By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 -- Tens of thousands of people suing Johnson & Johnson may get some relief after the company announced Tuesday that it will pay $8.9 billion to settle…
AI Beats Trained Staff in Spotting Heart Trouble…
By Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 -- It’s machine: 1, man: 0 in the latest battle between artificial intelligence (AI) technology and human health care pros. This time researchers set out to see…
How Much Do Kids Worry About Stuff? Survey…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 -- Life isn’t all fun and games for kids. They do a fair amount of worrying, too. In fact, according to a survey of kids ages 9…
AHA News: He Knew CPR But Had Never…
By American Heart Association News>WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- LaNysha Adams of Silver Spring, Maryland, was lying on the sofa watching TV when her husband, David Foss, went out to pick…
Breakthrough CAR-T Cancer Treatments Are Boosting Patients Quality…
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 -- A therapy that bolsters the immune system may not only help certain cancer patients live longer, but better, a new study finds. The treatment, called chimeric…
Caregiving Brings Stress. Here Are 6 Tips to…
News Consumer News Caregiving Brings Stress. Here Are 6 Tips to Help Ease It By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 -- The stress of caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease can take a…
Stress Rash: What Is It and How to…
By Sue Benzuly, RN HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 -- We know that stress can take a toll on the body, but many may not realize it can produce a rash. “Stress can increase the…
High Co-Pays, Deductibles Keep Some Women From Mammogram…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 -- A new study shows that money, or lack of it, can stand in the way of follow-up testing after an abnormal mammogram result. Just over one-fifth…
Pandemic Saw Rise in Opioid Prescriptions Given After…
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 -- New mothers who gave birth early in the pandemic filled far more opioid prescriptions than American women did previously, raising concerns about the potential for narcotic…
Could Gut Microbes Affect Pancreatic Cancer Survival?
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter>WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 -- Bacteria in the gut microbiome may be the key to why some patients survive pancreatic cancer long-term, despite its notoriously low survival rate. Only about 9%…