Big Rise in Esophageal Cancers Among Middle-Aged Americans
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Esophageal cancer tends to be a “silent killer,” and it’s on the rise among middle-aged Americans, new evidence suggests.The rate of this cancer nearly doubled among people aged 45 to 64, and the prevalence of …
Learn MoreGallstones Can Warn of Pancreatic Cancer Risk
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A diagnosis of pancreatic cancer may feel like a death sentence because this fast-moving disease is often discovered at a later stage, when it’s harder to treat. Now, a new study offers hope for earlier diagnos…
Learn MoreToo Few People Treated for Opioid Use Get Anti-Overdose Med
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A potentially lifesaving drug that reduces overdose risk is prescribed to less than half of Americans treated for opioid addiction, a new study finds. This underuse of buprenorphine is “equivalent to giving th…
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Big rise in esophageal cancers among middle-aged Americans. Between 2012 and 2019, the rate of this cancer nearly doubled among people aged 45 to 64, and the prevalence of Barrett’s esophagus — a precancerous condition — rose by about 50%, anew stud…
Learn MoreIn Animal Studies, Gene Therapy Shows Promise for Spinal Cord Injury Pain
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An experimental gene therapy for spinal cord pain shows promise in mice, researchers say. About half of spinal cord injury patients have neuropathy, which is chronic or debilitating pain, tingling, numbness or…
Learn MoreIs Telemedicine Closing the ‘Race Gap’ in Primary Care?
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Here’s one way in which the pandemic did not exacerbate health care disparities: A new study shows that telemedicine has closed the gap in access to primary care between Black and non-Black Americans. The use …
Learn MoreHeavy Antibiotic Use Tied to Development of Crohn’s, Colitis
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The more antibiotics that seniors take, the greater their risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new study suggests. The findings could help explain some of the increase in Crohn’s disease and ulcerative c…
Learn MoreNurses Key to Spotting Postpartum Depression in New Moms
FRIDAY, May 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nurses can be trained to detect postpartum depression in new mothers and could be crucial in spotting the condition early, researchers report. Postpartum depression affects about 15% of new moms and can cause p…
Learn MoreNumber of Mesothelioma Deaths Up Among Women From 1999 to 2020
THURSDAY, May 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From 1999 to 2020, there was an increase in the annual number of mesothelioma deaths among women, although the age-adjusted death rate decreased, according to research published in the May 13 issue of the U.S…
Learn More2019 to 2020 Saw Increase in Overall Firearm Homicide Rates
THURSDAY, May 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The overall firearm homicide rate in the United States increased from 2019 to 2020, according to research published in the May 13 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mo…
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