Breast Cancer Facts Doctors Might Not Tell You
Florida real estate agent Sondra Burwick learned in 1996 that she had ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) in her right breast. DCIS, also called stage 0 cancer, starts and usually stays in the milk ducts. These days, doctors call it pre-cancer and don’t always treat it. But Burwick’s surgeon said she needed a double mastectomy: […]
Best Foods for Lung Cancer
There’s no special menu plan that will cure or even treat lung cancer. But you can give yourself a leg up during treatment and beyond by picking smart eats that will support your body and help keep up your strength. Instead of thinking of food as a “cancer fighter,” it can be helpful — […]
Apps That Can Help You Manage Your Condition
If you’re looking for a multiple sclerosis (MS) app, there are a lot of choices. On Google play and iTunes, a search for “MS apps” could yield more than 1,000 results. After you filter out all the ones that aren’t in English or aren’t designed just for MS, you’ll still have around 100 to sort […]
Dating With MS
Ann Marie Johnson learned that she had multiple sclerosis (MS) in 2002, when she was 30 years old. Amid fears about losing her mobility, she had another worry. “Will I be able to find someone? Who is going to want me?” she wondered. She watched her friends without chronic illnesses struggle to find the […]
COVID-19 Deaths Surpass 9/11 Deaths in Single Day
Dec. 10, 2020 — The U.S. reported more than 3,080 COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, marking the highest day so far in the pandemic and passing the number of deaths recorded on 9/11, according to New York magazine. On Sept. 11, 2001, four coordinated terrorist attacks killed 2,977 victims, which was the single deadliest terrorist […]
COVID-19 Vaccines On the Way: What to Know
Paul Offit, MD, director, Vaccine Education Center, and professor of pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; professor of vaccinology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. Naor Bar-Zeev, PhD, associate professor of international health and vaccinology and deputy director, International Vaccine Access Center, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore. JAMA Live Stream: Dec. […]
COVID Fuels Depression In Pregnant Women, New Moms
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9, 2020 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 may be behind a concerning rise in the number of women suffering anxiety and depression before and soon after childbirth, a new study says. Researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston surveyed more than 1,100 pregnant and postpartum women […]
Heart Disease Is World’s No. 1 Killer
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide — accounting for one-third of deaths in 2019 — and the death toll continues to rise, a new paper says. China had the highest number of heart disease deaths last year, followed […]
Caregivers Feel the Strain In Tough Holiday Season
By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The coronavirus pandemic makes the holidays even more difficult for caregivers of loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, an expert says. “Even in the best of times, holidays can be a mixed bag for families who are […]
Binge Drinking Soared During Lockdown: Survey
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 8, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The COVID-19 pandemic and the life stresses it triggers are exacerbating binge drinking, a new study finds. Researchers conducted an online survey of nearly 2,000 U.S. adults from mid-March to mid-April 2020, coinciding with a pandemic-related stay-at-home order (“lockdown”). Based on […]