Medical Marijuana May Offer Safe Pain Relief for Cancer Patients
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients who use medical marijuana experience less pain and a better quality of life, Israeli researchers report.And, their new study found, these patients were able to rely less on opioid painkillers, …
Learn MoreCOVID Can ‘Rebound’ After Treatment With Paxlovid, CDC Says
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 can make a comeback after an infected person has gone through a round of Paxlovid, the antiviral used to minimize a bout with the coronavirus, according to an advisory issued Tuesday by the U.S. Cente…
Learn MoreCOVID Can ‘Rebound’ After Treatment With Paxlovid, CDC Says
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 can make a comeback after an infected person has gone through a round of Paxlovid, the antiviral used to minimize a bout with the coronavirus, according to an advisory issued Tuesday by the U.S. Cente…
Learn MoreUSPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Glaucoma Screening in Adults
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the evidence is currently insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms for screening for glaucoma in asymptomatic adults and for impai…
Learn MoreUSPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Glaucoma Screening in Adults
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the evidence is currently insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms for screening for glaucoma in asymptomatic adults and for impai…
Learn MoreAHA News: New Study Looks at Heart Defect Risk in Children of People With Heart Defects
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Congenital heart defects may be much more common among children of women with heart defects than of men with heart defects, according to new research.Smaller studies had already reported a hig…
Learn MoreAHA News: New Study Looks at Heart Defect Risk in Children of People With Heart Defects
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Congenital heart defects may be much more common among children of women with heart defects than of men with heart defects, according to new research.Smaller studies had already reported a hig…
Learn MoreLidocaine Infusions Beneficial for Refractory Chronic Migraine
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lidocaine infusions seem beneficial for refractory chronic migraine, according to a study published online May 23 in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.Eric S. Schwenk, M.D., from the Sidney Kimmel Medical Co…
Learn MoreLidocaine Infusions Beneficial for Refractory Chronic Migraine
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lidocaine infusions seem beneficial for refractory chronic migraine, according to a study published online May 23 in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.Eric S. Schwenk, M.D., from the Sidney Kimmel Medical Co…
Learn MoreCounseling, Provision Interventions Increase Contraceptive Use
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Contraceptive counseling and provision interventions increase contraceptive use without increasing sexually transmitted infections or reducing condom use, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis pub…
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