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Medicare Will Only Cover Aduhelm for Alzheimer’s Patients in Clinical Trials

FRIDAY, April 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Medicare announced Thursday that it will limit its coverage of the pricey new drug Aduhelm to Alzheimer’s patients enrolled in clinical trials of the drug.Approved amid controversy last year by the U.S. Food an…

Among Vaccinated, Omicron Symptoms Ease 2 Days Earlier Than With Delta

FRIDAY, April 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’re vaccinated and get COVID-19 anyway, which variant you have and whether you’ve been boosted make a difference.Symptoms last longer when breakthrough infections are caused by the Delta variant and not …

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Medicare limits coverage of Aduhelm to patients in clinical trials. The latest decision is meant to protect Alzheimer’s patients while gathering more clinical data on whether the pricey medication actually helps slow thinking declines, agency official…

Two-Thirds of U.S. Water Systems Contain Uranium

FRIDAY, April 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two-thirds of U.S. community water systems have detectable levels of uranium, and the highest levels are in Hispanic communities, according to a new study.”Previous studies have found associations between chro…

Heart Disease & Sleepless Nights Often Go Together

FRIDAY, April 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Insomnia is widespread in heart disease patients and significantly boosts the risk of heart attack, stroke or other major heart event, a new study says.The findings show the need to check for and treat sleep p…

Few People Get Infected Heart Devices Removed, Despite Benefit

FRIDAY, April 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When implanted heart devices get infected, doctors recommend surgery to remove them, but many patients ignore that advice, a new study reveals.More than eight in 10 patients with an infected implant (such as a…

New Insights Into Why Alzheimer’s Can Bring Drowsiness

FRIDAY, April 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Alzheimer’s patients are often drowsy during the day, but it might not be because of poor sleep at night.Instead, a clinical trial that monitored patients’ sleep and then studied their brains after death disco…

Lumpectomy as Effective as Mastectomy in Young Breast Cancer Patients, Study Finds

Frequent Insomnia Symptoms Can Cause Higher HbA1c

THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Multivariable regression (MVR) and one- (1SMR) and two-sample Mendelian randomization (2SMR) analyses indicate that frequent insomnia symptoms can cause higher hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), according to a study pu…

Serum Sodium in Upper Part of Normal Range Linked to Heart Failure

THURSDAY, April 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Serum sodium in the upper part of normal range is associated with an increased risk for heart failure, according to a study published online March 29 in the European Heart Journal.Natalia I. Dmitrieva, Ph.D….