Less May Be More When It Comes to Surgery for Early-Stage Lung Cancer
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Some patients having surgery for early-stage lung cancer may no longer need to lose an entire lobe of their lung, new research shows.The study results are from a phase 3 clinical trial sponsored by the Allianc…
Learn MoreMarijuana Use in Early Pregnancy Could Raise Risks to the Placenta
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) – New research links cannabis use in the first trimester of pregnancy to poor outcomes, closely related to functioning of the placenta.This is important information given that more U.S. states are legalizing mari…
Learn MoreThis Super Bowl, Keep Little Hands From Tip-Over TVs
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Watching the big game on a big TV? Keep safety in mind if young children are around.Seven of 10 fatal furniture tip-over incidents in children involve a falling television, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Com…
Learn MoreVaping Could Raise Teens’ Odds for Severe COVID
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Healthy young people who vape or smoke may be putting themselves at greater risk for developing severe COVID, new research finds.Both smoking tobacco and vaping electronic cigarettes may predispose people to i…
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Emailing your doctor could soon cost you. Some health care systems have started charging for doctor’s emailed responses to certain patient messages, but experts worry that could keep poorer patients from needed services. Read moreLess may be more when…
Learn MoreRecommended 2023 Adult Immunization Schedule Published
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The 2023 Adult Immunization Schedule, which includes the COVID-19 vaccine for the first time, was published as a clinical guideline on Feb. 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Neil Murthy, M.D., M.P.H., from…
Learn MoreSuicide Rates Up for Most Race, Ethnic Groups in 2018 to 2021
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2018 to 2021, age-adjusted suicide rates increased among most race/ethnic groups, according to research published in the Feb. 10 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity an…
Learn MoreImmunization Schedule for Children, Teens Updated for 2023
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The American Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule has been updated for 2023 and published as a schedule in the Feb. 10 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Co…
Learn MoreMassachusetts Bill Would Let Prisoners Donate Organs in Exchange for Shorter Sentence
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Massachusetts legislators have proposed a bill that would allow prison inmates to donate their organs or bone marrow as a way to trim the length of their sentence.While some experts wonder about the ethics of…
Learn MoreCould a Vibrating Pill Ease Chronic Constipation?
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new treatment for chronic constipation may bring relief without having to use drugs. It is a vibrating pill called Vibrant that stimulates the colon as it passes through the body. Although the pill was appr…
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