Surgery Holds Danger for Seniors. Who’s Most at Risk?
FRIDAY, Oct. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Surgery can be a daunting prospect at any age. Now, researchers say they’ve spotted two key factors upping the odds of a poor surgical outcome in seniors.Older adults who are either frail or suffering from dem…
Learn MoreYour Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — “Location, location, location” works in real estate, and a new study argues that the location of your hospital room could save your life after surgery.Patients are more likely to die after surgery if they ar…
Learn MoreYour Hospital Room Could Affect Outcomes After Surgery
THURSDAY, Oct. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — “Location, location, location” works in real estate, and a new study argues that the location of your hospital room could save your life after surgery.Patients are more likely to die after surgery if they ar…
Learn MoreMore Than Half of ICU Survivors Not Fully Recovered at One Year
MONDAY, Sept. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than half of survivors of critical illness treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) do not make a full recovery at one year, according to a study published online Sept. 7 in PLOS ONE.Lise F. E. Beumeler,…
Learn MoreLos esfuerzos por conservar la fertilidad no afectan a los resultados en el cáncer de mama
MIÉRCOLES, 31 de agosto de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los procedimientos para preservar la fertilidad de las mujeres con un cáncer de mama no plantean el riesgo de que su cáncer recurra más adelante, muestra un nuevo estudio sueco.Las mujeres que congel…
Learn MoreEfforts to Preserve Fertility Won’t Affect Breast Cancer Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fertility preservation procedures for women with breast cancer won’t raise the risk of their cancer returning later, a new Swedish study shows.Women who had eggs or embryos frozen before going through chemo…
Learn MoreACS Issues Nutrition, Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors
FRIDAY, Aug. 26, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a guideline issued by the American Cancer Society and published in the May/June issue of CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, recommendations are presented regarding diet and exercise for reducing the ris…
Learn More2019 to 2020 Saw Decrease in Life Expectancy in All States, D.C.
TUESDAY, Aug. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From 2019 to 2020, there was a decrease in life expectancy for all 50 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.), according to the Aug. 23 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. Cente…
Learn MoreHearing Loss, Tinnitus Can Strike Cancer Survivors
THURSDAY, Aug. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People who’ve had chemotherapy to treat a range of common cancers should also have a hearing test.In a new study of 273 cancer survivors, researchers found more than half experienced significant hearing loss …
Learn MoreHormone Therapy Not Tied to Breast Cancer Recurrence, Mortality
FRIDAY, July 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In postmenopausal women treated for early-stage estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer, neither vaginal estrogen therapy (VET) nor menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) is associated with an increased risk for …
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