Mix of Vet Tranquilizer, Fentanyl an ‘Emerging Threat,’ U.S. Officials Warn
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. officials are intensifying efforts to crack down on illicit use of the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine, which can cause painful and deadly side effects in humans. The drug, when mixed with the opioid…
Learn MoreFrenar las recetas de opioides no aumentará las tasas de suicidio, según un estudio
MARTES, 11 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — En los últimos años, la intensificación de la crisis de opioides ha provocado un complejo debate sobre la mejor forma de controlar el riesgo de suicido entre los pacientes a quienes se recetan estos anal…
Learn MoreFeds to Toughen Rules on Privacy Around Abortion, Contraceptive Services
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. officials said Wednesday that they plan to strengthen existing privacy rules to prevent the sharing of private legal reproductive health care information for use in investigations and prosecutions aga…
Learn MoreMix of Vet Tranquilizer, Fentanyl an ‘Emerging Threat,’ U.S. Officials Warn
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. officials are intensifying efforts to crack down on illicit use of the veterinary tranquilizer xylazine, which can cause painful and deadly side effects in humans.The drug, when mixed with the opioid …
Learn MoreBreast-Conservation Therapy Feasible in Multiple Ipsilateral Breast Cancer
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For women with multiple ipsilateral breast cancer, breast-conserving therapy (BCT) with adjuvant radiation results in a low five-year local recurrence rate, according to a study published online March 28 i…
Learn MoreGuideline Updated for Initial Management of Advanced Prostate Cancer
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with noncastrate advanced prostate cancer, docetaxel, abiraterone, enzalutamide, apalutamide, or darolutamide are each recommended as standards of care with androgen deprivation therapy (ADT),…
Learn MoreParathyroidectomy Has No Effect on Kidney Function in Older Adults
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adults with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), parathyroidectomy has no effect on long-term kidney function versus nonoperative management, according to a study published online April 11 in the Annals…
Learn MoreRehab Care for Opioid Addiction Often Tough to Find: Study
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The United States is in the middle of an opioid crisis, yet new research shows that only about 7% of Americans on Medicaid who have opioid use disorder receive residential treatment. This means that many p…
Learn MoreStudy Looks at Cancer-Related Death Rates During First Year of COVID-19
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, death rates with cancer as the underlying cause continued to decrease, while death rates with cancer as a contributing cause increased, according to a study publis…
Learn MoreSuicide Deaths Positively Linked to Measures of Opioid Prescribing
TUESDAY, April 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Suicide deaths are positively associated with measures of opioid prescribing, according to a study published online April 11 in the American Journal of Psychiatry.Mark Olfson, M.D., M.P.H., from the Vagelos …
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