Common Form of Liver Cancer on the Rise in Rural America
Latest Cancer News TUESDAY, Sept. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) Liver cancer is on the rise in rural America, but on a downswing in cities, new research shows. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer and the fastest-growing cause of cancer deaths in the United States. It’s rising at an […]
Post-Stroke Rehab: There’s a Sweet Spot in the Timing
Latest Heart News TUESDAY, Sept. 21, 2021 (HealthDay News) After a stroke, the best time to work on regaining hand and arm use is 60 to 90 days later, according to a new clinical trial. Starting intensive rehab at less than 30 days can be helpful, too, but waiting until six months can […]
Opioid Use Disorder Is as Deadly as Heart Attack: Study
Latest Mental Health News MONDAY, Sept. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) Hospitalized opioid addicts die at a rate similar to people who have a heart attack after leaving the hospital. Nearly 8% of patients addicted to opioids died within 12 months of hospital discharge, according to researchers from Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). […]
Long-Haul COVID in Kids Typically Ends Within 3 Months: Study
Latest Healthy Kids News FRIDAY, Sept. 17, 2021 (HealthDay News) In kids and teens, symptoms of long COVID rarely last more than 12 weeks, a new international study reports. The researchers also found that exposure to the highly contagious Delta variant did not result in more serious disease in children compared to earlier […]
AHA News: Fitness Didn’t Keep Him From Heart Problems or COVID-19, But It Did Help Him Recover
Latest Heart News FRIDAY, Sept. 17, 2021 (American Heart Association News) About a month into the COVID-19 pandemic, LeCount Holmes saw on television that Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan was within a mile of his house for a big announcement. Because Prince George’s County was one of the areas hardest hit by the coronavirus, […]
Statin Cholesterol Drugs May Help Fight Ulcerative Colitis — MedicineNet Health News
Latest Digestion News THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 Millions of people take statins to lower their cholesterol, and new research suggests these drugs may also ease ulcerative colitis. An inflammatory bowel disease with no real cure, ulcerative colitis causes sore spots on the lining of the colon that can lead to rectal bleeding, diarrhea […]
Statin Cholesterol Drugs May Help Fight Ulcerative Colitis — MedicineNet Health News
Latest Digestion News THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 Millions of people take statins to lower their cholesterol, and new research suggests these drugs may also ease ulcerative colitis. An inflammatory bowel disease with no real cure, ulcerative colitis causes sore spots on the lining of the colon that can lead to rectal bleeding, diarrhea […]
Even When Undergoing Treatment, People With MS Gain From COVID Vaccines
Latest Neurology News THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients undergoing a treatment that depletes a type of immune cell that fuels MS attacks still have a strong response to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, a new study finds. “The message from this study is clear — it is worthwhile for patients […]
How Effective Is Your Homemade Mask?
Latest Coronavirus News THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) If you’re making your own face mask to protect against COVID-19, three layers of cotton towel fabric are best, researchers from India report. That recommendation comes after testing how best to block cough droplets moving at different rates, from mild to severe. “Our results […]
Pandemic Has Many Women Holding Back on Motherhood, NYC Study Finds
Latest Pregnancy News THURSDAY, Sept. 16, 2021 (HealthDay News) The COVID-19 pandemic has many women thinking twice about having more kids. In a survey of close to 1,200 New York City women with young children, one-third of respondents who had been thinking about having another baby before the pandemic but hadn’t started trying […]