In Trial, Brain Zaps Gave Seniors a Month-Long Memory Boost
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’re a senior who struggles to remember where you put your car keys, could noninvasive brain stimulation boost your memory?Yes, claims a new study that found folks who were treated with transcranial alter…
Learn MorePatient Preferences for Choices in Kidney Transplant Examined
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients are willing to receive a worse-quality kidney sooner in order to avoid additional waiting time for transplant, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in the Clinical Journal of the American S…
Learn MorePathogenic Germline Variants ID’d in Patients With Lung Cancer
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A total of 14.9 percent of patients with lung cancer have pathogenic germline variants (PGV), most of which are potentially clinically actionable, according to a study presented Aug. 16 as part of the American…
Learn MoreRisk for ILD/Pneumonitis Examined for Trastuzumab Deruxtecan
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients receiving trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) monotherapy, the incidence of adjudicated drug-related interstitial lung disease (ILD)/pneumonitis is 15.4 percent, according to a study published online A…
Learn MoreFamily History of Mental Illness Ups Odds for Postpartum Depression
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women with a family history of any mental health condition may be at increased risk of depression after giving birth, a new research review finds.In an analysis of 26 studies, researchers found that w…
Learn MoreLosses From Smoking-Related Cancer Deaths in the U.S. Estimated
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Person-years of life lost (PYLL) and lost earnings due to cigarette smoking-attributable cancer deaths among U.S. individuals aged 25 to 79 years were considerable in 2019, according to a study published onl…
Learn MoreBlood Biomarker Linked to Incident VTE in COVID-19 Patients
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Higher levels of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) are associated with incident venous thromboembolism (VTE) among patients hospitalized for COVID-19, regardless of D-dimer levels, acc…
Learn MoreVaccines Have Slashed Rates of HPV Infection in Young American Women
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Back in 2006, doctors began recommending the first vaccine for the common sexually transmitted human papillomavirus (HPV), with the shots carrying the potential to lower the risk of certain cancers.Now, a new …
Learn MoreAre You Among the ‘Diet-Resistant’? Workouts May Be Key to Weight Loss
MONDAY, Aug. 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — “You can’t run from the fork.”It’s an old weight-loss saying, reminding folks that diet is more important than exercise when it comes to shedding excess pounds.But is that true for everyone? New research sugge…
Learn MoreWendy’s Pulls Lettuce From Sandwiches Over Possible Link to E. Coli Outbreak
MONDAY, Aug 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) – – Amid an E. coli outbreak that has sickened at least 37 people in four states, the Wendy’s fast food chain has removed romaine lettuce from its sandwiches in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.”A specific food has…
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