Health Highlights: Aug. 10, 2022
FDA authorizes smaller doses of monkeypox vaccine to stretch supply. The new two-dose regimen will administer one-fifth of the dose just beneath the skin. One trial showed it produces an immune response that’s similar to what’s seen with a full-dose…
Learn MoreSmoking Still Ends 123,000 American Lives Each Year
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cigarettes are still responsible for far too many cancer deaths every year in the United States, a new study finds. In 2019, nearly 123,000 U.S. cancer deaths were from cigarette smoking (30% of all U.S. ca…
Learn MoreAbnormal Upper Heart Chamber May Boost Dementia Risk
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If the left upper chamber of your heart doesn’t work properly, do your chances of dementia climb?Yes, suggests new research that found it may raise the risk by 35%, even in people who have never had a strok…
Learn MorePFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Linked With Liver Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A chemical called perfluooctane sulfate (PFOS) has been linked to the most common type of liver cancer, a new study indicates.PFOS are used in a wide range of consumer and industrial products, and are refer…
Learn MoreNot Enough Time in a Day for Recommended Primary Care
TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Primary care providers (PCPs) do not have enough time in a day to provide guideline-recommended primary care for a hypothetical patient panel, according to a study published online July 1 in the Journal of Gen…
Learn MoreEarly-Onset Alzheimer Disease Patients in Rural Areas Lack Specialty Care
TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients with early-onset Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRDs) living in rural areas have fewer neuropsychological tests and visits to clinical psychologists than patients living in urban areas, a…
Learn MoreMost Patients Regain Taste, Smell Following COVID-19
TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly nine in 10 patients reporting a COVID-19-related smell or taste dysfunction completely recovered within two years, although recovery took more than six months for 10.9 percent of patients, according to …
Learn MoreMedical Cannabis Use Not Uncommon for Menopause Symptoms
TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Medical cannabis use may be common in midlife individuals experiencing menopause-related symptoms, according to a study published online Aug. 2 in Menopause.M. Kathryn Dahlgren, Ph.D., from the McLean Hospital…
Learn MoreWomen Face Lower Odds of Diagnosis, Appropriate Management of CKD
TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There are sex-related differences in the detection, recognition, monitoring, referrals, and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online July 29 in the Journal of the Ame…
Learn MoreRisk Factors Worsening for Adults With Cardiovascular Disease
TUESDAY, Aug. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For adults with cardiovascular disease (CVD), risk factors have worsened over time, according to a study published in the July 12 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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