Cases of Advanced Cervical Cancer Keep Rising Among U.S. Women
Latest Cancer News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Aug. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) New research points to a conundrum with cervical cancer: While rates of early-stage disease have been dropping in the United States ever since the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was introduced, advanced cases have been on the rise. Which women are being […]
Taking a Shot at Pain Relief After Knee Replacement
Latest Arthritis News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) Researchers may have found a new way to help ease the pain of knee replacement surgery: infusing morphine directly into the shin bone. The findings come from a recent study of 48 patients undergoing total knee replacement. The investigators found that […]
AHA News: New Report Details What to Know About Cardiovascular Disease Symptoms
Latest Heart News By American Heart Association News HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (American Heart Association News) Symptoms of cardiovascular problems run the gamut. Some – like chest pain during a heart attack or a droopy face during a stroke – are sudden and severe, while others last years with varying intensity. Factors such […]
Too Few Psychiatric Beds: Psychiatrists’ Group Takes Aim at Ongoing Crisis
Latest Mental Health News By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) Amid a stark shortage of psychiatric beds that only worsened for millions suffering from mental illnesses during the pandemic, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) is rolling out a new model that can help communities determine exactly how many beds they […]
Ivermectin, Luvox Fail as COVID-19 Treatment
Latest Coronavirus News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) Two drugs touted as potential COVID-19 treatments, ivermectin and fluvoxamine, don’t do a thing to improve patients’ oxygen levels and keep them out of the hospital or the morgue, a new clinical trial has shown. Neither of the two repurposed drugs […]
Change to Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes Helped Women
Latest Pregnancy News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Aug. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) Using a lower threshold to diagnose pregnancy-related diabetes does not seem to reduce the risk of having a big baby, on average — but some women do benefit, a new clinical trial suggests. Gestational diabetes is diagnosed when a pregnant woman’s […]
Meth Plays Big Role in Drug ODs in Rural America
Latest Mental Health News By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) Methamphetamine is driving an epidemic of drug overdoses in rural America, a new study concludes. Researchers attribute the surge to meth laced with fentanyl or combined with an opioid that contains fentanyl. “Methamphetamine is increasingly contaminated or adulterated with fentanyl, […]
Cheaper Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids Should Be in Stores by October, FDA Says
Latest Hearing News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) Affordable over-the-counter hearing aids will bring relief to millions of Americans suffering from hearing loss by mid-October, under a landmark proposal just announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The final rule announced Tuesday creates a category of hearing aids […]
New Reports on Polio: How Worried Should We Be? – MedicineNet Health News
Latest Infectious Disease News By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Aug. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) Poliovirus detected in New York City wastewater last week put public health officials on high alert, as it indicates the potentially paralyzing virus is circulating widely in the area. But infectious disease experts say there’s no need for families of […]
U.S.-Russia Nuclear War Could Leave 5 Billion Dead Due to Famine
Latest Nutrition, Food & Recipes News By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Aug. 15, 2022 (HealthDay News) Even a “small” nuclear war, far short of a global conflict, could kill much of the world’s population due to starvation, a new study projects. Any nuclear war would have obviously devastating effects in the places where it […]