Myths, Ignorance Persist Around Lung Cancer: Poll
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, but doctors have had access to a screening tool for nearly a decade that can catch it for early treatment. Unfortunately, neither of those…
Learn MoreMyths, Ignorance Persist Around Lung Cancer: Poll
MONDAY, Aug. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States, but doctors have had access to a screening tool for nearly a decade that can catch it for early treatment.Unfortunately, neither of those …
Learn MoreLos pacientes negros son más propensos a perder la visión tras un diagnóstico de glaucoma
MARTES, 26 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los pacientes negros deben comenzar a realizar pruebas de detección del glaucoma pronto, porque tienen un riesgo alto de pérdida de la visión provocada por unos niveles elevados de presión en el interior…
Learn MoreTexas Court Case Could Threaten Americans’ Health Care Nationwide
WEDNESDAY, July 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A federal lawsuit out of Texas could end access to free lifesaving preventive health care services for nearly 168 million people in the United States with private insurance, a new report suggests.Kelley v. …
Learn MoreBlack Patients More Likely to Lose Vision After Glaucoma Diagnosis
TUESDAY, July 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black patients should start screening early for glaucoma, because they have a high risk of vision loss caused by elevated pressure levels inside the eye, researchers say.A team from New York Eye and Ear Infir…
Learn MoreLas pruebas regulares valen la pena para las personas con un riesgo alto de cáncer de páncreas
MIÉRCOLES, 20 de julio de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Con frecuencia, el cáncer de páncreas tiene un pronóstico lúgubre, pero un nuevo estudio encuentra que realizar pruebas de detección a las personas con un riesgo alto puede encontrar la enfermedad tem…
Learn MoreRegular Screening Pays Off for People at High Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pancreatic cancer often has a dismal prognosis, but a new study finds that screening high-risk people can catch the disease early and extend lives.Researchers at eight U.S. medical centers found that annual…
Learn MoreFewer HIV Tests, Cases ID’d in Children at Start of Pandemic
MONDAY, July 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The number of HIV tests and cases identified among children aged 1 to 14 years decreased at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to research published in the July 15 issue of the U.S. Centers for Dis…
Learn MoreGenomic Sequencing Enhances Findings of Hearing Loss in NICU
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Expanded genomic sequencing may be an effective adjunct hearing screening to detect hearing loss among patients in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), according to a study published online July 11 in JAM…
Learn MoreLaboratory Response Network Facilitates Rapid ID of Monkeypox
MONDAY, July 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Laboratory Response Network (LRN) has facilitated rapid testing and detection of patients with monkeypox, according to research published in the July 8 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease …
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