Patients’ Genes Raise Odds for Rare Brain Infection When Using Certain Meds
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For some people, dozens of U.S.-approved drugs can lead to a rare but often fatal brain infection. Researchers have now confirmed a strong link between four genetic mutations and this illness, called progre…
Learn MoreModerna, Merck Report on Promising Melanoma Vaccine
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two pharmaceutical companies said Tuesday that they have made notable progress with a vaccine that could prevent melanoma.Moderna, well known for its work on the COVID-19 vaccine, and Merck, which makes the c…
Learn MoreCalifornia’s Flavored Tobacco Ban Will Not Be Blocked by Supreme Court
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An attempt to block California’s flavored tobacco ban was stopped Monday when the Supreme Court declined to hear the case. That now means the ban will go into effect on Dec. 21.The ban includes everything fro…
Learn MoreTanto fumar como vapear es malo para los dientes y las encías, según un estudio
LUNES, 12 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las personas que quieren cuidar sus dientes deben prestar atención a un nuevo estudio que da una alarma bastante clara: usar tabaco de cualquier forma, incluso la cada vez más popular práctica de vape…
Learn MoreUnos estudios muestran que la raza y los ingresos pueden determinar los resultados en el cáncer de sangre
LUNES, 12 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Si alguien desarrolla un cáncer de la sangre o un coágulo sanguíneo potencialmente letal, es probable que le vaya mejor si es blanco y rico, muestran tres estudios recientes.El impacto continuo de la …
Learn MoreModerna, Merck Report on Promising Melanoma Vaccine
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two pharmaceutical companies said Tuesday that they have made notable progress with a vaccine that could prevent melanoma. Moderna, well known for its work on the COVID vaccine, and Merck, which makes the can…
Learn MoreRisk-Reducing Medications Can Cut Breast Cancer Death Rates
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Risk-reducing medication can reduce the risk for breast cancer death in addition to lowering the risk for invasive breast cancer, according to a study published online Dec. 1 in the Journal of Clinical Oncolo…
Learn MoreRadiological Society of North America, Nov. 27 to Dec. 1
The annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America was held from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1 in Chicago and attracted nearly 25,000 participants from around the world, including radiologists, radiation oncologists, physicists in medicine, radiolog…
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