Unos fragmentos de ADN en la sangre prometen una prueba barata y fácil para el cáncer
JUEVES, 12 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unos investigadores informan progresos en una prueba de sangre que puede detectar múltiples tipos de cáncer de una forma relativamente más sencilla, y potencialmente menos costosa, que otras pruebas que …
Learn MoreLos negros y los hispanos con epilepsia con frecuencia no reciben los medicamentos más nuevos
JUEVES, 12 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los adultos estadounidenses que sufren de epilepsia y que son negros o hispanos tienen menos probabilidades que los adultos blancos de que les receten los medicamentos más nuevos, según una investigación…
Learn MoreLa comida rápida podría ser tóxica para el hígado
JUEVES, 12 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hágale un favor a su hígado, y evite la comida rápida, insta una nueva investigación.Las personas con obesidad o diabetes que consumían un 20 por ciento o más de sus calorías diarias en la forma de comid…
Learn MoreBuprenorphine-Naloxone Appears Safe for Maternal Opioid Use Disorder
FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Buprenorphine-naloxone seems to be as safe for pharmacotherapy for maternal opioid use disorder as buprenorphine monotherapy, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica S…
Learn MoreIncreased Suicide Risk Seen for Patients Undergoing Cancer Surgery
FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of suicide is increased among patients undergoing cancer surgery, according to a study published online Jan. 12 in JAMA Oncology.Alexandra L. Potter, from Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston…
Learn MoreSocial Determinants of Health Affect Racial Disparity in Prostate Cancer Mortality
FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When accounting for social determinants of health (SDOH), Black men with prostate cancer have lower prostate cancer-specific mortality (PCSM) than White men, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis …
Learn MoreWearable Device-Detected Biomarkers Could ID Symptoms After Trauma
FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Biomarkers detected by a wrist-wearable device may be useful for screening for pain, sleep, and anxiety outcomes after exposure to trauma, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in JAMA Psychiatry.Laura…
Learn MoreFor Seniors, Declining Sense of Smell Could Signal Frailty
FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Doctors already test seniors’ hearing and vision. Sense of smell could be added to screenings one day, according to researchers who found links between its loss and risk of frailty in older adults.“We use our …
Learn MorePharmacists Can Be Key to Helping Folks Kick Opioid Addiction
FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Pharmacists could play an important role in helping curb the U.S. opioid epidemic, a new study suggests.Researchers studied the impact of a Rhode Island law allowing specially trained pharmacists to prescribe b…
Learn MoreFluvoxamine Does Not Improve Time to Sustained Recovery in Mild COVID-19
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, treatment with fluvoxamine does not improve time to sustained recovery versus placebo, according to a study published online Jan. 12 in Journal of the American Me…
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