Telehealth Services Can Help Women Access, Understand Medical Abortion
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Even before Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022, many U.S. women lived far from a clinic where they could get abortion pills. Now, a new study suggests that telemedicine can help fill that gap.The study focuse…
Learn MoreMitotane Not Needed With Low- to Intermediate-Risk Adrenocortical Carcinoma
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mitotane does not show a significant improvement in the relapse rate and is associated with adverse events in patients with adrenocortical carcinoma considered to be at low-to-intermediate risk for recurrenc…
Learn MoreYoung Smokers Report More Ocular Symptoms
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adolescents and young adult users of both electronic cigarettes and cigarettes have a higher likelihood of experiencing severe and frequent ocular symptoms, according to a study published online Aug. 31 in JA…
Learn MoreGun Suicides Keep Rising Among U.S. Youth
TUESDAY, Sept. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Suicides by Americans aged 10 to 24 are continuing to climb and guns are increasingly the method of choice in these tragedies, a new report finds.Easy access to firearms can mean suicide is often impulsively …
Learn MoreMarijuana Edibles Are Sending Kids to the ER: Here’s Tips to Keep Them Safe
MONDAY, Sept. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Drugs and children don’t mix, so it’s important to keep little ones safe by storing any marijuana edibles out of reach from small hands.The New Jersey Poison Control Center is offering warnings that can apply …
Learn MoreAnxious Driver? There Are Ways to Ease Your Stress
SUNDAY, Sept. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It’s not unusual to experience driving anxiety. Living in cities with heavy traffic, five-lane highways and little public transportation can make it even harder. A psychologist offers some suggestions for easi…
Learn MoreHigher Administrative Payment Burden Causes Delays in Cancer Care
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among patients with cancer, engaging in administrative tasks to estimate costs or pay for care is associated with an increase in cost-related treatment delays or nonadherence, according to a study published on…
Learn MoreMarijuana Users Have Higher Metal Levels in Blood, Urine
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Marijuana may be a source of cadmium and lead exposure, according to a study published online Aug. 30 in Environmental Health Perspectives.Katlyn E. McGraw, from Columbia University in New York, and colleagues…
Learn MoreBarrios más pobres vinculados a tasas más elevadas de asma en niños
VIERNES, 1 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cuando se considera por qué los niños tienen asma, el vecindario en el que viven puede ser importante.Nuevas investigaciones encuentran que vivir la primera infancia en un barrio con mejor acceso a…
Learn MoreLa marihuana debería pasar a la categoría de drogas de menor riesgo, dicen funcionarios de salud de EE. UU.
VIERNES 1 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) – El Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos de EE. UU. (HHS, por sus siglas en inglés) ha pedido a la Agencia de Control de Drogas de EE. UU. (DEA, por sus siglas en inglés) que reclasifique la mari…
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