WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Some rectal cancer patients might be spared surgery and the lifelong need for a colostomy bag if they undergo MRI screening, a new study finds. The scans might accurately predict which patients have a higher odds for cancer recurrence and require surgery plusContinue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 18, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Having close family and friends who care about their health makes women more likely to get regularly screened for cancer, a new study has found. Women are more likely to undergo regular cancer screening if they have a tighter web of social andContinue Reading
THURSDAY, Oct. 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Inflammatory bowel conditions such as Crohn’s disease and colitis cause intense financial pressure as well as physical distress, a new study shows. More than 40% of people with inflammatory bowel disease have made significant financial trade-offs to afford the health care they need,Continue Reading
FRIDAY, Oct. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Colon cancers are increasing among younger Americans, so much so that experts advised in 2021 that colonoscopy screening begin at the age of 45, not 50 as had been previously recommended. Now, research shows the new guideline may have led to a triplingContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Food left in the stomach or stool left in the bowel can impede a doctor’s ability to successfully perform an endoscopy or colonoscopy. Now, research finds this scenario is more likely if the patient is taking popular new weight-loss meds such as Ozempic,Continue Reading
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FRIDAY, Sept. 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An experimental monoclonal antibody treatment appears to ease the digestive disorder ulcerative colitis in patients who’ve failed other medications, a new trial shows. The treatment, tulisokibart, spurred remission of symptoms in more than a quarter of patients, compared to only 1.5% of thoseContinue Reading
MONDAY, Sept. 23, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Kidney stone fragments sometimes just need a little push to be flushed out of a person’s system, a new trial finds. About seven in 10 patients who got ultrasound treatment to encourage fragments to clear from their kidneys wound up free from anyContinue Reading
SATURDAY, Sept. 14, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Beans may sometimes give you gas, but one expert says that shouldn’t stop you from finding ways to include them in your diet. Why? Because they are packed with nutrients that contribute to good health. “Beans are in a unique category because theyContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Sept. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — An overgrowth of gut microorganisms that produce methane could be a cause of severe constipation in many people, a new review finds. These gut bugs belong to a class of microbe called archaea, and when they flourish too well in a person’s gutContinue Reading
TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Screening for cancer saves lives, but a new report shows it comes with a hefty price tag: The United States spends at least $43 billion annually on tests that check for five major cancers. Published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, the newContinue Reading
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TUESDAY, Aug. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Almost 2.4 million Americans are thought to suffer from the pain and disability of inflammatory bowel disorder (IBD), a type of autoimmune illness that includes ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease. You can avoid adding to that number by following a few simple stepsContinue Reading
MONDAY, July 22, 2024 (HealthDay News) — At least 28 people have been hospitalized and two have died in a multi-state outbreak of listeria linked to deli meat, U.S. health officials warned. In an investigation notice posted Friday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the true number ofContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — It’s a little known health condition that can become a nightmare: Regular and sudden episodes of intense nausea and vomiting. Now, new clinical guidance urges people to take notes and speak up if they think they have the condition, known as cyclic vomitingContinue Reading
WEDNESDAY, July 17, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Most salmonella outbreaks linked to poultry are caused by just a few strains of the diarrhea-causing bacteria, a new study finds. There are more than 2,600 different types of salmonella bacteria, but only three strains are most likely to cause illness in humans,Continue Reading