Damar Hamlin Teams With Heart Experts to Promote Life Saving CPR
THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is issuing a CPR challenge to promote use of the emergency procedure that saved his life on national television.Hamlin, 24, suffered cardiac arrest during a Jan. 2 game again…
Learn MoreMaker of Diet Drug Wegovy Ramps Up Production to Meet Demand
THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The wildly popular weight-loss drug Wegovy has become hard to find, but that could soon change.Novo Nordisk, which makes the medication, said Wednesday that it has increased production to meet demand. “We know…
Learn MoreCould Vitamin D Help Ward Off Suicide?
THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study hints that treating low vitamin D levels with supplements might have a critical benefit for certain people: a decreased risk of attempting suicide.In a study of more than 1 million U.S. veterans, …
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Damar Hamlin teams with heart experts to promote lifesaving CPR. The Buffalo Bills player collapsed on the playing field from cardiac arrest in January. Recovering, he wants to spread the word about the procedure that saved his life. Read moreCaring f…
Learn MoreCancer in Dogs: Breed & Size Matter, Study Shows
THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If your dog is bigger, male and a purebred, it may get a diagnosis of cancer earlier in its life compared to other dogs, a new study finds.A dog’s size, gender and breed appear to affect its average age at ca…
Learn MoreFighting Liver Cancer Takes Big Financial Toll: Study
THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Out-of-pocket costs can leave Medicare patients with the most common type of liver cancer in financial distress.While Medicare payments in the first year after diagnosis with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) ex…
Learn MorePregnancy Complications Could Mean Lifelong Heart Risks for Women
THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Major pregnancy complications, such as preeclampsia and preterm birth, should be recognized as lifelong risk factors for women’s heart disease, new research suggests. Women who experience any of the five ma…
Learn MoreAlternative to Lenalidomide ID’d for Maintenance in Multiple Myeloma
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma after induction treatment and autologous stem cell transplantation, maintenance therapy with carfilzomib, lenalidomide, and dexamethasone may be better than…
Learn More52,000 Pounds of Sausage Products Recalled Due to Listeria Danger
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A variety of ready-to-eat sausage and charcuterie products are being recalled because they may have come into contact with surfaces that tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes.Daniele International LLC, …
Learn MoreCDC Warns of Dangerous Infection Risk With EzriCare Eye Drops
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are investigating whether a specific brand of over-the-counter eye drops are behind one death and dozens of bacterial infections in several states.The infections have not been traced to…
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