In States Where Recreational Marijuana Legalized, Less Demand for Prescription Codeine
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that there’s one potential way to reduce demand for prescription codeine: legalizing recreational cannabis.Exactly what brought scientists to that conclusion? States that legalized cannab…
Learn MorePatients Give High Ratings to Pre-Surgery Telemedicine Consultations
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Despite distance and occasional technical glitches, a new study finds that most patients like seeing a surgeon for the first time via video.The study was published Jan. 19 in the Journal of the American Colleg…
Learn MorePoll Finds Nearly Half of Americans Unprepared for Medical Emergency
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of American adults are not prepared for a medical emergency, according to a new poll from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and Morning Consult.About 76 percent felt prepared to c…
Learn MoreBody Mass Index Tied to Multiple Myeloma Survival
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Underweight and severe obesity are associated with decreased survival in patients with multiple myeloma (MM), according to a study published online Jan. 12 in the Blood Cancer Journal.Urvi A. Shah, M.D., from …
Learn MoreLas terapias hormonales fomentan la salud mental de los jóvenes trans
JUEVES, 19 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mientras varios estados de EE. UU. toman medidas para restringir la atención de salud transgénero, un nuevo estudio muestra que este tipo de atención puede mejorar de forma sustancial la salud mental de …
Learn More¿Hay un diurético que sea el mejor para la insuficiencia cardiaca?
JUEVES, 19 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — No importa cuál diurético le receten para trata la insuficiencia cardiaca, porque los datos de un nuevo ensayo muestran que todos funcionan igual de bien.Dos diuréticos de uso común para tratar la insufi…
Learn MoreSe puede tomar aspirina tras una factura para ayudar a evitar los coágulos sanguíneos
JUEVES, 19 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cuando las personas se someten a una cirugía por una fractura de brazo o de pierna, con frecuencia les inyectan anticoagulantes recetados para reducir su riesgo de desarrollar unos coágulos sanguíneos po…
Learn MoreSuicide Risk Rises When Cancer Strikes
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A cancer diagnosis can be devastating.Now, new research shows that patients diagnosed with cancer have a risk of suicide 26% higher than the general population.A variety of factors contribute to the elevated r…
Learn MoreSuicide Risk Rises When Cancer Strikes
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A cancer diagnosis can be devastating.Now, new research shows that patients diagnosed with cancer have a risk of suicide 26% higher than the general population.A variety of factors contribute to the elevated r…
Learn MoreRisk for Suicide Still Elevated for Individuals With Cancer
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Despite a decreasing trend, the risk for suicide is still elevated among individuals with cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in JAMA Network Open.Xin Hu, M.S.P.H., from Emory University Roll…
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