Task Force Recommends Anxiety Screening for All Adults Under 65
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In what amounts to a public acknowledgement that anxiety disorders have run rampant during the pandemic, an influential expert panel is recommending for the first time that all American adults under the age …
Learn MoreResponse to Neoadjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer May Vary by Race
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The response to neoadjuvant endocrine therapy (NET) for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer (HR+BC) may vary by race, according to a study presented at the 15th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer H…
Learn MoreLiver Cancer Risk May Rise for 2nd-, 3rd-Generation U.S. Mexicans
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) appears to be increased for successive generations of U.S. Mexicans, according to a study presented at the 15th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disp…
Learn MoreSTD Cases Soar in US Amid Calls for Better Prevention Efforts
TUESDAY, Sept. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Soaring numbers of sexually transmitted disease (STD) cases have prompted U.S. public health experts to call for more prevention and treatment. This includes rising rates of syphilis and gonorrhea and HIV.”It…
Learn MoreOOP Costs Seen for Some Seeking Emergency Care After Sexual Assault
MONDAY, Sept. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An estimated 16.0 percent of persons who seek emergency department care related to sexual assault are expected to pay the costs out of pocket, according to a letter to the editor published in the Sept. 15 iss…
Learn More¿Qué medicamentos funcionan mejor contra la COVID? La OMS actualiza las directrices de tratamiento
VIERNES, 16 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — En una directriz que se actualizó el jueves, la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) desaconseja ahora utilizar los medicamentos de anticuerpos sotrovimab y casirivimab-imdevimab en los pacientes…
Learn MoreLa terapia hormonal contra el cáncer de mama podría funcionar de forma distinta según la raza de la paciente
VIERNES, 16 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — La raza de las mujeres con un cáncer de mama podría ayudar a predecir el éxito de la terapia hormonal administrada antes de la cirugía.En un nuevo estudio, los investigadores encontraron que las mu…
Learn MoreHistory of Eviction Linked to Child Developmental Risk
MONDAY, Sept. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A history of evictions is associated with increased odds of child fair or poor health, developmental risk, and hospital admission from the emergency department, according to a study published online Sept. 19 …
Learn MoreWhen Preferred Language Is Not English, Children Experience Surgical Delays
MONDAY, Sept. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children whose families prefer a language other than English experience a longer delay between anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and surgery compared with families preferring English, according to a stu…
Learn MoreMedical Debt Can Crush Even the Insured, Study Shows
MONDAY, Sept. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Weeks after a stay in the hospital, your bill arrives and you can barely believe the amount due. How is this even possible if you have good health insurance and, more importantly, how will you pay it?Unfortun…
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