Expert Panel Develops New Definition of Long COVID

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 11, 2024
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A new proposed definition for Long COVID could help patients get the help they need, a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine says.

Long COVID is a chronic condition that occurs after COVID-19 infection and is present for at least th...

Space Travel Can Upset Human Immune Systems

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 11, 2024
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Astronauts orbiting the Earth tend to suffer from immune system problems such as infections and the reactivation of dormant viruses, even on short-term space flights.

That appears to be because a lack of gravity causes the immune system to go awry during space travel, a ...

FDA Advisors Support New Alzheimer's Drug

• Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
• June 11, 2024
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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel voted unanimously on Monday to recommend that the benefits of a new drug for Alzheimer's outweigh its harms, which can include brain swelling and bleeding.

Eli Lilly's donanemab did slow declines in thinking skills in pa...

Many Louisiana Residents May Be Exposed to Sky-High Levels of Toxic Gas

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 11, 2024
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Many Louisiana residents are being exposed to a cancer-causing toxic gas that’s used in industrial settings, researchers report.

A cutting-edge mobile air-testing lab found dangerous levels of ethylene oxide along large stretches of Louisiana, sometimes at levels a tho...

FDA Warns of Paralyzing Poison Danger From Pacific Northwest Shellfish

• Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
• June 11, 2024
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Seafood lovers should steer clear of shellfish from Oregon and Washington state because of possible contamination with a paralyzing toxin, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned.

In an advisory, the FDA told consumers to avoid oysters and bay clams harvested fr...

FDA, DOJ Form Task Force to Fight Illegal Vapes

• Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
• June 11, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that it has joined up with the Department of Justice and several other federal agencies to do more to stop the sale of illegal e-cigarettes in this country.

In launching the newly created task force, the FDA aims "to...

Failure's 'Benefits' Might Be Overrated

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 11, 2024
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Winston Churchill once said, “Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.”

It’s one of countless platitudes claiming that failure leads to success.

But there’s strong evidence that such a notion is wrongheaded and can lead ...

Taking a GLP-1 Medicine? Here's What Experts Say You Should Eat

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 11, 2024
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Folks using a weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy or Zepbound still have nutritional requirements for good health, even if they’re eating less.

A new set of nutritional recommendations are expected to help people remain healthy even as they shed unwanted pounds, res...

Glowing Dye Helps Surgeons Track & Destroy Prostate Cancer

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• June 11, 2024
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British retiree David Butler was surprised to find that he had prostate cancer, and that it had spread to the lymph nodes and other places near the prostate.

“I had literally no symptoms apart from needing to pee more quickly whenever I did go to the toilet,” Butler,...

Another Study Finds Lung Cancer Screening Saves Lives

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• June 11, 2024
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TUESDAY, June 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Lung cancer patients who underwent screening were more apt to be diagnosed at earlier stages and have better outcomes than patients who were not screened, new research shows.

The findings — from a study of close to 58,000 pat...

Just 18% of People Who Need Lung Cancer Screening Get It

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• June 10, 2024
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Only a fraction of Americans are getting recommended lung cancer screenings, new research shows.

While rates overall are up slightly, fewer than 1 in 5 people who are eligible for screening are up-to-date with it, according to the American Cancer Society-led study. ...

Study Supports Safety of High-Dose General Anesthesia

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• June 10, 2024
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Older adults who avoid surgery because they fear general anesthesia will cause thinking declines need not worry, researchers report.

A study of more than 1,000 patients who had heart surgery at four hospitals in Canada found that the amount of anesthesia used did not aff...

FDA Gives Nod to RSV Vaccine for People in Their 50s

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• June 10, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday has for the first time approved the use of a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine for people in their 50s who are at increased risk for the illness. 

Drugmaker GSK's Arexvy vaccine, as well as vaccines from Pfizer...

People Sickened in 4 States After Eating Diamond Shruumz Microdosing Chocolate Bars

• Ernie Mundell and Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporters
• June 10, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning Americans to avoid Diamond Shruumz-brand Microdosing Chocolate Bars, after numerous people have been made sick after consuming them.

Eight severe illnesses related to the edibles have been reported as of Friday in Arizona ...

Moderna Announces Good Results From Trial of Combo COVID/Flu Vaccine

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• June 10, 2024
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An experimental vaccine that could offer one-stop prevention for both COVID-19 and influenza is showing positive results among older adults in trials, maker Moderna announced Monday.

The shot — for now called mRNA-1083 — "has met its primary endpoints, eliciting a hi...

What Is the Planetary Health Diet, and Can It Extend Your Life?

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• June 10, 2024
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MONDAY, June 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A plant-based eating regimen designed to save the Earth also saves people's lives, a large study confirms.

"Shifting how we eat can help slow the process of climate change," said corresponding author Dr. Walter Willett, a profe...

Could AI & a Blood Test Help Spot Lung Cancers Early?

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• June 10, 2024
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MONDAY, June 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have shown that artificial intelligence (AI) can identify people who are at risk for lung cancer based on genetic markers in their blood.

"We have a simple blood test that could be done in a doctor's office that woul...

Experimental GLP-1 Med Might Be Breakthrough Against Fatty Liver Disease

• Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
• June 10, 2024
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An experimental 'supercharged' form of popular GLP-1 weight-loss meds could help ease fatty liver disease, a new trial suggests.

The drug under development, survodutide, helped up to 83% of patients gain real improvements in markers of fatty liver disease, a widespread ...

Microneedle Patch Might Restore Hair Growth After Alopecia

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• June 10, 2024
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Researchers have developed a novel way to promote hair growth in people who have the autoimmune disease alopecia areata.

It's a skin patch that delivers immune-system controllers through an array of tiny needles.

In alopecia, the body's own T-cells mistakenly attac...

Two-Drug Treatment Could Curb Meth Addiction

• Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
• June 10, 2024
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MONDAY, June 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Though overdose deaths continue to surge, there is no approved medication to treat methamphetamine use disorder.

Now, an experimental two-drug therapy has yielded promising results, UCLA researchers report.

"These findings...