FDA Moves Closer to Banning Menthol Cigarettes, Flavored Cigars
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) – A proposed rule from federal regulators that would ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars has been sent to the White House Office of Management and Budget for final review.The U.S. Food and Drug Administra…
Learn MoreAs Atrocities in Gaza and Israel Unfold, Psychiatrists Give Advice on Coping
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Whether or not you have loved ones in the Middle East, the horrors of the violence and suffering in Israel and Gaza are heart-wrenching and difficult to bear. “It’s important to be informed, but don’t stress …
Learn MoreAmericans Can Expect to Spend Half Their Lives Taking a Prescription Drug
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Americans born in recent years can likely count on taking prescription drugs for about half their life, according to new research.For males born in 2019, it’s about 48% of their lives. For women, it’s 60% of …
Learn MoreNon-White Kids With Recurrent Ear Infections Less Likely to Get Specialist Care
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Which U.S. kids see specialists for ear infections and have tubes placed to drain fluid and improve air flow differs significantly by race.Asian, Hispanic and Black children are much less likely than white ki…
Learn MoreHearts & Arteries: What Happens to Them As You Age
TUESDAY, Oct. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As a consumer, you probably see “heart healthy” labels on food items all the time. But do you really know what heart health means and why it’s important?Experts from Tufts University in Boston offer some deta…
Learn MoreNo Meaningful Increase Seen in New Opioid Use Disorder Diagnoses With Routine Screening
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Implementation of opioid use disorder (OUD) screening in primary care does not increase the percentage of patients with a new OUD diagnosis in a clinically meaningful way, according to a research letter publis…
Learn MoreStress, Depression Common Among Women With Myocardial Infarction
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For women with myocardial infarction (MI), stress and depression are common at the time of MI and two months later, according to a study published in the Oct. 24 issue of the Journal of the American College of…
Learn MoreAmerican Society for Radiation Oncology, Oct. 1-4
The annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology was held from Oct. 1 to 4 in San Diego and attracted approximately 11,000 participants from around the world, including physicians, oncology nurses, radiation therapists, biologists, p…
Learn MoreRite Aid Pharmacy Chain Files for Bankruptcy
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The drugstore chain Rite Aid has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, due largely to competition and thousands of lawsuits for its role in allegedly filling unlawful opioid prescriptions.The company filed a notice…
Learn MoreBiden Administration Moves to Boost Health Care to the Homeless
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new rule allows health care providers to be reimbursed for treating homeless people wherever they are, rather than just in hospitals or clinics. The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services began allowi…
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