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WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Access to potentially lifesaving 3D mammography isn't equal, new research shows."This study was about whether adoption of this technology is equitable. We're showing that it has not been, even though it has been [U.S. Food and Drug Administration]-approved for a decade now," said Dr. Christoph Lee. He is professor of radiology at the University of Washington School of Medicine, in Seattle, and lead author of the new report. "Black and Hispanic women, and less-educated and lower-income women have not been able to obtain 3D mammography as easily as white, well-educated, and higher-income women," Lee said in a university news release.The advent of 3D mammogram technology for breast cancer screening has been hailed as a means of improving tumor...

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- During the pandemic, people with asthma have worried that their respiratory condition might raise their risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19, but new research findings should calm their fears.After analyzing data from 57 studies that included a total of over 587,000 people, scientists discovered that rates of asthma among people with COVID-19 were similar to rates in the general population, at just over seven in 100 people and just over eight in 100, respectively. Compared to the general population, people with asthma were actually 14% less likely to get COVID-19 and much less likely to be hospitalized with the disease.The risk of death from COVID-19 was the same for people with asthma and those without it, according to the...

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Battling cancer is tough in normal times, but many U.S. cancer survivors are concerned the coronavirus pandemic will interfere with their care and put their health at risk, a new study finds."This study demonstrates the importance of clear communication between health care providers and patients experiencing concerns and uncertainties that may affect mental health during the pandemic as the care provision landscape continues to change," lead researcher Corinne Leach said in an American Cancer Society news release. She is a senior principal scientist at the organization.The data came from survey responses from more than 1,200 cancer patients and survivors. It was conducted March 25 to April 8, 2020 in the 2019-2020 American Cancer Society...

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 24, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For people who have livedoid vasculopathy, which causes painful ulcers on the feet and lower legs, new research may bring newfound hope. The disease is a rare medical mystery with no known cause and no commonly accepted cure, according to researchers who outlined the case of a single patient whose condition seems to have been relieved by a whole-foods, plant-based diet. The findings were published Feb. 23 in the journal BMJ Case Reports.The woman's symptoms started in 2006, but she only received the diagnosis of livedoid vasculopathy in 2013 after a skin biopsy. Three years later, she was prescribed antibiotics for an infected ulcer on her lower left leg.She described having swollen feet and sporadically itching red blotches on her lower...