Why Do New Cancer Diagnoses Rise at Age 65?
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, April 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A few years ago, Dr. Joseph Shrager, a professor of cardiothoracic surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine, noticed that lung cancer diagnoses were noticeably higher at age 65 than at slightly older or younger ages. “There was no reason rates should differ much […]
Men and Women Differ on Masks During, After COVID-19: Survey
More women than men plan to wear a mask due to COVID-19 as long as public health experts like those at the CDC recommend it, according to a survey conducted by WebMD. They survey shows that 73% of women will keep wearing masks “while recommended by public health experts,” compared with 63% of men. […]
Antibiotics Can Be Taken for Shorter Periods
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, April 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Millions of Americans have at some point in their lives gotten a long course of antibiotics to treat a bacterial infection. But according to new recommendations from a major U.S. doctors’ group, some of the most common bacterial infections can now be treated […]
Coming Out Later in Life
Revealing that you’re lesbian or gay marks an important milestone in your life. Thanks to greater societal acceptance, people are coming out earlier in life. More than half of gay men and nearly 40% of lesbian women surveyed in 2013 said they had come out to friends and family before age 20. The decision […]
Blood Type Doesn’t Affect Your COVID Risk
MONDAY, April 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A or B, AB or O, it doesn’t matter — your blood type has nothing to do with your risk of contracting severe COVID-19, a new study concludes. Early in the pandemic, some reports suggested people with A-type blood were more susceptible to COVID, while those with […]
Combo Therapy Helps Beat a Common Childhood Leukemia
By Robert PreidtHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, April 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Combining stem cell transplants with cutting-edge immunotherapy prevents leukemia relapses in young people and improves their chances of survival, new research suggests. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most common childhood cancer. This study included 50 patients (ages: 4 to 30) with acute lymphoblastic leukemia […]
Mixing Coke, Meth With Opioids Driving Rise in Deaths
By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, April 2, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Overdose deaths resulting from a dangerous combination of cocaine and opioids are outpacing fatalities linked to cocaine abuse alone, a new U.S. government report warns. “Much of the increase in the rate of drug overdose deaths involving cocaine in recent years is due […]
Tips to Keep Your Pet Happy and Healthy
Our pets give us unconditional love. In return, it’s our job to keep them healthy and happy. Food is medicine for pets, just as it is for people, says Sarah Reidenbach, DVM, a veterinarian in northern California and CEO of the nonprofit organization, Ruthless Kindness. If your dog’s or cat’s diet lacks certain vitamins […]
Millennials Flock to Telehealth, Online Research
April 2, 2021 — The internet is often the first place many of us go to find information, whether it’s about hotels, music, or furniture. And health guidance is no exception — especially among millennials. A new survey of 2,040 millennials (ages 23 to 39) in February by Harmony Healthcare IT found that 69% […]
Ethical Questions Surround COVID Vaccine Passports
April 2, 2021 — As discussions about “vaccine passports” accelerate with more people worldwide completing their COVID-19 shots, ethical quandaries are coming into focus. Mark A. Hall, JD, of the schools of law and medicine at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC, and David M. Studdert, ScD, LLB, of the schools of law and […]