AAN: Mediterranean Diet Score Linked to Cognition in MS
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Mediterranean diet score is associated with cognition among persons with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a study scheduled for presentation at the upcoming annual meeting of the American Academy of…
Learn MoreWomen Still at Higher Risk for Adverse Outcomes After CABG
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women have a significantly higher risk for adverse outcomes following coronary artery bypass graft surgery, with no significant change in risk from 2011 to 2020, according to a study published online March 1…
Learn MoreSurvival Rate Lower for Surgery Nine Weeks or More After Breast Cancer Diagnosis
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Time from breast cancer diagnosis to surgery of nine weeks or longer is associated with worse overall survival, according to a study published online March 1 in JAMA Surgery.Alyssa A. Wiener, M.D., from the …
Learn MoreUnilateral Pallidal Ultrasound Ablation Beneficial in Parkinson Disease
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with Parkinson disease, unilateral pallidal ultrasound ablation yields greater improved motor function or reduced dyskinesia, according to a study published in the Feb. 23 issue of the New Engla…
Learn MoreClinically Relevant Benefits Seen for GLP-1RA, SGLTi Treatment of T1DM
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) are beneficial for treating type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), with similar reductions in glycated h…
Learn MoreTargeted Therapies Seem Beneficial for Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor-Related Myotoxicity
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A strategy including identification of severe immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-related myocarditis based on screening combined with active ventilation and treatment seems beneficial for reducing the myotoxi…
Learn MoreGenetic Diseases Associated With 41 Percent of Infant Deaths
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Single-locus genetic diseases are the most common cause of infant mortality and are associated with 41 percent of deaths, according to a study published online Feb. 9 in JAMA Network Open.Mallory J. Owen, M….
Learn MoreRisk for IBD Remains High After Endoscopic Biopsy With Normal Mucosa
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Individuals with an endoscopic biopsy with normal mucosa have an increased risk for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) for at least 30 years, indicating a substantial symptomatic period of IBD, according to a …
Learn MoreAspirin Discontinuation Noninferior for Preventing Preeclampsia
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For pregnant individuals at high risk for preeclampsia with a normal soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 to placental growth factor (sFlt-1:PlGF) ratio, aspirin discontinuation between 24 and 28 weeks of gest…
Learn MoreAcute Care Use Increased for Cancer Patients With Higher Symptom Complexity
THURSDAY, March 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with cancer, those with higher symptom complexity scores are more likely to use acute care, according to a study published in the February issue of the Journal of the National Comprehensive Canc…
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