Three Factors Can ID Conservative Treatment Response in Meniere Disease
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A clinical severity staging system has been developed that can identify treatment response for patients with Meniere disease, according to a study published online Aug. 25 in Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surge…
Learn MoreTotal Vascular Score From PET Scans Prognostic in Giant Cell Arteritis
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA), a higher total vascular score (TVS) based on 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging at diagnosis is associated with a greater incr…
Learn MoreSuspected Bronchiectasis Linked to Mortality With Normal Spirometry
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adults with a history of smoking and normal spirometry, suspected bronchiectasis is associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality, according to a study published online Oct. 3 in the Annals of …
Learn MoreThreshold of Diabetes Diagnosis May Be Too High for Women Under 50
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women aged younger than 50 years have a markedly lower hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) distribution than men, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in Diabetes Therapy to coincide with the annual meeting of th…
Learn MoreSexual, Gender Minorities With Chronic Skin Diseases More Likely to Face Barriers to Care
TUESDAY, Oct. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sexual and gender-minority (SGM) patients with chronic inflammatory skin diseases (CISDs) are more likely to experience cost and noncost barriers to care, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in JAMA…
Learn MoreOne-Third With Transient New-Onset A-Fib Have Recurrence
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — About one-third of participants with transient new-onset atrial fibrillation (AF) during hospitalization for noncardiac surgery or medical illness have recurrent AF within one year, according to a study publish…
Learn MoreMaternal COVID-19 Vaccination Provides Some Protection for Infants
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Maternal COVID-19 vaccination provides some protection against COVID-19-related hospitalization among infants, especially those aged younger than 3 months, according to research published in the Sept. 29 issue…
Learn MoreMost Adolescent Vapers Do Not Use Cessation Resources
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most adolescent electronic cigarette users do not use cessation resources in their attempts to quit, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in Pediatrics.Hongying Daisy Dai, Ph.D., from the University of …
Learn MoreThreshold of 6 mm on Retropharyngeal Lymph Node Predicts PFS in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), a minimal axial diameter (MAD) threshold of 6 mm for retropharyngeal lymph node (RLN) predicts survival, according to a study published online Sept. 27 in the A…
Learn MoreChildren With Eczema More Likely to Have Allergic Contact Dermatitis
MONDAY, Oct. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Children with atopic dermatitis (AD) are more likely to have positive patch test (PPT) reactions, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.Hadley John…
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