Pandemic Brought Surge in Teen Drug Overdose Deaths
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Deaths of teens from drug overdoses soared starting in late 2019, and though they appear to be on the decline, they remain much higher than in 2019, U.S. health officials report.Most of these deaths are due t…
Learn MoreClinical Report Addresses Screening, Management of Congenital Hypothyroidism
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Newborn screening (NBS) and management of congenital hypothyroidism is addressed in a clinical report published online Dec. 19 in Pediatrics.Noting that prompt diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism by NBS, l…
Learn MoreFirst-Line Regimens With Endocrine Therapy Show Benefits in Breast Cancer
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — First-line regimens with endocrine therapy (ET) may be associated with benefits among patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive (ERBB2-positive [formerly HER2-positive]) metastatic breas…
Learn MoreCommercial Rates for Breast Reconstruction Vary Significantly
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is large nationwide variation in commercial rates for breast reconstruction, according to a study published online Dec. 14 in JAMA Surgery.Danielle H. Rochlin, M.D., from Stanford University Medical Cen…
Learn MoreIn Face of Tripledemic, CVS and Walgreens Limit Purchases of Kids’ Pain Meds
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As a tripledemic of the flu, COVID and RSV continues to spread across the United States, customers at two major pharmacy chains will now be limited as to how much children’s pain relievers and fever-reducing …
Learn MoreDoctors & Their Families Less Likely to Follow Medical Guidelines Than Others
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Doctors are notorious for criticizing patients who don’t take medications as prescribed.But physicians and their families are themselves less likely than everyone else to comply with medication guidelines, a …
Learn MoreAvoiding ‘Wine Teeth’ This Holiday Season
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Red may be a traditional holiday color, but no one wants to wear it on their teeth.An expert offers some tips for keeping “wine teeth” at bay during your holiday parties.“When you drink red wine, you’re encou…
Learn MoreOverdose Deaths Up in Teens From July to December 2019 to 2021
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From July to December 2019 to July to December 2021, there was an increase in overdose deaths and deaths involving illicitly manufactured fentanyls (IMFs), according to research published in the Dec. 16 issue…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Gene Therapy for Tough-to-Treat Bladder Cancer
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a gene therapy called Adstiladrin (nadofaragene firadenovec-vncg), which is designed to work for patients with high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder can…
Learn MorePalear nieve es un peligro para el corazón: protéjase
VIERNES, 16 de diciembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Llega otra nevasca invernal a la Costa Este de EE. UU., y la Asociación Americana del Corazón (American Heart Association, AHA) advierte que las personas deben ser cuidadosas al palear la nieve, dad…
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