As Opioid Deaths Rise Among Teens, Too Few Youth Get Anti-Addiction Drug
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The number of American teenagers becoming addicted to opioids is on the rise, yet fewer are being prescribed a medication that can help them, a new government study finds.Between 2015 and 2020, the proportion…
Learn MoreYour Weight Could Alter Vitamin D’s Effect on Health
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vitamin D is widely promoted for better health, but if you’re overweight, you might not reap the benefits.In a new study, researchers found a 30% to 40% reduction in cancer, cancer deaths and autoimmune disea…
Learn More‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli in Trouble Again for Forming New Drug Company
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) – “Pharma bro” Martin Shkreli may have violated a judge’s order banning him from being involved in the pharmaceutical industry, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced Friday.Shkreli, who was convicted for an…
Learn MoreEl riesgo de suicidio aumenta cuando aparece el cáncer
VIERNES, 20 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un diagnóstico de cáncer puede ser devastador.Ahora, una nueva investigación muestra que los pacientes diagnosticados con un cáncer tienen un riesgo de suicidio que es un 26 por ciento más alto que el d…
Learn MoreUna encuesta halla que casi la mitad de los estadounidenses no están preparados para una emergencia médica
VIERNES, 20 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una emergencia médica puede ocurrir en cualquier momento. ¿Está usted preparado?Casi la mitad de los adultos estadounidenses no lo están, según una nueva encuesta del Colegio Americano de Médicos de Eme…
Learn MoreMany Patients Aren’t Getting Best Quality Lung Cancer Surgery: Study
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A surgeon’s skill has a direct impact on whether a patient will survive early-stage lung cancer.Unfortunately, many surgeons are failing to follow a playbook that increase the odds of a successful outcome, a n…
Learn MoreNo Increase Seen in OD Deaths Involving Buprenorphine During COVID-19
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The proportion of overdose deaths involving buprenorphine did not increase in association with actions taken to facilitate access to buprenorphine-based treatment for opioid use disorder during COVID-19, accor…
Learn MoreNab-Paclitaxel Does Not Increase Overall Survival in Biliary Tract Cancer
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with biliary tract cancer (BTC), no significant improvement is observed in overall survival with the addition of albumin-bound paclitaxel to gemcitabine and cisplatin (GAP) versus gemcitabine/cisp…
Learn MoreOnly Half of Folks With Stool Test Positive for Colon Cancer Get Follow-Up Colonoscopy
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many people undergo a stool test to screen for colon cancer but a new study finds too few follow up with a colonoscopy when that test warns of a possible cancer.Not following up undermines the point of screeni…
Learn MoreHome Drug Infusions Can Be Dangerous, But Many Home Care Staff Aren’t Trained
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Intravenous (IV) lines are generally associated with medical centers — picture a patient in a hospital bed, an IV drip-dropping needed fluids, nutrients and medicines into their arm.But millions now are receiv…
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