Johnson & Johnson Agrees to $8.9 Billion Settlement in Talcum Powder Lawsuit
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Tens of thousands of people suing Johnson & Johnson may get some relief after the company announced Tuesday that it will pay $8.9 billion to settle lawsuits that have been going for more than a decade.The s…
Learn MoreDeductible for Breast Diagnostic Imaging May Discourage Follow-Up
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Having a deductible for diagnostic imaging generated from abnormal breast screening examination may discourage more than one-fifth of women from returning for recommended diagnostic imaging, according to a …
Learn MoreBreakthrough CAR-T Cancer Treatments Are Boosting Patients’ Quality of Life
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A therapy that bolsters the immune system may not only help certain cancer patients live longer, but better, a new study finds.The treatment, called chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, is used t…
Learn MoreCould Gut Microbes Affect Pancreatic Cancer Survival?
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Bacteria in the gut microbiome may be the key to why some patients survive pancreatic cancer long-term, despite its notoriously low survival rate.Only about 9% of pancreatic cancer patients survive past fiv…
Learn MoreHigh Co-Pays, Deductibles Keep Some Women From Mammogram Follow-Up
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study shows that money, or lack of it, can stand in the way of follow-up testing after an abnormal mammogram result.Just over one-fifth of U.S. women surveyed by researchers said they would skip addit…
Learn MoreLos hombres con un cáncer de testículo quizá tengan una nueva opción de tratamiento
LUNES, 3 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Algunos pacientes con un cáncer de testículo temprano quizá no necesiten quimioterapia ni radiación, informan unos investigadores.Más bien, una cirugía para extirpar los ganglios linfáticos en un área detr…
Learn MoreMost Men With Low-Risk Prostate Cancers Now Forgo Immediate Surgery
TUESDAY, April 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Over the last decade, more and more Americans with early-stage prostate cancer have put off radiation and surgery, the standard treatment options, new research indicates.Instead, many U.S. men with low- or in…
Learn MoreHugh Jackman Urges Sunscreen Use After Skin Cancer Scare
TUESDAY, April 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Actor Hugh Jackman is offering a warning about sun damage and skin cancer after having two biopsies. Jackman was wearing a bandage on his nose in a video posted to his Twitter account. “I just went to my doct…
Learn MoreAdding Dostarlimab Improves Progression-Free Survival in Endometrial Cancer
TUESDAY, April 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer, dostarlimab plus carboplatin-paclitaxel increases progression-free survival versus carboplatin-paclitaxel alone, according to a study publis…
Learn MoreUltrasound Good Diagnostic Tool After Breast Symptoms
TUESDAY, April 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For women with “focal breast complaints” — issues with pain, lumps or discharge — ultrasound is an effective diagnostic tool, according to new research. These concerns are frequent, and ultrasound is effect…
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