Good News or Bad, Patients Want Access to Medical Test Results
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When waiting for medical test results, days can feel like an eternity. In a new survey, patients overwhelmingly say they’d like their results immediately — even if their provider has not yet reviewed them a…
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Dangerous drug-resistant fungal infections spreading in U.S. The percentage of dangerous infections caused by C. auris has increased every year, and nearly doubled in 2021, researchers report. Read moreGood news or bad, patients want access to medica…
Learn MoreUn ‘páncreas artificial’ mejora el control del azúcar en la sangre en los niños con diabetes tipo 1
VIERNES, 17 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Igual que los adultos, los niños pequeños con diabetes tipo 1 podrían experimentar el mejor control que necesitan del azúcar en la sangre mediante el uso de un “páncreas artificial”, muestra una investi…
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Bile duct cancers: More funding, research needed to fight this silent killer. As too many American families have discovered, this tumor is typically only discovered once the cancer is in an advanced, incurable stage. Anywhere from 8,000 to 20,000 suc…
Learn More‘Artificial Pancreas’ Technology Boosts Blood Sugar Control for Young Kids With Type 1 Diabetes
FRIDAY, March 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Just like adults, young children with type 1 diabetes may get the blood sugar control they need using an “artificial pancreas,” new research shows. The Control-IQ artificial pancreas system was tested in a cl…
Learn MoreTikTok Videos on Mpox Are of Low Quality
THURSDAY, March 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Public TikTok videos on mpox frequently provide incomplete, inaccurate information, according to a study published online March 14 in BMJ Global Health.Ao Shi, from St. George’s University of London, and co…
Learn MoreTikTok Videos on Mpox Are of Low Quality
THURSDAY, March 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Public TikTok videos on mpox frequently provide incomplete, inaccurate information, according to a study published online March 14 in BMJ Global Health.Ao Shi, from St. George’s University of London, and co…
Learn MoreTikTok Videos on Mpox Are of Low Quality
THURSDAY, March 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Public TikTok videos on mpox frequently provide incomplete, inaccurate information, according to a study published online March 14 in BMJ Global Health.Ao Shi, from St. George’s University of London, and co…
Learn MoreJust 2 Kids Worldwide Are Known to Have This Rare Genetic Disease. Their Parents United for a Cure
THURSDAY, March 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When Yoni Silverman, now 13, was a toddler, his parents fretted as he missed milestone after milestone. The New York City couple took their son to a host of specialists, searching for answers about why he w…
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Just 2 kids in the world have this rare genetic disease. Their parents united for a cure. Unique changes in DNA slow each child’s development, but two sets of parents are working together with researchers to form a foundation to tackle the disease. Re…
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