Your Risk of COVID-Linked Smell Loss Is Much Lower Now
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Your Risk of COVID-Linked Smell Loss Is Much Lower Now

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, 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 recently.The risk of… […]

The Latest Findings on Breast Cancer
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The Latest Findings on Breast Cancer

MARISA WEISS: Hello, I’m Dr. Marisa Weiss, Chief Medical Officer of breastcancer.org, reporting here from ASCO 2023 with WebMD. I just want to tell you about an interesting study that looked at mastectomy rates in women with early stage breast cancer compared to breast preservation therapy.And what they found is that women who had HER-2… […]

FDA Finalizes Limit on How Much Arsenic Can Be in Apple Juice
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FDA Finalizes Limit on How Much Arsenic Can Be in Apple Juice

By Cara Murez HealthDay ReporterWEDNESDAY, 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 number first proposed… […]

Some Cancer Patients Might Safely Skip Radiation Therapy
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Some Cancer Patients Might Safely Skip Radiation Therapy

By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Radiation therapy might not be necessary in treating some forms of rectal cancer and lymphoma, sparing patients from the toxic treatment, a pair of new clinical trials shows.One trial found that rectal cancer patients whose tumors shrink in response to chemotherapy can safely skip the… […]