Social Media Linked to Increase in Tic Severity During COVID-19 Pandemic
2022-03-01
Increased social media use may be causing more severe tics in young people, researchers findContinue Reading
Woman Cured of HIV After Umbilical Cord Blood Transplant
2022-02-16
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A woman with HIV who received an umbilical cord blood transplant has become the third person in the world to be cured of the virus that causes AIDS. The two others, both men, were cured after receiving bone marrow transplants from donors whoContinue Reading
Are Cancer Patients More Apt to Believe COVID Lies?
2022-02-16
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Misinformation about COVID-19 abounds, and cancer patients who are currently receiving treatment are more likely to believe COVID lies than cancer survivors who’ve completed treatment and people who’ve never had cancer, a new study says. The findings are from a survey of nearlyContinue Reading
Many Who Postponed Health Care During COVID Are Still Waiting
2022-02-16
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a sign that the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on routine health care, many of the nearly one-third of older Americans who had a medical procedure, primary care visit or dental appointment canceled or postponed due to COVID still haven’t received thatContinue Reading
Apps Can Help Keep Older Folks Healthy — But Most Don’t Use Them
2022-02-14
MONDAY, Feb. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mobile health apps can help older Americans but only about four in 10 use them, and those most likely to benefit are least likely to take advantage of them, a new survey reveals. Health apps monitor everything from calories and exercise to bloodContinue Reading
FDA Panel Rejects Lilly’s Cancer Drug Tested Only in China
2022-02-11
FRIDAY, Feb. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new lung cancer drug that has only been tested in China was soundly rejected by an advisory panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday. Known as sintilimab, the treatment is a type of immunotherapy that unleashes the immune systemContinue Reading
Ketamine May Be Emergency Deterrent for People at Risk of Suicide
2022-02-07
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new clinical trial strengthens the case that ketamine — once famous as a club drug — can rapidly ease suicidal thoughts. Researchers found that among 156 adults hospitalized for severe suicidal thoughts, those given two doses of ketamine often saw those disturbingContinue Reading
Loneliness Can Be Unhealthy Heartbreaker for Older Women
2022-02-07
MONDAY, Feb. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) — It’s a fate many older women fear: loneliness and isolation as they age. Now, new research suggests those feelings may also predispose them to heart disease. The findings may be especially relevant now because of social distancing required by the pandemic. “We areContinue Reading
Red Cross Says Blood Shortage Is Worst in a Decade
2022-02-04
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The American Red Cross is pleading for donors as it grapples with its worst blood shortage in more than a decade. The shortage poses a risk to patient care because doctors are forced to make decisions about which patients receive blood transfusions andContinue Reading
Crowdfunding for Medical Costs Almost Always Fails
2022-02-04
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — You have almost certainly seen the pleas while scrolling through social media: Called crowdfunding, folks try to raise money to pay for their sick loved one’s mounting medical bills. But new research shows these grassroots campaigns rarely raise enough money to make aContinue Reading
More Destructive Variant of HIV Spotted in the Netherlands
2022-02-04
FRIDAY, Feb. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If the pandemic taught the world nothing else, it’s that viruses can mutate, potentially giving rise to new and more harmful variants. Now, new research reveals that’s exactly what has happened with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Called VB (for virulent subtypeContinue Reading
A Better Clot-Buster Drug When Strokes Attack?
2022-02-03
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A newer type of “clot-busting” medication might be safer than the one long used for treating strokes, a preliminary study hints. Researchers found that among nearly 7,900 stroke sufferers, those treated with the drug — called tenecteplase — were less likely to sufferContinue Reading
Biden Relaunches Cancer Moonshot Initiative
2022-02-03
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that he is giving a new push to the cancer moonshot initiative that he first led during the Obama administration. In his announcement, Biden said the program would aim to boost prevention, screening and research with a targetContinue Reading
Questions About COVID Home Tests? A Pharmacy Expert Has Answers
2022-02-03
THURSDAY, Feb. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Those hard-to-find COVID-19 home tests are becoming more available, particularly with the U.S. government offering four free tests for every household. So far, roughly 60 million American households have ordered the free tests, according to the White House. But many folks still haveContinue Reading