Lessons From a Wildfire on How to Save Pets’ Lives
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the wake of natural disasters like wildfires that have destroyed whole communities with alarming speed, some folks are focused on the beloved pets left behind — and how to save others in the future.More tha…
Learn MoreDon’t Feel the Burn: Stay Safe From Heat Injuries
SATURDAY, Feb. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In 2021, U.S. emergency rooms treated more than 193,000 burn injuries caused by an array of products, ranging from cooking devices to fireworks and space heaters.Most of these burns were preventable, accordi…
Learn MoreUnos científicos crean una forma de mantener viables más tiempo a los corazones donados
JUEVES, 9 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los médicos han descubierto una forma de alargar la corta vida útil de los corazones donados, lo que con algo de suerte podría hacer que haya más órganos disponibles para los receptores desesperados.El …
Learn MoreUna ley de Massachusetts permitiría a los presos donar órganos a cambio de condenas más cortas
JUEVES, 9 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los legisladores de Massachusetts han propuesto un proyecto de ley que permitiría a los reclusos de las prisiones donar sus órganos o su médula ósea como forma de reducir la duración de su condena.Aunqu…
Learn MoreIde-Cel Beneficial in Relapsed, Refractory Multiple Myeloma
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with pretreated relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma, idecabtagene vicleucel (ide-cel), a B-cell maturation antigen-directed chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy, prolongs progression-free…
Learn MoreStudy Looks at Clonal Hematopoiesis in Pediatric Cancer Survivors
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) occurs more often in pediatric cancer survivors than community controls, according to a study published online Feb. 8 in Cancer Discovery.Kohei Hagiwara, Ph.D., from St. Jude Children…
Learn MoreUniversal, School-Based Screening Increases Identification of Teens at Risk for Suicide
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Universal, school-based, adolescent suicide risk screening effectively identifies at-risk adolescents and increases initiation of mental health services versus relying on concerning behavior, according to a st…
Learn MoreLong-Acting Injectable Preferred for HIV Preexposure Prophylaxis
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Long-acting injectable preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is the preferred HIV prevention choice for potential male users, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in AIDS and Behavior.Lorraine T. Dean, Sc.D….
Learn MoreYouth With Hematologic, Oncologic Conditions Benefit From Massage
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Clinical massage therapy benefits youth with hematologic and oncologic conditions, according to a study published online Feb. 1 in Pediatric Blood & Cancer.Samuel N. Rodgers-Melnick, M.P.H., from the Case West…
Learn MoreEmailing Your Doctor Could Soon Cost You
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Email has become an easy and essential form of communication between patients and physicians — so much so that doctors are deluged daily with messages from patients.Now, some hospitals and health systems have…
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