Gene Test Lets Some Colon Cancer Patients Safely Skip Chemo
TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A blood test could save some colon cancer patients from getting unnecessary chemotherapy following surgery, while making sure that those who would benefit from the treatment get it, researchers report.The circ…
Learn MoreAHA News: Tiny Sprouts Provide Big Nutrition
TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Move over baby carrots and petite peas. Even tinier vegetables are catching on as go-to healthy foods.Microscale vegetables, a growing food category that includes sprouted seeds, are miniature…
Learn MoreMore Physical Activity, Less Sitting May Lower Risk for Stroke
TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Spending more time being physically active, particularly at moderate intensity, and less time being sedentary may lower the risk for having a stroke, according to a study published online June 3 in JAMA Networ…
Learn MoreASCO: ACA Medicaid Expansion Has Increased Access to Cancer Trials
TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Implementation of Affordable Care Act (ACA) Medicaid Expansion (ME) was associated with an increase in the proportion of patients using Medicaid in cancer clinical trials, according to a study presented at the…
Learn MoreBlack Children Less Likely to Receive Diagnostic Imaging at ED Visit
TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black children consistently are less likely to receive diagnostic imaging than White children presenting to a pediatric emergency department, according to a study published online June 2 in JAMA Network Open.M…
Learn MoreASCO: Parental Cancer Tied to Risk for Unmet Social Needs in Children
TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Parental cancer is associated with a greater likelihood of family-level food insecurity, financial worry about housing costs and other monthly bills, and transportation barriers to medical care for U.S. childr…
Learn MorePediatric Suspected Suicides by Poisoning Up, Including Among Younger Ages
TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Suspected suicide attempts by poisoning reported to U.S. poison centers increased 26.7 percent between 2015 and 2020, according to a study recently published in Clinical Toxicology.Jennifer A. Ross, M.D., from…
Learn MoreRisk for Migraine Increased in Lightly Pigmented Adults
TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The risk for migraine is increased in lightly pigmented adults, according to a study published online May 10 in Brain Sciences.Magdalena Kobus, from the University of Lodz in Poland, and colleagues examined th…
Learn MoreSome Younger Women With Early-Stage Breast Cancers Might Skip Radiation
TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Tens of thousands of breast cancer patients could safely go without radiation therapy after their tumor has been removed, a new study argues.Gene testing helped doctors identify a group of women who skipped ra…
Learn MoreWill Medical Marijuana, CBD Ease Chronic Pain?
TUESDAY, June 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Use of medical marijuana has surged across the United States, but a new analysis finds that evidence supporting its use in treating chronic pain remains surprisingly thin.There have been few well-performed cli…
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