Anticoagulants Do Not Reduce Arterial Thrombotic Event Risk in Cancer
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For ambulatory patients on systemic anticancer therapy, anticoagulants do not reduce the risk of arterial thrombotic events (ATEs) and are associated with increased bleeding risk, according to a review publishe…
Learn More1999 to 2020 Saw Decrease in Cancer-Specific Mortality in Hispanic Adults
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 1999 to 2020, the overall cancer-specific mortality (CSM) rate decreased among Hispanic individuals; however, increases in specific cancer death rates were seen, according to a study published online Jun…
Learn MoreLos ‘aceleradores de bronceado’ son la última tendencia de verano, pero ¿son seguros?
MIÉRCOLES, 5 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas están utilizando “aceleradores de bronceado” para broncearse rápidamente, pero los expertos cuestionan la seguridad de esta tendencia, impulsada por los influentes de las redes sociales. L…
Learn MoreBrushing, Flossing Could Help Shield Your Brain From Dementia
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Add risk of developing memory problems later in life to the list of consequences linked to poor oral health.Not taking care of your mouth and teeth has already been associated with heart disease, diabetes, ce…
Learn MoreNumber of Teeth, Periodontitis in Older Adults Linked to Hippocampal Atrophy
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For older adults, there is an interaction between number of teeth and periodontitis and the rate of left hippocampal atrophy, according to a study published online July 5 in Neurology.Satoshi Yamaguchi, D.D.S…
Learn MoreStatement Outlines Inequities in Cardio-Oncology Care, Research
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Inequities in cardio-oncology care and research are addressed in a scientific statement issued by the American Heart Association and published online June 28 in Circulation.Daniel Addison, M.D., from Ohio Sta…
Learn MoreMore Cancer Patients Got Palliative Care After Obamacare
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research finds that Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — brought an unexpected benefit: increases in how many patients got palliative care.“Our findings are encou…
Learn MoreNew Report IDs 12 States With Smoking Rates 50 Percent Higher Than the Rest of the Country
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Despite overall national declines in smoking, Americans who live in the South and Midwest are still much more likely to smoke, and smoke more, than those living in other states, a new report shows.A nonprofi…
Learn MoreAumentan ciertos tipos de cáncer entre los hispanos de EE. UU.
LUNES, 3 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las tasas de mortalidad por cáncer entre los estadounidenses de origen hispano se han reducido en general en las dos últimas décadas, pero las perspectivas han empeorado en ciertos tipos de cáncer, encuent…
Learn MoreProgram Helps Folks Battling Mental Illness Beat Another Foe: Smoking
WEDNESDAY, July 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Dr. Richard Stumacher’s coworker at Northwell Health in New York City used to smoke to curb her severe anxiety, and tried multiple times to stop.“She went through the program and she would quit, and then she…
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