Friday 21 December 2018
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Surgery for Lung Cancer
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery for early stage lung cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2SanSB2
Long-Acting Contraceptives Gaining Acceptance Among U.S. Women
By NICHOLAS BAKALAR from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2BD2LzZ
2 Types of Diabetes Meds May Raise Heart Risk
Sulfonylureas were associated with 36 percent higher odds of complications, while basal insulin was associated with nearly twice the risk of heart disease and stroke complications, investigators found.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2AkXltZ
Hep C Cases Cluster in States Hit Hard by Opioids
The CDC has estimated that over 2 million Americans were living with hepatitis C between 2013 and 2016. These latest figures show that about 52 percent of those people were living in nine states: California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Tennessee and North Carolina.
from WebMD Health https://wb.md/2AalkvE