AAN: Teriflunomide Reduces Clinical Events in Radiologically Isolated Syndrome
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adults with radiologically isolated syndrome (RIS), teriflunomide is associated with a reduction in the first clinical demyelinating event compared with placebo, according to a study presented at the annu…
Learn MoreOutcomes Examined for Cancer Patients With Psychiatric Disorder Receiving RT
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cancer patients referred for radiotherapy with a psychiatric disorder (PD) receive similar radiotherapy schedules as those without PD but have worse overall survival, according to a study published in the May…
Learn MoreTKA Complications Increased for Sickle Cell Disease Patients
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have longer length of stay, incur greater health care costs, and have an increased risk for complications during the perioperat…
Learn MoreCorrelates of Vascular Assessment Prior to Leg Amputation Identified
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For veterans with peripheral artery disease, health care utilization, distance to primary care, and geographic region are associated with receipt of vascular assessment prior to lower-extremity amputation (LE…
Learn MoreAdverse Events Detailed for Teen COVID-19 Vaccination Program
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adolescents aged 12 to 17 years, most reported adverse events following BNT162b2 vaccination are mild and self-limited, according to a study published online April 21 in Pediatrics.Elizabeth M. Hesse, M.D…
Learn MoreStages of Objective Memory Impairment System Predicts Cognitive Impairment
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For cognitively normal individuals, the Stages of Objective Memory Impairment (SOMI) system predicts the transition to cognitive impairment, according to a study published online April 19 in Neurology.Ellen G…
Learn MoreCerebral Oximetry Monitoring Not Beneficial in Extreme Preemies
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Treatment guided by cerebral oximetry monitoring for the first 72 hours after birth is not associated with a lower incidence of death or severe brain injury by 36 weeks of postmenstrual age for infants born e…
Learn MoreRate of Self-Poisoning Increased During Pandemic for 10- to 19-Year-Olds
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Compared with the prepandemic period, during 2021, there was an increase in the overall rate of suspected suicide attempts by self-poisoning among children aged 10 to 19 years, according to research publis…
Learn MoreDiscrimination in Health Care Linked to Nonvaccination Against COVID-19
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Discrimination in U.S. health care settings is associated with differences in the prevalence of nonvaccination against COVID-19, according to research published in the April 21 issue of the U.S. Centers for…
Learn More5.9 Percent of Adults Live in Families Experiencing Food Insecurity
THURSDAY, April 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In 2021, 5.9 percent of adults lived in families experiencing food insecurity, according to an April data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Health S…
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