1996 to 2019 Saw Drop in Mortality Rate of Infants of Teens
MONDAY, April 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The mortality rate of infants of teens decreased 16.7 percent from 1996 to 2019, with a significant decline across racial and ethnic and urbanization subgroups, according to a study published online April 10 …
Learn MoreBMI Linked to Prolonged Wound Healing in Reduction Mammaplasty
MONDAY, April 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For women undergoing primary bilateral reduction mammaplasty, those with higher body mass index (BMI) have a higher risk for wound healing requiring greater than two months, according to a study published in …
Learn MoreBalloon Pulmonary Angioplasty Becoming Safer Over Time
MONDAY, April 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is becoming safer over time, with a reduction seen in complications from 2013-2017 to 2018-2022, according to a review published online March 22 in JACC: Cardiovascular Int…
Learn MoreRates of Irritable Bowel Syndrome Increased After COVID-19 Hospitalization
FRIDAY, April 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 report higher rates of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) than those without COVID-19, according to a study published in the March issue of Gut.Giovanni Marasco, Ph.D., from the…
Learn MoreGuidance Issued for Optimal Timing of Knee, Hip Total Joint Arthroplasty
FRIDAY, April 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with symptomatic, radiographic, moderate-to-severe osteoarthritis or osteonecrosis of the hip or knee, total joint arthroplasty (TJA) should not be delayed in order to pursue additional nonoperati…
Learn MoreTimely Ultrasound Can ID Undiagnosed Breech Presentations
FRIDAY, April 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Routine third-trimester ultrasound or point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is associated with a reduction in the proportion of undiagnosed term breech presentations, according to a study published online April 6 i…
Learn MoreHigher Sodium Intake Linked to Coronary, Carotid Atherosclerosis
FRIDAY, April 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In minimal adjusted models, higher estimated 24-hour sodium excretion (est24hNa) is associated with coronary and carotid atherosclerosis, according to a study published online March 31 in the European Heart Jo…
Learn MoreLower Birth Weight, More Weight Gain Seen With In Utero COVID-19 Exposure
FRIDAY, April 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Infants with in utero exposure to COVID-19 have lower birth weight and increased weight gain in the first year of life, according to a study published online March 29 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology &…
Learn MoreStudy Examines QoL, Depression After CAR-T for Hematologic Malignancy
FRIDAY, April 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adults with hematologic malignancies receiving chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy, quality of life (QoL) deteriorates and physical and psychological symptoms worsen one week after infusion an…
Learn MorePerimenopausal Women Less Likely to Achieve RA Remission
THURSDAY, April 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), perimenopausal status is associated with reduced remission compared with premenopausal status, and sex hormone use is associated with higher remission, according to …
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