No pruebe la tendencia de TikTok de Burt’s Bees
VIERNES, 3 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — No se ponga bálsamo labial en los párpados, aunque lo haya visto en TikTok.Es malo para los ojos, según una experta de Michigan Medicine. La tendencia comenzó por primera vez en la década de los 2010, pe…
Learn MoreDocenas de grupos médicos lanzan una iniciativa para luchar contra la desinformación sobre la salud
VIERNES, 3 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Alarmados por la creciente propagación de desinformación médica, 50 organizaciones médicas y científicas de EE. UU. han anunciado la formación de un nuevo grupo que busca desmentir las noticias falsas so…
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Cell injection therapy shows promise against chronic back pain. An injection that helps regenerate spinal discs has lasting benefits, results from an extended clinical trial show. Read moreThough often prescribed, diuretics may not help prevent kidney…
Learn MoreTiming of Melanoma Immunotherapy Could Be Key to Outcomes: Study
MONDAY, March 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A tweak in timing may make an immune-system therapy much more effective for patients undergoing surgery for advanced melanoma, a new clinical trial has found.Researchers showed that giving the therapy — a drug…
Learn MoreBenefits of Valoctocogene Roxaparvovec Persist in Hemophilia A
FRIDAY, March 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with hemophilia A, factor VIII activity and bleeding reduction persist at two years after gene transfer with valoctocogene roxaparvovec, which delivers a B-domain-deleted factor VIII coding sequen…
Learn MoreGene Therapy Beneficial for Patients With Hemophilia B
FRIDAY, March 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with hemophilia B, one infusion of adeno-associated virus 5 (AAV5) vector expressing the Padua factor IX variant (etranacogene dezaparvovec) is noninferior and superior to prophylaxis with factor …
Learn MoreDozens of Medical Groups Launch Effort to Battle Health Misinformation
FRIDAY, March 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Alarmed by the increasing spread of medical misinformation, 50 U.S. medical and science organizations have announced the formation of a new group that aims to debunk fake health news.Called the Coalition for T…
Learn MoreBuzzkill: Don’t Try the Burt’s Bees TikTok Trend
FRIDAY, March 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Don’t put lip balm on your eyelid, even if you saw it on TikTok. It’s bad for your eyes, according to a Michigan Medicine expert. The trend first began back in the 2010s, but has seen a resurgence in 2023.Call…
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Tough journeys: When cancer strikes people with dementia.The number of people suffering with both conditions is expected to rise as America’s population continues to age. Read moreDozens of medical groups form coalition to counter misinformation. Comp…
Learn MoreTargeted Therapies Seem Beneficial for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Related Myotoxicity
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A strategy including identification of severe immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-related myocarditis based on screening combined with active ventilation and treatment seems beneficial for reducing the myotoxi…
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