Prostate MRI Has Independent Screening Value
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has a value for screening independent of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), according to a study published online Aug. 21 in BMJ Oncology.Caroline M. Moore, M.D., fro…
Learn MoreBlue-Light Filtering Lenses Seem Not to Be Beneficial
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Blue-light filtering lenses, which filter ultraviolet radiation and claim to improve visual performance with digital device use, seem not to attenuate symptoms of eye strain, according to a study published …
Learn MoreHeterogeneity Found in Appropriate Use Criteria for Imaging of CAD
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)-qualified Appropriate Use Criteria (AUC) for imaging of coronary artery disease (CAD) are heterogeneous and discrepant, according to a study published onl…
Learn MoreNivolumab + Ipilimumab Tops Ipilimumab Alone in Metastatic Melanoma
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with metastatic melanoma who receive frontline anti-programmed death protein 1 (PD-1) or therapy against programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 and whose tumors progressed with cytotoxic T-lymphocyte…
Learn MoreScientists Decode the Y Chromosome, Key to Male Development
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An international research team has achieved the first complete sequencing of the human Y chromosome, which is closely linked to male development.This is the last of the human chromosomes to be fully sequenc…
Learn MoreALS Robbed Her of Speech, But Technology Is Changing That
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many people with Lou Gehrig’s disease, also called amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), first start to lose the ability to move their arms and legs.That’s not Pat Bennett. She can move just fine. She can st…
Learn MoreLos niños vuelven a la escuela, y las redes sociales son lo que más preocupa a los padres: encuesta
LUNES, 21 de agosto de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cuando los padres de EE. UU. expresan sus preocupaciones sobre sus hijos en edad escolar, el uso de las redes sociales e internet encabezan la lista. Los problemas de la salud mental son otra importante …
Learn MoreMisleading Claims Found on Websites Selling Anti-Mullerian Hormone Tests
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many misleading claims are made about the value of anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) tests on websites that sell direct-to-consumer (DTC) AMH tests, according to a study published online Aug. 21 in JAMA Network Op…
Learn MorePoll Shows Who Americans Trust (and Don’t Trust) for Health News
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Misinformation about health and medicine is rampant in the United States, with far too many Americans being presented false claims and left wondering what to believe, a new survey reports.At least 4 in 10 peo…
Learn MoreMore Screen Time for Babies Could Slow Development
TUESDAY, Aug. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Too much screen time can lead to developmental delays in babies, researchers say.When 1-year-olds viewed screens for more than four hours a day, they had delays in communication and problem-solving skills whe…
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