Combo Immunotherapy With Durvalumab Effective for NSCLC
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), combination immunotherapy with the anti-programmed death-ligand 1 monoclonal antibody durvalumab and other novel agents outperforms durvalumab …
Learn MoreMachine Algorithm IDs Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms That Get Missed
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unruptured cerebral aneurysms (UCAs) of sizes that warrant attention and possibly treatment that are missed in routine care can be identified by a machine learning algorithm, according to a study published on…
Learn MoreHeat-Related Deaths Could Break Records This Year in Phoenix, America’s Hottest City
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Phoenix, already the hottest major city in the nation, experienced its most scorching summer on record this year, new data shows. And that will likely prompt the highest number of heat-associated deaths ever …
Learn MorePlaytime With Dad Brings Kids Better Grades at School
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most parents want to help their kids do well in school, and for dads the answer may be found in something simple and fun.A new study from the United Kingdom finds that kids do better in elementary school when…
Learn MorePlaytime With Dad Brings Kids Better Grades at School
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most parents want to help their kids do well in school, and for dads the answer may be found in something simple and fun.A new study from the United Kingdom finds that kids do better in elementary school when…
Learn MoreWater Beads Can Expand Inside Body, Causing Kids Serious Harm. Should They Be Banned?
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ashley Haugen’s 13-month-old daughter, Kipley, woke up projectile vomiting in their Texas home one morning in July 2017.The Haugens took her to the doctor after it became apparent she wasn’t keeping anything …
Learn MorePsychotherapy May Help Ease Fibromyalgia Pain
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — “Talk therapy” may help people with fibromyalgia manage their chronic pain — and alter the brain’s pain-processing circuitry along the way, a new study shows.Researchers found that after eight sessions of co…
Learn MorePresident Biden Gets COVID, Flu Shots
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) – President Joe Biden has been freshly vaccinated for three major respiratory viruses that could spread widely this fall and winter.Biden got both the updated COVID booster and his annual flu shot on Friday, Whi…
Learn MoreSurgeons Perform Transplant of Gene-Tweaked Pig Heart Into Second Patient
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A second human patient has received a genetically altered pig heart as he battles the ravages of end-stage heart disease.The 58-year-old man, Lawrence Faucette, received the pig organ at the University of Mar…
Learn MoreHow to Stop Stomach Pain From Ibuprofen & Other NSAIDs
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like ibuprofen and naproxen offer relief from pain and inflammation but can sometimes upset the stomach.However, NSAIDs, known for their anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties, comprise 8% of pres…
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