Population Genomic Screening for Three Conditions Likely Cost-Effective
TUESDAY, May 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Conducting screening tests for three common genetic disorders could be cost-effective at a population level for adults younger than 40 years of age, according to a study published online May 9 in the Annals of …
Learn MoreScreening Recommendations Updated for Increased Breast Cancer Risk
TUESDAY, May 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women with higher-than-average breast cancer risk should initiate screening at a younger age, starting annual mammography at ages 25 to 40 years in addition to risk-based supplemental magnetic resonance imaging…
Learn MoreExperts Recommend All Women Get Mammograms Starting at Age 40
TUESDAY, May 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a major change from its longstanding advice, an influential medical panel now recommends that women start mammography screening for breast cancer at age 40.The new guidance, from the U.S. Preventive Services…
Learn MoreFDA Experts to Consider First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
TUESDAY, May 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As a U.S. Food Drug Administration advisory panel prepares to weigh whether to recommend that a birth control pill be sold over the counter in this country, a coalition of advocates on Monday called attention t…
Learn MoreShould All U.S. Newborns Undergo Genomic Testing?
TUESDAY, May 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While newborns are only screened for about 60 treatable conditions, there are hundreds of genetic disorders that have targeted treatments. Now, a national survey of experts in rare diseases found the vast major…
Learn MoreFentanyl Is Main Agent in Fatal Pediatric Opioid Poisoning
MONDAY, May 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fentanyl is the main agent implicated in fatal pediatric opioid poisonings, according to a study published online May 8 in JAMA Pediatrics.Julie R. Gaither, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.N., from the Yale School of Medicine …
Learn MoreU.S. to Fund Study on Safe Drug Injection Sites for Overdose Prevention
MONDAY, May 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. federal government has committed $5 million to study three existing and planned safe drug injection sites to see if they help prevent overdoses and whether they may offer savings in the health and crimi…
Learn MoreCuatro señales de que un adulto joven podría tener un cáncer de colon
VIERNES, 5 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cuatro síntomas podrían proveer una advertencia temprana de cáncer de colon en los adultos más jóvenes.Ser consciente de las señales de advertencia podría conducir a una detección y un diagnóstico más tem…
Learn MoreEl fabricante de Wegovy limita el suministro del fármaco para la obesidad en EE. UU.
VIERNES, 5 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Novo Nordisk, la compañía farmacéutica danesa, anunció el jueves que limitará la distribución de sus versiones de dosis bajas del popularísimo medicamento para perder peso Wegovy, para garantizar que las …
Learn MoreUnos médicos realizan la primera cirugía cerebral en el útero
VIERNES, 5 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Por primera vez, los médicos han realizado con éxito una cirugía cerebral en un feto para tratar una rara anomalía de los vasos sanguíneos, que puede resultar letal en los recién nacidos.Los expertos apun…
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