Salt Restriction Linked to Drop in BP in Primary Aldosteronism
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with primary aldosteronism, dietary salt restriction is associated with a reduction in blood pressure, according to a study published online March 22 in the Journal of Internal Medicine.Holger…
Learn MoreSlight Increase in Breast Cancer Risk Seen With Progestogen-Only Contraceptives
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Progestogen-only contraceptive use is associated with a slight increase in breast cancer risk, according to a study published online March 21 in PLOS Medicine.Danielle Fitzpatrick, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., from t…
Learn MoreGreater Adiposity Linked to Worse Outcomes in Patients With HFrEF
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), waist-to-height ratio shows no evidence for an obesity-survival paradox, according to a study published online March 21 in the Europe…
Learn MoreMinimal Residual Disease Negativity Predicts Time to Next Treatment in Multiple Myeloma
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with multiple myeloma (MM), minimal residual disease (MRD) negativity determined using next-generation sequencing (NGS) is predictive of longer time to next treatment (TTNT), according to a st…
Learn MorePrenatal Exposure to Phentermine-Topiramate Lower Under Safety Program
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Under the Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS), prenatal exposure to phentermine-topiramate is lower than topiramate and other antiobesity medications (AOMs), according to a study published online …
Learn MoreYouth With Bipolar Disorder Rate Their QoL Worse Than Healthy Youth
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Youth with bipolar disorder (BD) rate their quality of life (QoL) worse than healthy youth, youth with chronic medical conditions, and youth with certain psychiatric disorders, according to a study published…
Learn MoreRecent Years Have Seen Candida Auris Cases, Transmission Increase
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Candida auris cases and transmission have increased in the United States in recent years, especially 2021, according to a study published online March 21 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Meghan Lyman, M.D….
Learn MoreUrothelial Cancer Prediction Model Has High Sensitivity, Specificity
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A urothelial cancer (UC) prediction model, which considers 10 genes with the highest performance from the UroAmp urinary comprehensive genomic profiling (uCGP) test, has high sensitivity and specificity, acc…
Learn MoreDigital Rectal Exam Does Not Detect Early-Stage Prostate Cancer
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A digital rectal exam (DRE) conducted in men at age 45 years seems not to be useful for detecting early-stage prostate cancer, according to a study presented at the annual congress of the European Associatio…
Learn MoreBenefits of Maternal Immunization Against Group B Strep Explored
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Maternal immunization against group B Streptococcus (GBS) could have a large impact on infant morbidity and mortality and is likely to be cost-effective, according to a study published online March 14 in PLO…
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