Predicted Heart Age Higher Among Cancer Survivors
THURSDAY, Jan. 7, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The excess heart age is more than five years...
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Drug Makers Raise Prices on 500 Prescription Drugs
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 6, 2021 (HealthDay News) — With the new year comes another round of...
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NIDA: Teen Vaping Levels Seem to Have Plateaued in 2020
TUESDAY, Jan. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Teen vaping levels remained high in 2020 but have...
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Pandemic Has Disrupted Lung Cancer Screenings
TUESDAY, Jan. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 has caused significant disruption in lung...
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U.S. Health Care Spending Increased 4.6 Percent in 2019
TUESDAY, Jan. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Health care spending in the United States increased...
Read MoreJaw Osteonecrosis Tied to Treatment for Bone Metastases
MONDAY, Jan. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The cumulative three-year incidence of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is 2.8 percent in cancer patients receiving zoledronic acid for metastatic bone disease (MBD), according to a...
Read More2014 to 2019 Saw Drop in Oncologists Accepting Industry Payments
MONDAY, Jan. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — From 2014 to 2019, there was a decrease in the number of medical oncologists accepting industry payments, but the per-physician payment value increased for high-value payments,...
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Dexamethasone Not Favored for Chronic Subdural Hematoma
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Dexamethasone results in fewer favorable...
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New Mammogram-Based Measures Improve Breast Cancer Prediction
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — New mammogram-based risk measures based on...
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Ongoing Exposure to Stressors Harms Health
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Chronic exposure to stressors leads to an...
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E-Cigarettes as Consumer Devices May Not Improve Smoking Cessation
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Electronic cigarettes as consumer products are...
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Head and Neck Cancer Surgery Seems Safe During COVID-19
TUESDAY, Dec. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Head and neck cancer surgery appears to be safe...
Read MoreOral Azacitidine Benefits Some Older Adults With AML
TUESDAY, Dec. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are in remission after chemotherapy, those receiving maintenance therapy with the oral formulation of azacitidine (CC-486)...
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Inequities Seen in Accessing Telemedicine During COVID-19
TUESDAY, Dec. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — During the COVID-19 pandemic period, there have...
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Incidence of Young-Onset Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Rising
MONDAY, Dec. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of young-onset esophageal...
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SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rate Low in Patients Receiving Antitumor Therapy
MONDAY, Dec. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The rate of severe acute respiratory syndrome...
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Triple Treatment Combo Beneficial in BRAF-Mutant CRC
MONDAY, Dec. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Irinotecan and cetuximab combined with vemurafenib...
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Privileged White U.S. Citizens Have Better Health Outcomes
MONDAY, Dec. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Privileged White U.S. citizens have better health...
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Risk for Severe COVID-19 Not Increased for Children With Cancer
TUESDAY, Dec. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Children with cancer with severe acute respiratory...
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CDC: Life Expectancy for U.S. Population Increased in 2019
TUESDAY, Dec. 22, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Life expectancy for the U.S. population increased...
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