Telehealth Tied to Higher Buprenorphine Retention
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among Veterans Health Administration patients receiving buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD), telehealth is associated with increased retention for both new and continuing patients, according to a stu…
Learn MoreTop Medical Groups, Hospitals Urge Better Access to Lung Cancer Screening
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Screening tests routinely catch cases of breast and colon cancer early, but a screening test for lung cancer is sorely underused in high-risk people and that needs to change, more than 50 cancer organization…
Learn MoreEl alcohol tiene la culpa de 1 de cada 5 muertes de adultos jóvenes en EE. UU.
MARTES, 1 de noviembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Un nuevo informe del gobierno le muestra a todo el que no piense que el alcoholismo no es una enfermedad letal que el abuso del alcohol provocó casi un 13 por ciento de las muertes de adultos estadoun…
Learn MoreCVS, Walgreens Announce $10 Billion Opioid Settlements
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Years of litigation over the opioid epidemic could end soon, as the national pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens announced Wednesday that each company has agreed to a nearly $5 billion settlement. While neithe…
Learn MoreObesity Linked to Greater Disability, Poorer Outcomes in MS
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For newly diagnosed patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), obesity is associated with higher disease severity and poorer outcomes, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in the Journal of Neurology, Ne…
Learn MoreAntiseptics Work Equally Well in Preventing Infection After Surgery for Open Fractures
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Both 10 percent povidone-iodine and aqueous 4 percent chlorhexidine gluconate are equally effective for preventing postsurgical infections among patients requiring surgery for open fractures, according to a …
Learn MoreObesity Could Speed Disability When MS Strikes
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Obesity is never healthy, and that may be especially true for people who also develop multiple sclerosis.Obese people with MS are likely to see the disability linked to the disease rapidly worsen, said Germa…
Learn MoreTop Medical Groups, Hospitals Urge Better Access to Lung Cancer Screening
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Screening tests routinely catch cases of breast and colon cancer early, but a screening test for lung cancer is sorely underused in high-risk people and that needs to change, more than 50 cancer organization…
Learn MoreRace May Impact Satisfaction With Hormone Therapy for Menopause Symptoms
TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black and White women report different preferences for treatment for menopause symptoms, according to a study published Oct. 18 in Menopause.Monica Christmas, M.D., from the University of Chicago, and colleagu…
Learn MoreGender Differences Exist for Surgical Practice, Billing, Coding
TUESDAY, Nov. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Billing and coding practices can, in part, account for income differences between male and female plastic surgeons, according to a study published in the November issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.Lo…
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