New Law Allows FDA to Police E-Cigarettes Made With Synthetic Nicotine
FRIDAY, April 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new law will ensure that vaping companies making electronic cigarettes using synthetic nicotine, in fruit flavors that appeal to teenagers, can be regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.When the…
Learn MoreFDA Approves First Breath Test for COVID-19
FRIDAY, April 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People who suspect they may have COVID-19 could soon find out with a simple breath test that delivers results in three minutes.On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted an emergency use autho…
Learn MoreThreatening Eye Condition Rare After COVID Infection
FRIDAY, April 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As doctors learn more about COVID-19 infection, they are finding that in rare cases, it appears tied to a disturbing eye condition.Retinal vein occlusion is a blockage of the small veins that carry blood away…
Learn MoreAHA News: Future of COVID-19 Vaccines Brings High Hopes, Familiar Obstacles
FRIDAY, April 15, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Looking back on a year since most people in the United States became eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, medical experts can celebrate a technological triumph while acknowledging unresolved chal…
Learn MorePsychiatric Disorders May Up SARS-CoV-2 Breakthrough Infection Risk
FRIDAY, April 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fully vaccinated individuals with psychiatric disorders may be at increased risk for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) breakthrough infection, according to a study published online …
Learn MoreThird mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Dose Appears to Be Safe
FRIDAY, April 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The third dose of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is safe, according to a study published online April 14 in JAMA Network Open.Michiel J.M. Niesen, Ph.D., from nference in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and colleagues e…
Learn MorePatterns of Depressive Symptoms ID’d in Breast Cancer Patients
FRIDAY, April 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly one-third of women with breast cancer experience temporary or lasting depressive symptoms during and after treatment, according to a study published online April 14 in JAMA Network Open.Cécile Charles,…
Learn MoreInterventions May Cut Heart Dose From Radiation Therapy for NSCLC
FRIDAY, April 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients receiving radiation therapy for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), education and implementation of a standardized cardiac dose quality measure is associated with a reduction in mean heart dose (MHD), according to a study recently published in Practical Radiation Oncology.
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Learn MorePassive Smoking Linked to Increased Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis
FRIDAY, April 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Passive smoking during childhood and/or adulthood is associated with increased risk of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), according to a study recently published in RMD Open.Yann Nguyen, M.D., M.P.H., from the Univer…
Learn MoreBariatric Surgery Before TKA Cuts Complications in Obese Patients
FRIDAY, April 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with severe obesity and knee osteoarthritis are advised to attempt weight loss before total knee arthroplasty (TKA) as it could reduce complications of joint surgery, according to a study published onl…
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