‘Medical Gaslighting’: Are You a Victim?
FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay Now) — As a teenager, April Summerford suffered from extremely painful periods that made her suspect something was wrong with her body.Summerford didn’t know it, but she had endometriosis — a condition in which tissue…
Learn MoreAmerica’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Launches Saturday
FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Starting Saturday, if you or someone you know is contemplating suicide or having a mental health crisis, you can dial just three numbers — 988 — to get help.Callers will be connected to a trained counselor a…
Learn MoreDon’t Use Luvox, Colchicine to Fight COVID, WHO Experts Say
FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People shouldn’t take the drugs colchicine and fluvoxamine to treat mild to moderate COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) is warning.The antidepressant drug fluvoxamine (Luvox) and the gout drug colch…
Learn More‘Stepped’ Approach to Treating Diabetic Eye Disease May Be Best
FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An off-brand medication for diabetic macular edema might prove just as effective in early treatment as its more expensive alternative, potentially saving patients thousands of dollars, new research suggests.Th…
Learn MorePeople on Dialysis Face Higher Death Risk After Hurricanes
FRIDAY, July 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A hurricane threatens anyone in its path, but it can be especially deadly for people who need kidney dialysis to survive, new research shows.An analysis of patient data spanning two decades linked hurricane ex…
Learn MoreAsthma Drug Fluticasone Fails as Potential COVID-19 Treatment
THURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The asthma drug fluticasone furoate is yet another medication that does not work for mild-to-moderate COVID-19, a new study finds. The study was published online July 13 in medRxiv, which publishes studies b…
Learn MoreLas redes sociales tienen un gran impacto en que las personas comiencen a fumar y vapear
MIÉRCOLES, 13 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La potente influencia de las redes sociales quizá incluya al consumo de tabaco.Al analizar 29 estudios que ya se habían publicado, los investigadores encontraron que las personas que veían redes socia…
Learn MoreSurvival Advantage Seen for A+ADV in Advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma
THURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with stage III or IV Hodgkin lymphoma, brentuximab vedotin is associated with a survival advantage, according to a study published online July 13 in the New England Journal of Medicine.Stephen M…
Learn MoreLow Rate of Serious Adverse Events Linked to Shoulder Surgery
THURSDAY, July 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The risk for serious adverse events associated with common shoulder arthroscopy procedures is low, according to a study published online July 6 in The BMJ.Jonathan L. Rees, M.B.B.S., from the University of O…
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