020 and 2021, after climb…
Learn MoreCould a Nitroglycerin Patch Ease Hot Flashes?
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study on using nitroglycerin patches to help women with frequent hot flashes caused by menopause has delivered mixed results. The benefits of wearing these patches — long used as chest pain medication — …
Learn MoreAnother Reason to Hate Mondays: Higher Risk for Severe Heart Attacks
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Monday can be a downer as folks leave weekend play behind. Now, researchers say Monday might also be the most common day for deadly heart attacks.Doctors at the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and the Roy…
Learn MoreCDC: U.S. General Fertility Rate Slightly Decreased in 2022
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The general fertility rate was 56.1 births per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 years in 2022, which was slightly lower than 2021, according to a June Vital Statistics Rapid Release report, a publication from the U.S…
Learn MoreFoodborne Illness Outbreaks Most Often Involve Norovirus
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Foodborne illness outbreaks most commonly involve norovirus, according to research published in the June 2 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Eri…
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