Tips to Checking Your Skin for Skin Cancer
SUNDAY, June 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Skin cancer can pop up anywhere on your skin, including the soles of your feet and even under your fingernails.That’s what happened to Isabel Lievano, who was diagnosed with melanoma when her dermatologist dete…
Learn MoreGet in the Swim: Summer Pool Safety Tips
SATURDAY, June 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Summer is here and so, too, is swimming season. As fun as a pool can be, it’s also a major safety risk if you don’t take the appropriate precautions. An expert from Huntington Health, an affiliate of Cedars-S…
Learn MoreReport IDs Characteristics of Adult ED Visits for Nonfatal Opioid Overdose
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A report published online May 23 in the National Health Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, provides a descriptive analysis of adult patients who visited …
Learn MoreCVD Events Increased for Cancer Patients Who Continue Smoking After Diagnosis
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients who continue smoking after their diagnosis have an increased risk for heart attack, stroke, or death due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with nonsmokers, according to a study published …
Learn MoreMedicare Will Cover New Class of Alzheimer Drugs if Fully Approved by FDA, With Limits
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Medicare will soon cover a new class of drugs for Alzheimer disease if they receive full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, with some key limits.Along with full approval, drug makers will also…
Learn MoreCDC Warns of Potentially Fatal Bacterial Illness on U.S. Gulf Coast
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A potentially deadly germ has made its way to the U.S. Gulf Coast, health officials warned this week. So far, three cases of infection from the bacteria Burkholderia pseudomallei have been reported to the U.S. …
Learn MoreBiden Set to Name New CDC Director
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A former Obama administration official with extensive experience in federal and state health services could be the next leader of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.Former North Carolina Health…
Learn MoreLa mayoría de los usuarios de drogas inyectadas no buscan el fentanilo a propósito, según un estudio
JUEVES, 1 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Muchos estadounidenses que se inyectan drogas ilegales reciben, sin saberlo, fentanilo combinado con heroína, lo que puede aumentar su riesgo de sobredosis y quizá su tolerancia a la droga. Alrededor de u…
Learn MoreLos ataques cardiacos podrían dejar un legado de deterioro cerebral en los sobrevivientes
VIERNES, 2 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sufrir un ataque cardiaco es una mala noticia para el cerebro, ya que aumenta las probabilidades de deterioro mental en los próximos años, encuentra una nueva investigación. Los investigadores observaron…
Learn MoreLos sobrevivientes a un cáncer que siguen fumando tienen el doble de riesgo de muerte cardiaca
JUEVES, 1 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Dejar de fumar tras un diagnóstico de cáncer puede ofrecer grandes ventajas en términos de otro importante problema de la salud: el riesgo de ataque cardiaco o accidente cerebrovascular (ACV). Los pacient…
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