• Most COVID Long-Haulers Still Having Symptoms 15 Months Later

    Many COVID-19 patients who didn’t wind up in the hospital continue to battle lingering health issues more than a year later, a new study finds. These long-haulers continue to suffer neurologic symptoms, fatigue and a compromised quality...

    • Posted May 25, 2022
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  • Limiting TV to Under 1 Hour a Day Could Slash Heart Disease Rates: Study

    It’s tempting to binge-watch TV shows, and it might be hard to get off the couch after just one or two episodes. But it could be worth it. Researchers calculated that if people committed to watching just...

    • Posted May 25, 2022
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  • Abbott to Re-Open Baby Formula Plant on June 4

    Beginning June 4, Abbott Nutrition will restart producing baby formula at a shuttered factory that’s been central to the ongoing shortage of infant formula in the United States, the company announced on Tuesday. The factory in Sturgis,...

    • Posted May 25, 2022
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  • Effectiveness of Antiviral Drugs Against Monkeypox Uncertain: Study

    Up until recently monkeypox infection outside of Africa was rare, but a look back at seven cases occurring in Britain over the past few years gives hints at what drugs work to fight the disease — and...

    • Posted May 25, 2022
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  • Another Study Finds Kids of Same-Sex Parents Do Just Fine

    Children raised by same-sex parents are just as well-adjusted as kids raised by different-sex parents, researchers say. In the new study, the researchers compared 62 Dutch children (aged 6 to 16 years) whose parents were the same...

    • Posted May 25, 2022
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  • Long-Term Heart Inflammation Strikes 1 in 8 Hospitalized COVID Patients

    A year after being hospitalized with COVID-19, more than 12% of patients had been diagnosed with heart inflammation, according to a new study of the long-term effects of the virus. For the study, researchers in Scotland followed...

    • Posted May 25, 2022
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  • Prostate Cancer May Raise Risk for Blood Clots

    Doctors need to be aware that prostate cancer raises a man’s risk of serious and potentially deadly blood clots by about 50%, researchers say. All cancer patients are at increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), a dangerous...

    • Posted May 25, 2022
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  • Use Pot? You May Need More Sedation During Endoscopies

    If you use pot, you may need more sedation than normal during a gastric endoscopy, according to a new study. “Patients didn’t have increased awareness or discomfort during procedures, but they did require more drugs,” lead author...

    • Posted May 25, 2022
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  • Colon Cancer Death Rates Are Falling Among the Young — But Only for Whites

    Race and ethnicity matter when battling colon cancer, with young white patients facing notably better odds than Black, Hispanic or Asian patients, new research warns. A look at colon cancer survival among Americans younger than 50 turned...

    • Posted May 24, 2022
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  • Medical Marijuana May Offer Safe Pain Relief for Cancer Patients

    Cancer patients who use medical marijuana experience less pain and a better quality of life, Israeli researchers report. And, their new study found, these patients were able to rely less on opioid painkillers, with minimal side effects....

    • Posted May 24, 2022
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