Though most guidelines recommend mammograms up to age 74, new research suggests they can be valuable for women in their 80s, detecting breast cancer earlier and increasing chances of survival. The research — published in the Annals of Surgical Oncology — reviewed medical records of 174 women aged 80 and older treated for breast cancer… read on > read on >
A pill form of the blockbuster weight-loss drug Ozempic can help overweight or obese folks shed excess pounds, a new clinical trial has concluded. People who took a daily semaglutide pill lost nearly 14% of their body weight over 64 weeks, compared with just 2% of those given a placebo, researchers reported recently in The… read on > read on >
Women with dense breasts could benefit from an advanced cancer screening procedure called molecular breast imaging (MBI), a new study says. The procedure more than doubled the detection of advanced breast cancers when combined with 3D mammography, researchers reported Sept. 23 in the journal Radiology. “MBI detected an additional 6.7 cancers per 1,000 screenings at… read on > read on >
There’s been a tremendous surge in the number of younger women in the U.S. who don’t have kids, a new study says. There were 5.7 million more childless women of prime child-bearing age than expected in 2024, up from 2.1 million in 2016 and 4.7 million in 2022, according to a paper produced by the… read on > read on >
The fight against America’s opioid crisis does not appear to have cost cancer patients the painkillers they need, a new study says. There was a decline in opioid prescriptions among cancer patients between 2016 and 2020, researchers reported in the October issue of the journal Cancer. But opioid prescriptions remained stable among patients in pain… read on > read on >
More people appear to die in emergency rooms (ER) after hospitals have been bought by private equity firms, a new study says. About 13% more deaths occur among Medicare patients in the emergency rooms of hospitals after their acquisition by private equity, researchers estimate in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Hospitals purchased by a private… read on > read on >
Cesium-137 is a man-made radioactive element sometimes found in contaminated soil, water or food, and has been linked to cancer read on >
Liliana “Lili” Casteneda had what she thought was her first period at the age of 14, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. But then her monthly bleeding turned into daily bleeding, and the bleeding got so bad Casteneda soaked through pads in 15 minutes and became dizzy when standing up. Her local doctor told… read on > read on >
A decades-old cancer drug may soon be approved to help kids with certain autism-related symptoms linked to folate deficiency. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is preparing to clear leucovorin — a generic drug also known as folinic acid — for use in kids with cerebral folate deficiency and symptoms of autism. The move,… read on > read on >
President Donald Trump on Monday linked autism to acetaminophen use in pregnancy and vaccines — claims that scientists say are not supported by evidence. Trump said women should avoid Tylenol “during the entire pregnancy.” He added that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would begin warning doctors that acetaminophen “can be associated” with autism.… read on > read on >
