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2022

Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having Insurance

Many Cancer Patients Face Mounting Bills Despite Having InsuranceTUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Many insured cancer patients still experience serious money problems linked to their illness, new research affirms.For example, nearly 3 out of 4 insured patients with colon cancer have major financial hardship in the year after their diagnosis, which affects their social functioning and quality of life, according to the study."The vast majority of cancer patients face financial struggles, in spite of having health care insurance," said lead researcher Dr. Veena Shankaran, co-director of the Hutchinson Institute for Cancer Outcomes Research in Seattle. The hardship is not limited to economically disadvantaged or uninsured patients, she added."As such, this is an important survivorship issue and needs to be addressed by providers, payers,...

CDC Backs Boosters for High-Risk Kids Aged 5-11, Shorter...

4 January 2022
CDC Backs Boosters for High-Risk Kids Aged 5-11, Shorter Time Between ShotsTUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday backed the emergency use approval of Pfizer's booster shot for high-risk kids between the ages of 5 and 11, along with shortening the time period between a second dose and a booster shot from six months to five months.Both approvals came from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday, while a third approval authorizing booster shots for those aged 12-15 will be taken up by the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on Wednesday."As we have done throughout the pandemic, we will continue to update our recommendations to ensure the best possible protection for the American people, CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said in an agency statement. "Following the...

Is the Pandemic Affecting Newborns' Brains?

4 January 2022
Is the Pandemic Affecting Newborns` Brains?TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born at the height of the pandemic appear to suffer small but significant delays in their motor and social development, a new study reports.Babies were particularly at risk if their mothers were in the first trimester of their pregnancy during spring 2020, when the United States entered lockdowns."It's important to recognize these are very slight differences. There weren't a large number of babies that were failing all of a sudden in terms of development," said senior researcher Dr. Dani Dumitriu, a pediatrician with Columbia University in New York City. "But the average scores were significantly different, even though that difference wasn't huge."But there's good news as well -- it doesn't appear that becoming infected with COVID-19...

AHA News: From Open-Heart Surgery in High School to...

4 January 2022
AHA News: From Open-Heart Surgery in High School to Starting Offensive Lineman for the University of KentuckyTUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Kenneth Horsey was digging into a pile of baby back ribs with his family after church. It was Easter Sunday 2018 and Kenneth had much to look forward to in the coming months.Soon, Kenneth would be headed to his senior prom and graduation from Seminole High School in Sanford, Florida. Then he'd move to Lexington, Kentucky, to attend the University of Kentucky on a full football scholarship.At 6-foot-3 and 335 pounds, the offensive lineman could put away plenty of ribs. But during the meal, he felt a searing pain in his side.Maybe he'd eaten too fast, he thought. He excused himself from the table and went to the bathroom. The pain became excruciating. He began to vomit and felt feverish. His vision blurred. The only thing he...

U.S. Hospitals Seeing Record Numbers of Young COVID Patients

4 January 2022
U.S. Hospitals Seeing Record Numbers of Young COVID PatientsTUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- COVID-19 hospitalizations among children are surging across the United States just as students return to school and the highly transmissible Omicron variant begins to dominate the country.At least nine states have reported record numbers of COVID-related pediatric hospitalizations: They include Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Maine, Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania, as well as Washington, D.C., NBC News reported.At Texas Children's Hospital in Houston, pediatric hospitalization numbers have surpassed the peak seen during the Delta surge last summer, Dr. Jim Versalovic, co-leader of the hospital's COVID-19 Command Center, said during a Monday news briefing, NBC News reported. "We have staggering numbers here from this...

Did Adding Calorie Counts to Restaurant Menus Make Meals Healthier?

4 January 2022
Did Adding Calorie Counts to Restaurant Menus Make Meals Healthier?TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Was your New Year's resolution to eat healthier? Try ordering a recently added menu item at your favorite chain restaurant, instead of a long-time favorite.That's because newer dishes served by large restaurant chains tend to contain fewer calories now that menus must list the calorie content of all items.New research finds that menu items introduced after calorie labeling went into effect in 2018 contained about 25% fewer calories on average compared to dishes introduced before labeling."The nationwide rollout of these calorie labels appeared to prompt restaurants to introduce lower-calorie items to their menus," said lead scientist Anna Grummon, a research fellow in nutrition at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.A provision of the...

More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019

4 January 2022
More Than 10 Million People Died of Cancer Worldwide in 2019TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer remains a major killer, with 10 million deaths reported worldwide in 2019. More than 23 million new cases were documented globally in 2019, according to researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine.By comparison, in 2010 there were 8.29 million cancer deaths worldwide and fewer than 19 million new cases. Deaths were nearly 21% higher in 2019 than 2010, and cases were about 26% higher, the researchers say. The study also highlighted the global disparities in treating the disease. "Ensuring that global progress against cancer burden is equitable is crucial," said lead author Dr. Jonathan Kocarnik, a research scientist at the university's Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation. "This will require efforts to reduce...

Zoom Meeting Anxiety Doesn't Strike Everyone

4 January 2022
Zoom Meeting Anxiety Doesn`t Strike EveryoneTUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The pandemic has made Zoom meetings a daily reality for millions. For many, having to watch their own face in a meeting is the worst part. But that's not true for everyone, new research shows."Most people believe that seeing yourself during virtual meetings contributes to making the overall experience worse, but that's not what showed up in my data," said study author Kristine Kuhn, an associate professor at Washington State University's Carson College of Business."It depended on the individual," she said in a university news release.Kuhn and her team surveyed two groups who were regulars on Zoom during the summer and fall of 2020: employees and college students. The survey included more than 80 employees from around the United States who had...

A Better Way to Correct Severe Scoliosis in Kids?

TUESDAY, Jan. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Young patients with early-onset scoliosis, a dangerous curvature of the spine, have two options for surgery, but a new study finds one of the procedures...

Black Men Get Better Outcomes From Radiation Rx for...

MONDAY, Jan. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A new analysis uncovers a racial paradox in prostate cancer care: While Black men are often diagnosed later and with more aggressive disease than white...
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