No Need to Avoid Exercise After Prolapse Surgery, Study Finds
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It may not be necessary for people who have prolapse surgery for pelvic floor disorders to wait to get started exercising again.A new study challenges standard restrictions, finding that those who resume exerci…
Learn MoreGene Changes Made This Season’s Bird Flu More Severe
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Genetic mutations caused this latest bird flu season to become more severe, increasing the risk it poses to humans and other mammals, a new study finds.The H5N1 avian influenza virus gained the ability to sever…
Learn More1 in 6 Unvaccinated People Struggle With Symptoms 2 Years After Getting COVID
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People unvaccinated for COVID-19 have significant odds of lingering illness if they get the virus, with one in six still suffering symptoms two years later, new research shows.A study from Switzerland found tha…
Learn MoreWhat to Do When Tough-to-Treat Lymphoma Strikes During Pregnancy
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Not a lot is known about how physicians should handle cases in which a pregnant woman is diagnosed with relapsed/refractory lymphoma.A new study may provide some perspective.Though uncommon, this issue is still…
Learn MoreASCO: Adding Pembrolizumab to Chemo Improves Survival in Cervical Cancer
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For women with persistent, recurrent, or metastatic cervical cancer, adding pembrolizumab to chemotherapy, with or without bevacizumab, is associated with improved overall and progression-free survival, accor…
Learn MoreDispensing Meds in Emergency Department Likely to Improve Adherence
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For pediatric patients, dispensation of medication in the emergency department is likely to improve medication adherence, according to a technical report published online May 30 in Pediatrics.In the report, S…
Learn MoreSustained Smoking Cessation Tied to Improved Mental Health
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Smoking cessation sustained for at least 15 weeks is associated with improved mental health outcomes, according to a study published online May 31 in JAMA Network Open.Angela Difeng Wu, from the University of…
Learn MoreCanada to Become First Country to Mandate Warning Labels on Individual Cigarettes
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Smokers in Canada will soon see health warnings on each and every cigarette they light up. The country will be the first in the world to print these warnings directly on individual cigarettes.”This bold step …
Learn MoreFDA Approves Pfizer RSV Vaccine for Older Adults
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older adults have a second vaccine option for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) following the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of a Pfizer vaccine on Wednesday.The other shot for adults 60 years and…
Learn MoreLos virus intestinales podrían ayudar a que las personas vivan hasta los 100 años
MIÉRCOLES, 31 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una clave para vivir hasta los 100 años se podría encontrar en los virus que viven en los intestinos de los centenarios. “Esta instantánea de cómo el viroma interactúa con los microbiomas intestinales …
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