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SATURDAY, June 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Extreme heat can be dangerous, but you can stay cool and safe this summer if you take the right precautions.The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) offers some tips for doing so.“No matter your age, it is critical to be able to recognize the signs of heat-related illness,” said Dr. Jocelyn Ross Wittstein, an orthopedic surgeon at Duke Health in North Carolina and an AAOS spokesperson. “When we exercise, our bodies cool off by sweating. We become dehydrated if we do not replace the fluids that we lose through perspiration," she said in an AAOS news release. "Dehydration makes it difficult to sweat and cool down and can result in a heat injury ranging from mild cramps to a more life-threatening heat stroke.”It’s important...

FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients battling late-stage lung cancer, prospects for survival have improved significantly since the advent of medications known as immune checkpoint inhibitors.But exactly how long patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) need to be on immunotherapy has not been known. Until now.According to new research involving more than 1,000 patients, those with stable disease can stop the treatment after two years without jeopardizing their survival odds. ("Stable" means their lung cancer shows no sign of progression.)Investigators found that those who stopped at 24 months fared just as well as patients who continued to take the medication indefinitely.Moreover, discontinuing immunotherapy at two years might diminish the risk for...

FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (American Heart Association News) -- Jessica Diaz was amazed. As she took classes in barre – a combination of yoga, Pilates and ballet that used 2-pound weights – her body became transformed. And unlike other group exercises, she left the class feeling more energized than depleted.That changed after the birth of her second child. She had gained 80 pounds during her pregnancy and felt that the workouts weren't tailored to women who had just given birth. She realized there was a niche there to be filled.Diaz became a certified instructor and began teaching barre online and at a studio in Boston. After about a year, she shed the excess weight. She soon became fitter than ever.So what happened after teaching a class one morning seemed puzzling.Diaz was showering...

FRIDAY, June 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Dr. Olena Postuypalenko was caring for patients at Kyiv City Clinical Oncology Center on Feb. 24, 2022, when her mother called to ask what seemed like an odd question: Has Russia invaded Ukraine?“My mom called me and said, ‘There are explosions. Has the war begun?’ And honestly, at that time, I didn’t believe it. I didn’t understand what had happened,” said Postuypalenko, who specializes in onco-gynecology.Postuypalenko’s chief soon verified that the attack was underway. The hospital began sending patients home if they were well enough or leading them into an underground bunker, where they could shelter and keep receiving cancer care.Postuypalenko wound up spending two weeks in the bunker, providing patients with chemotherapy and...