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Lymphoma: Know Your Treatment Options
THURSDAY, May 16, 2024 – For anyone newly diagnosed with blood cancers known as lymphomas, their first question might be: What treatments can help? Of course, there have been big advances in...
High Telehealth Use Tied to Increased Health Care Utilization, Cost
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 – Higher telehealth use in a hospital service area is tied to increased health care utilization and cost, according to a study published online May 13 in JAMA Network Open. ...
One Key to Weight Loss for Men: Competing for Cash
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 – A competitive game with a potential cash reward appeared to help overweight British men lose weight, researchers report. The incentive was winning the "Game of Stones" – a...
Report Highlights Big Gaps in Cancer Outcomes Based on Race
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 – U.S. cancer death rates are continuing to drop, falling by 33% between 1991 and 2020. However, not all Americans are reaping the benefits from advances in cancer...
Text Messages + Financial Incentives Boost Weight Loss at 12 Months
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 – Among men with obesity, an intervention with text messaging plus financial incentive significantly improves weight loss compared with a control group, according to a study...
AACR Delivers Report on Disparities in Cancer Progress
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 – In its biennial Cancer Disparities Progress Report published today, the American Association for Cancer Research presents the latest statistics on disparities in cancer...
Early Hints at a Gene Therapy Cure for Herpes
WEDNESDAY, May 15, 2024 – An experimental gene therapy could one day provide a first-ever cure for genital and oral herpes, researchers report. The gene therapy removed 90% or more of oral herpes...
DDW: 1999 to 2020 Saw Rise in Incidence of Colorectal Cancer in People Under 45
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 – For individuals aged younger than 45 years, the incidence of colorectal cancer increased considerably from 1999 to 2020, with a 333 percent increase among those aged 15 to 19...
All-Cause Mortality Risk Up for Men With Low Testosterone
MONDAY, May 13, 2024 – The risk for all-cause mortality is increased for men with low testosterone, high luteinizing hormone, or very low estradiol, according to a review published online May 14 in...
Science Shows How Night Shifts Help Bring on Disease
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 – Night shift work can increase a person’s risk of chronic disease, and a new study reveals one possible explanation for this. It appears that just a few days on a night shift s...
Patients Over 80 Still Benefit From Treatment for AML Blood Cancer
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 – Seniors over 80 with acute myeloid leukemia can safely and effectively take the standard targeted therapy for the blood cancer, a new study finds. The oral drug venetoclax is...
Americans With Private Insurance May Pay More for Hospital Stay
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 – Having private insurance may not be all it is cracked up to be when it comes to hospital bills, new research warns. In a report published Monday by the nonprofit research...
Summer of 2023 Was Hottest in 2,000 Years
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 – High temperatures across the Northern Hemisphere last summer were scorching and frequent enough to make it the hottest summer in two millennia, new research shows. Weather...
Elite Running Tied to Longer Life Expectancy
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 – Sub-four-minute mile runners have greater longevity than the general population, with results dating back as far as the 1950s, according to a study published online May 10 in...
Disparities Seen in Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Bloodstream Infection Outcomes
TUESDAY, May 14, 2024 – Black female patients hospitalized for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) bloodstream infections (BSI) face increased 30-day mortality, according to a study...
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