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21Mar
2023

Medication Shortage Means Many With Advanced Prostate Cancer Are Missing Treatments

Medication Shortage Means Many With Advanced Prostate Cancer Are Missing TreatmentsTUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- An ongoing shortage of a drug for men with advanced prostate cancer is causing some patients to miss months of potentially life-extending treatment. The drug's maker, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., has said it can’t keep up with demand for the medication, known as Pluvicto. Doctors have had to reschedule some patients who were due to start their first doses of the treatment. Meanwhile, the company said it is prioritizing those who are already being treated with six cycles of the drug, but even some of those patients have not been able to get their medication.“We recognize that any rescheduled dose is distressing for patients and their loved ones and poses challenges for the treatment centers. We are striving to serve as many patients as...

The Most Common Anxiety Symptoms and How to Deal With Them

21 March 2023
The Most Common Anxiety Symptoms and How to Deal With ThemTUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- Anxiety disorders are no small matter, but knowing which symptoms point to trouble may help you navigate your intense fears and worries.First, you are not alone: Anxiety disorders are estimated to plague nearly 40 million people in the United States each year, according to the Anxiety & Depression Association of America.James Maddux, an emeritus professor of clinical psychology at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., explained that “the best way of thinking about anxiety…is to see it as having three interlocking, interacting components": thinking or cognition; feeling or emotions; and then behavior.“Finding somewhere to intervene at one of those three points, that breaks up that pattern, is also a way of reducing or eliminating the...

Cases of Dangerous Drug-Resistant Fungal Infections Are...

21 March 2023
Cases of Dangerous Drug-Resistant Fungal Infections Are SpreadingTUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- The hit HBO series "The Last of Us" portrays a zombie apocalypse caused by a fungal infection that hijacks human brains.Back in the real world, there’s an emerging fungal threat rampaging through the United States, a new study warns — one that doesn’t turn humans into zombies, but does endanger lives.Candida auris has surged across the nation since the first case occurred in 2013, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in the March 20 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine.The yeast easily spreads through touch, is difficult to clean away, and can remain viable on surfaces for months, noted lead researcher Dr. Meghan Lyman, a medical officer in the CDC’s Mycotic Diseases Branch.While it’s...

Good News or Bad, Patients Want Access to Medical Test...

21 March 2023
Good News or Bad, Patients Want Access to Medical Test ResultsTUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- When waiting for medical test results, days can feel like an eternity. In a new survey, patients overwhelmingly say they'd like their results immediately -- even if their provider has not yet reviewed them and even if the news is bad.In April 2021, new rules went into effect requiring health care providers in the United States to make all results and clinical notes available immediately to patients.“Online patient portals have emerged as important tools for increasing patient engagement,” said study co-author Catherine DesRoches, executive director of OpenNotes, a movement focused on increasing information transparency in health care based at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. She is also an associate professor of medicine at...

Health in a Nutshell: Daily Nut Consumption Could Help Your Heart

21 March 2023
Health in a Nutshell: Daily Nut Consumption Could Help Your HeartTUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- One way to reduce the risk of heart disease: Eat more nuts and seeds, according to a new review of 60 studies.Scandinavian researchers found that eating nuts could reduce the risk of a heart attack.“If you eat a handful of nuts every day, that is around 30 grams, you will have a 20% to 25% lower risk of suffering from cardiovascular disease. In comparison, adults in the Nordic countries only eat on average around 4 grams of nuts a day. Many do not eat nuts or seeds at all,” said study co-author Erik Arnesen, research fellow at the University of Oslo.Although scientists say, “the more the better,” eating just a few nuts is better than none at all, Arnesen said in a university news release. Almonds, pistachios and walnuts appeared to be...
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