America’s Doctors Offer Up Healthy Resolutions for 2023
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s that time of year again, when people gather up their best intentions for living a healthier life and make New Year’s resolutions.Luckily, the American Medical Association (AMA) has some suggestions on whi…
Learn MoreMany Thyroid Cancer Survivors Cite Inadequate Pretreatment Understanding
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A considerable proportion of survivors of thyroid cancer report inadequate pretreatment understanding, according to a study published online Dec. 29 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery.Amanda Silver K…
Learn MoreSome Young Cancer Survivors Won’t Get Cancer-Preventing HPV Vaccine
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Young cancer survivors face a heightened risk from human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus known to raise the risk of cervical cancer. So why are they getting the HPV vaccine in low numbers?To find out, research…
Learn MorePasar tiempo en la naturaleza parece ralentizar el Parkinson y el Alzheimer
MARTES, 27 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Vivir en un área con un acceso fácil a parques y ríos parece ralentizar la progresión de unas devastadoras enfermedades neurológicas, como el Alzheimer y el Parkinson.Esta es la conclusión de un nuev…
Learn MoreObamacare quizá haya ayudado a alargar las vidas de los pacientes jóvenes con cáncer
MARTES, 27 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los adultos jóvenes con cáncer, en particular los que son hispanos o negros, tuvieron unos mejores resultados debido a la cobertura que tenían disponible bajo la Ley del Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Preci…
Learn MoreLos fumadores son más propensos a la pérdida de la memoria en la mediana edad
MARTES, 27 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Si necesita otro motivo para dejar de fumar, los investigadores tienen uno: la salud del cerebro en la mediana edad.Fumar no solo daña a la salud de los pulmones y del corazón, sino que aumenta las p…
Learn MoreOutcomes Worse for Black Patients With Head, Neck Cancer in Clinical Trials
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with head and neck cancer enrolled in clinical trials, outcomes are worse for Black versus White participants, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in the Journal of the National Cancer…
Learn MoreRecommendations Updated for Radiation Therapy in Endometrial Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a clinical practice guideline issued by the American Society for Radiation Oncology and published online Oct. 21 in Practical Radiation Oncology, recommendations are presented for the use of adjuvant rad…
Learn MorePer-Patient Costs of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Estimated at $31,427
TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The estimated annual per-patient costs attributable to metastatic prostate cancer are $31,427, according to a study published in the January issue of Urology Practice.T. Anders Olsen, from the Emory Universit…
Learn MoreScreening Catches Only One in Seven Cancers
TUESDAY, Dec. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Only 14 percent of cancers diagnosed in the United States are diagnosed after the patient had a recommended screening test, according to a report released Dec. 14 by NORC at the University of Chicago.The perc…
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