Money Troubles Can Delay Cancer Diagnoses, Putting Survival in Jeopardy
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Money woes have long been linked to worse health care. Now, a new study finds financially strapped patients often put off cancer screenings — only to learn they have the disease when it’s advanced and tougher…
Learn MoreCould a Nitroglycerin Patch Ease Hot Flashes?
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study on using nitroglycerin patches to help women with frequent hot flashes caused by menopause has delivered mixed results. The benefits of wearing these patches — long used as chest pain medication — …
Learn MoreFluoride Levels in Water Usually Reach Target Level
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fluoride levels in water usually reach the target of 0.7 mg/L and rarely exceed the safety standard of 2.0 mg/L, according to research published in the June 2 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and …
Learn MoreUna de cada seis personas sin vacunar se enfrentan a síntomas dos años tras tener COVID
VIERNES, 2 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las personas sin vacunar con COVID-19 tienen unas probabilidades significativas de unos síntomas persistentes si contraen el virus, y una de cada seis sigue sufriendo síntomas dos años después, muestra u…
Learn MoreLos CDC advierten sobre una enfermedad bacteriana potencialmente letal en la costa del golfo de EE. UU.
VIERNES, 2 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un germen potencialmente letal ha llegado a la costa del golfo de EE. UU., advirtieron esta semana las autoridades de salud. Hasta ahora, se han reportado tres casos de infección con la bacteria Burkhold…
Learn MoreDurante décadas, la esperanza de vida de EE. UU. se ha quedado por detrás de la de otros países ricos
VIERNES, 2 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los estadounidenses no viven tanto tiempo como las personas de docenas de países desarrollados, y el problema es peor de lo que se pensaba, revela un nuevo estudio. Las personas en más de 50 países en se…
Learn MoreBiden está a punto de nombrar una nueva directora de los CDC
VIERNES, 2 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una exfuncionaria de la administración de Obama, con una extensa experiencia en los servicios de salud federales y estatales, podría ser la próxima líder de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de…
Learn MoreGene Therapy Not Cost-Effective for Sickle Cell by Conventional Measures
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For persons with sickle cell disease (SCD), gene therapy seems not to be cost-effective per conventional cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) standards and can be equitable per distributional CEA (DCEA) standards,…
Learn MoreGene Therapy Not Cost-Effective for Sickle Cell by Conventional Measures
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For persons with sickle cell disease (SCD), gene therapy seems not to be cost-effective per conventional cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) standards and can be equitable per distributional CEA (DCEA) standards,…
Learn MoreNew Drug Could Be Advance Against Glioma Brain Tumors
MONDAY, June 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An experimental targeted therapy can dramatically slow the progress of common slow-growing brain cancers, a new clinical trial finds.The oral drug vorasidenib nearly tripled progression-free survival in patient…
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