June 8, 2023 – While millions of Americans in the Midwest and on the Eastern Seaboard got some relief from the wildfire smoke from Canada, with more relief expected over the weekend, health experts warned that for for at-risk people, some hazardous health effects may persist. People with moderate to severe asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary …
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Cancer Centers Say Drug Shortages Are Impacting Patient Care
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) – A new survey of cancer centers find that chemotherapy shortages are affecting most of them, prompting last-minute changes in treatment for numerous types of cancer. About 93% of the centers surveyed said they were experiencing shortages of the drug carboplatin, while 70% were …
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Recalled Newborn Loungers Tied to 2 More Infant Deaths
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — After two more infant deaths, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging parents and caregivers to stop using recalled Boppy Newborn Loungers, which are now linked to 10 deaths in all. The loungers were recalled in September 2021 because of eight …
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Experts Warn of Heart Dangers From Smoke of Canadian Wildfires
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — As a huge plume of smoke from over 400 Canadian wildfires swept south and turned New York City into a landscape that resembled Mars more than Earth, heart experts warned that air pollution can damage your heart as much as it damages your …
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The Case for Lung Cancer Screening
JULIA ROTOW: I’m Dr. Julia Rotow. I’m a thoracic medical oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. So EGFR-mutated lung cancer is a subset of lung cancer diagnoses that’s most likely to affect younger individuals and individuals with a minimal or absent history of tobacco use. And this occurs in approximately 15% to …
The Case for Lung Cancer Screening
JULIA ROTOW: I’m Dr. Julia Rotow. I’m a thoracic medical oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. So EGFR-mutated lung cancer is a subset of lung cancer diagnoses that’s most likely to affect younger individuals and individuals with a minimal or absent history of tobacco use. And this occurs in approximately 15% …
The Case for Lung Cancer Screening
JULIA ROTOW: I’m Dr. Julia Rotow. I’m a thoracic medical oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Massachusetts. So EGFR-mutated lung cancer is a subset of lung cancer diagnoses that’s most likely to affect younger individuals and individuals with a minimal or absent history of tobacco use. And this occurs in approximately 15% …
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Your Risk of COVID-Linked Smell Loss Is Much Lower Now
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One of the signature symptoms of COVID-19 infection in the early months of the pandemic was a loss of the sense of smell. Now, new research finds that is no longer the case, thanks to the new variants that have been circulating more …
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FDA Finalizes Limit on How Much Arsenic Can Be in Apple Juice
By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Federal regulators have finalized new guidance on how much inorganic arsenic can be present in apple juice, in an effort to limit the exposure of infants and young children to this environmental contaminant. What is the new limit? 10 parts per billion, a …
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Standard of Care in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer Unchanged
June 15, 2023 – For most patients with HER2-positive early breast cancer, standard treatment should remain the same, according to new findings. Most women with this type of breast cancer will receive the drug trastuzumab, along with other therapies and surgery. The usual course of therapy with trastuzumab is 1 year. For the past decade, …
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The Latest Findings on Breast Cancer
Marisa Weiss, MD, the chief medical officer of Breastcancer.org, shares research studies with eye-opening findings. Source: https://www.webmd.com/cancer/asco-2023-special-report/20230602/breast-cancer-studies?src=RSS_PUBLIC