WRTV Indianapolis |
Surgeon General, former Indiana State Health Commissioner Dr. Jerome Adams saves person on plane
WRTV Indianapolis JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — When the call went out for a doctor on board, the U.S. surgeon general says he gladly stepped in to help with a medical emergency on a commercial flight. Dr. Jerome Adams says he gave assistance to someone on a Delta Air Lines ... |
Vox |
100 million Americans have chronic pain. Very few use one of the best tools to treat it.
Vox When pain settled into Blair Golson's hands, it didn't let go. What started off as light throbbing in one wrist 10 years ago quickly engulfed the other. The discomfort then spread to his hands, producing a pain much “like slapping your hands against a ... Four questions—chronic pain and how it affects the brain Psychological Therapies May Help Older Adults With Chronic Pain |
Healio |
Only 1.9% of eligible heavy smokers screened for lung cancer
Healio Of more than 7 million current and former heavy smokers eligible for screening, only 1.9% underwent screening in 2016, according to an analysis of national screening sites scheduled for presentation at the ASCO Annual Meeting. “Lung cancer remains the ... Most heavy US smokers don't want to know if they have cancer A Cancer Screening Flop: Few Smokers Seek Free Lung Scans Too Few Smokers Get Lifesaving Lung Cancer Tests |
Los Angeles Times |
To prevent recurrent strokes, should aspirin have a wingman? Maybe not
Los Angeles Times When it comes to preventing the formation of potentially deadly blood clots in people at elevated risk for them, there are no easy answers. That's the upshot of a clinical trial involving patients who suffered a stroke that resolved quickly and caused ... Stroke risk could be cut by adding anti-clot drug to aspirin, study finds Drug Combo May Help Lower Danger After Mini-Stroke Five Years after TIA or Minor Stroke, Second-Event Risk Persists |
Medical Xpress |
Lyme disease is on the rise – an expert explains why
Medical Xpress May marks the beginning of the summer season when black-legged ticks that spread Lyme disease are more prevalent – even in California. Earlier this month, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that cases of tickborne ... Lyme Disease Is Scary and on the Rise – Here's How to Protect Yourself Prevention key to fighting tick-borne disease |