Diagnosis With Late-Stage Cancer More Likely Without Private Insurance
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Individuals without private health insurance coverage are more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage cancer and have worse survival, according to a study published online July 13 in CA: A Cancer Journal fo…
Learn MorePerioperative Stroke Examined in Children Receiving Heart Transplants
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among children receiving a cardiac transplant, Black children have a lower incidence of perioperative stroke, but their long-term mortality rate following stroke is higher compared with White children, acco…
Learn MoreBreakthrough Infections in Lupus Patients Down With COVID Booster
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), the risk for breakthrough COVID-19 infection is lower among those who have received a booster vaccine dose after initial vaccination, according to resea…
Learn MoreTapinarof Effective for Longer-Term Treatment of Plaque Psoriasis
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Four in 10 plaque psoriasis patients achieve complete disease clearance with tapinarof cream, 1 percent, according to a study published online June 26 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.B…
Learn MoreBreastfeeding May Be Key to Letting Preemie Babies Thrive
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Preterm infants who are breastfed do better in school and are less likely to develop attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), says a new study. Preemies have a higher risk of doing poorly in math, r…
Learn MoreCorticosteroid Injections Plus Exercise Ease Achilles Tendinopathy
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The combination of corticosteroid injections and exercise therapy helps reduce symptoms of long-standing Achilles tendinopathy, according to a study published online July 11 in JAMA Network Open.In a partic…
Learn MoreNIH Trial Underway for Universal Flu Vaccine
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center has begun a phase I trial of a potential universal influenza vaccine, according to an announcement by the agency.The National Institute of Allergy and Infec…
Learn MoreGenetics May Affect Pregnancy Risk Factors for Offspring Neurodevelopmental Conditions
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Maternal genetic liability to neurodevelopmental conditions is associated with several pregnancy-related factors previously thought to be associated with those conditions, according to a study published onl…
Learn MorePeanut Allergy in Infants Unchanged After New Guideline Introduced in Australia
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Guideline-recommended early peanut introduction in Australia has not been associated with a statistically significantly lower or higher prevalence of peanut allergy, according to a study published in the Ju…
Learn MoreCan Anxiety Disorders Pass From Parent to Child?
WEDNESDAY, July 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From the ongoing pandemic and the monkeypox outbreak to the charged political landscape, New York City mom and entrepreneur Lyss Stern has been increasingly anxious.Stern worries that she will pass all of t…
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