Discontinuing Long-Term Opioids Tied to Overdose Risk
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Discontinuing prescribed opioids in people with chronic pain is associated with increased overdose risk, according to a study published online Dec. 1 in PLOS Medicine.Mary Clare Kennedy, Ph.D., from the Unive…
Learn MoreRSNA: 20-Year Survival Shows Lung Cancer Screening Effective
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is a high cure rate for screen-detected lung cancers, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, held from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1 in Chicago.Claudia He…
Learn MoreBenefits of RT After Breast-Conserving Surgery Only Seen Within 10 Years
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The benefits of radiotherapy following breast-conserving surgery and systemic therapy for breast cancer in terms of fewer local recurrences are only seen during the first 10 years, with 30-year local recurren…
Learn MoreLasik Surgery Should Carry Warnings of Possible Complications, FDA Says
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Lasik eye surgery is a common vision-correcting procedure that many Americans view as safe and effective, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has now drafted guidance that warns of potential complication…
Learn MoreSpecial Human-Cat Bond May Have Started 10,000 Years Ago
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — That special link you may have with a purring, four-legged friend has been going on between the species for millennia, new research shows.The human-cat relationship was probably forged over a shared interest …
Learn MorePaxlovid Soon Will Not Be Free for Americans
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The antiviral Paxlovid has kept patients from becoming severely ill and dying from COVID-19 since it became available — at no cost to them. But by the middle of next year, the U.S. government will stop subs…
Learn MorePaxlovid Soon Won’t Be Free for Americans
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The antiviral Paxlovid has kept people from getting really sick and dying from COVID-19 since it became available — at no cost to them. But by the middle of next year, the U.S. government will stop subsidiz…
Learn MoreMyth That Suicides Peak During the Holidays Could Cause Harm
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans believe that suicide rates spike every time the holiday season comes around. There’s just one catch: It’s not true.Yet, a new analysis reveals that 56% of stories published last year in U.S. n…
Learn MoreSGLT-2i Use Before COVID-19 May Reduce Adverse Outcomes in Diabetes Patients
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with diabetes subsequently diagnosed and hospitalized with COVID-19, use of a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor (SGLT-2i) before COVID-19 infection is associated with lower COVID-19-relat…
Learn MoreMore Frequent Scans Not Linked to Improved Survival After Lung Cancer Surgery
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For veterans with pathologic stage I non-small cell lung cancer receiving surgery, more frequent surveillance after surgery is not associated with improved survival, according to a study published online Nov…
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