When Genes Raise a Mom’s Risk for Cancer, Is It OK to Tell Kids?
Latest Cancer News By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) It’s important to talk to kids about family health risks, but the impact of sharing this kind of information has been unclear. It’s probably safe, according to a new study, but how are you supposed to do it — and […]
Biden Administration Announces New Division to Deal With Pandemics
Latest Infectious Disease News THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) The Biden administration announced Thursday that it will create a new division in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) focused solely on coordinating responses to pandemic threats and other health emergencies. The office of the existing Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response […]
Gene Therapy Makes Inroads Against a Form of Hemophilia
Latest Chronic Pain News FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) People with hemophilia B could find their bleeding risk dramatically reduced with just one injection of an experimental gene therapy, a new study reports. Hemophilia B is a rare and inherited genetic disorder in which people have low levels of the factor IX (FIX) protein, […]
3 Key Changes Could Make Roads Safer for Older Pedestrians
Latest Prevention & Wellness News FRIDAY, July 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) Better lighting and other changes to street crossings could improve pedestrian safety for seniors — the age group most likely to be killed by oncoming vehicles. Researchers pored over four years of Oregon crash data for locations considered dangerous for walkers age 65 and […]
Overworked Anesthesiologists Can Put Surgical Patients at Risk
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) Harried, overworked anesthesiologists could be raising hospital patients’ risk of death and complications, a new study reports. It’s not uncommon to have one anesthesiologist directing the anesthesia care for multiple surgeries at the same time, overseeing the work of lower-ranking anesthesia clinicians assigned to each […]
FDA to Take a Hard Look at Its Food, Tobacco Programs
Latest Mental Health News THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will begin a comprehensive review of its food and tobacco programs amid a high-profile infant formula shortage and recent rulings on e-cigarettes. FDA Commissioner Robert Califf first announced the review on Tuesday, then appeared at a Senate subcommittee hearing […]
Does Hormone Replacement Therapy Up Breast Cancer Recurrence? – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Cancer News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 21, 2022 Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for breast cancer survivors doesn’t appear to increase the risk of cancer recurrence or death, Danish researchers report. Although HRT has previously been linked to a raised risk of breast cancer‘s return, those earlier studies referred to oral HRT […]
Regular Screening Pays Off for People at High Risk for Pancreatic Cancer
Latest Cancer News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter 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 screening tests paid off for patients at high […]
AHA News: Rethink What You Thought You Knew About COVID-19 Reinfection
Latest Coronavirus News By American Heart Association News HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, July 20, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Forget what you thought you knew about catching COVID-19 more than once. SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, keeps evolving – and so has information about your risk of being reinfected. “Two years ago, we thought if […]
Americans Are Getting Better at Cooperating With Strangers
Latest Mental Health News By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, July 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) American society may seem more fractured than ever, but cooperation among total strangers has been on the upswing for decades, researchers in China say. Their conclusion emerged from an analysis of more than 500 studies that tracked cooperation patterns over […]