ACC: Overly Restrictive Sodium Harmful in Heart Failure
FRIDAY, March 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A low dietary sodium diet, including intake below the standard recommended maximum of 2.3 g per day, is associated with an increased risk for in-hospital mortality among patients with heart failure, according …
Learn MoreSex Differences Seen in Vascular Response to Mental Stress
FRIDAY, March 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For women, peripheral microvascular dysfunction in response to mental stress is associated with adverse cardiovascular events, according to a study published online March 1 in Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis, and …
Learn MoreFrailty Screening Initiative Beneficial Before Elective Surgery
FRIDAY, March 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Implementation of a frailty screening initiative (FSI) is associated with increased referrals for frail patients undergoing surgery and with reduced postoperative mortality, according to a study published onli…
Learn MoreBenefits of Valoctocogene Roxaparvovec Persist in Hemophilia A
FRIDAY, March 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with hemophilia A, factor VIII activity and bleeding reduction persist at two years after gene transfer with valoctocogene roxaparvovec, which delivers a B-domain-deleted factor VIII coding sequen…
Learn MoreGene Therapy Beneficial for Patients With Hemophilia B
FRIDAY, March 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with hemophilia B, one infusion of adeno-associated virus 5 (AAV5) vector expressing the Padua factor IX variant (etranacogene dezaparvovec) is noninferior and superior to prophylaxis with factor …
Learn MoreBreast, Cervical, Prostate Cancer Screening Still Lower Than Before Pandemic
FRIDAY, March 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among age-eligible adults in the United States, the prevalence of past-year screening for breast, cervical, and prostate cancer continued to be lower in 2021 than prepandemic levels, according to a study publi…
Learn MoreMyorelaxants, NSAIDs, NSAID-Acetaminophen Combo Ease Lower Back Pain
FRIDAY, March 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adults with acute lower back pain (LBP), myorelaxants, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), and NSAIDs combined with acetaminophen can reduce pain and disability, according to a review published …
Learn MoreMore Than Half Report Storing Firearms Unlocked and Hidden
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than half of firearm owners report storing at least one firearm unlocked and hidden, according to a study published online March 2 in JAMA Network Open.Michael D. Anestis, Ph.D., from the New Jersey Gun…
Learn MoreCosts of $259,324 Incurred by Adolescent, Young Adult Cancer Survivors
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors incur costs of $259,324 over their lifetime, according to a study published online Feb. 24 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.Susan K. Parsons, M.D., from T…
Learn MoreNon-Hispanic Blacks Have Highest Rate of Mental Health Emergency Visits
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Rates of mental health-related emergency department visits are highest among non-Hispanic Black adults, according to research published online March 1 in the National Health Statistics Reports, a publicatio…
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