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20 Oct
Teenagers Are Quitting HS Sports Due to Body Image Concerns Driven by Social Media
More teens are quitting HS sports saying they don’t look right for the sports based on what they see in the media and social media, according to a new study.
19 Oct
COVID-19 Linked to Increased Risk of Guillain-Barré Syndrome, a Rare but Serious Autoimmune Disorder, New Study Finds
In a new study, participants recently infected with COVID-19 were six times more likely to develop Guillain-Barré syndrome, where the immune system attacks the nerves.
18 Oct
Adult ADHD Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia
A new study finds adults with ADHD are nearly 3 times more likely to develop dementia compared to those without the condition.
FDA Approves Landmark Sickle Cell Gene Therapies
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved two milestone gene therapies for sickle cell disease, including the first treatment ever approved that uses gene-editing technology.
Casgevy, developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals of Boston and CRISPR Therapeutics of Switzerland, is the first medicine available in the United States to ...
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
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- December 8, 2023
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Hospitals in Ukraine Seeing Surge in Drug-Resistant Infections: CDC
As the war in the Ukraine rages on, new research shows that hospitals there are waging a battle of their own against a different kind of enemy: antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" that are spreading at an alarming rate.
In a study published Thursday by the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, researchers from the CDC and Ukraine's ...
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- December 8, 2023
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Women With Very Early Breast Cancer May Safely Skip Radiation Rx: Study
Some women with a very early form of breast cancer known as ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) can safely skip follow-up radiation therapy after surgery, new research suggests.
Results from a sophisticated genetic test are key to the decision to either undergo or skip radiotherapy, say researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago.
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- December 8, 2023
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Can Breast Cancer Survivors Reduce Frequency of Mammograms?
Under current U.S. guidelines, women over 49 who've survived early-stage breast cancer are directed to undergo a mammogram every year "indefinitely."
But a new British study suggests that, just three years after being declared free of their cancer, these women might be fine having mammograms less frequently.
“The trial demonstrat...
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- December 8, 2023
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Lymphedema Left her 'Miserable, Depressed' Until Specialized Surgery Changed Everything
Sydnee Meth survived breast cancer, but she wasn’t prepared for the aftereffects of her treatment.
Doctors removed the lymph nodes from Meth’s right armpit during her second bout with breast cancer in 2014, and as a result she developed a painful condition called lymphedema.
For years, her right arm was so swollen and heavy she c...
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- December 8, 2023
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Salmonella Illnesses Tied to Cantaloupes Have Doubled: CDC
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 (Healthday News) -- A salmonella outbreak tied to tainted cantaloupes keeps expanding, with cases doubling since the last tally, U.S. health officials reported Thursday.
"Since the last update [on] November 30, 2023, an additional 113 people infected with this outbreak strain of salmonella have been reported...
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- December 8, 2023
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