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SUNDAY, June 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A skin biopsy is often used to diagnose skin cancer and other skin conditions. It involves the removal of a small amount of skin, which is examined under a microscope. Afterwards, you'll need to look after the biopsy location to make sure it heals properly."Your dermatologist will treat the small wound from the skin biopsy during your visit," said dermatologist Dr. Rajiv Nijhawan, an associate professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. "Continuing to care for your wound once you get home is important because it will help it heal, reduce scarring and decrease chances of infection," he said in an American Academy of Dermatology news release. Wash your hands before touching your wound. To care for your wound, gently wash the biopsy...

SATURDAY, June 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- When you're at a beach or pool, would you be able to identify someone who's drowning and take action to save them?"Even the most experienced swimmers can be in danger if the weather is bad, currents are strong or a medical emergency occurs in the water," said Dr. Gillian Schmitz, president of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP). "Most drowning accidents are preventable, but it only takes seconds for a tragedy to occur."On average, 11 people die in accidental drownings each day in the United States, and drowning is one of the leading causes of death among 1- to 4-year-olds, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.It can be difficult to determine whether someone is drowning, so ACEP outlined the...

FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The number of known U.S. monkeypox cases has increased to 21 in 11 states, federal health officials announced Friday.The cases are also concentrated largely among gay or bisexual men, with the virus apparently transmitted as a result of intimate skin-to-skin contact, according to a new report published June 3 in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a publication of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."Most of them reported international travel in the 21 days before their symptoms began, and most patients in the MMWR are identified as men who have sex with men," said Capt. Jennifer McQuiston, deputy director of the CDC's Division of High Consequence Pathogens and Pathology. "In many cases, their rash started in the genital...

FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A growing number of U.S. kids are attempting suicide by medication overdose — with the biggest increase seen among preteens, a recent study shows.Researchers found that between 2015 and 2020, there was a 27% increase in overdose suicide or attempted suicide among U.S. children and teenagers. While teens accounted for most of those incidents, it was 10- to 12-year-olds who showed the biggest spike over time — with cases more than doubling.The findings come at a time of growing concern over U.S. kids' mental well-being. Recent government studies have pointed to a grim fact: The pandemic has worsened mental health issues that pre-dated it, including rising rates of depression, anxiety and behavioral problems among school-age kids.A survey by...