Survival Lower for Children With Leukemia Living on Texas-Mexico Border
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), but not those with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), living along the Texas-Mexico border is associated with inferior survival, according to a study published…
Learn MoreUSPSTF Recommends Folic Acid to Prevent Neural Tube Defects
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends folic acid supplementation for people planning to or who could become pregnant (Grade A recommendation). This recommendation forms the basis of a dr…
Learn MoreCold Versus Hot Snare Polypectomy Cuts Risk for Delayed Bleeding
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cold snare polypectomy (CSP) for small colorectal polyps reduces the risk for delayed postpolypectomy bleeding compared with hot snare polypectomy (HSP), according to a study published online Feb. 21 in the A…
Learn MoreSymptom and Viral RNA Rebound Common After Mild, Moderate COVID-19
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For outpatients with mild-to-moderate COVID-19, symptom rebound and viral RNA rebound are relatively common, but the combination of symptom and viral rebound is rare, according to a study published online Feb…
Learn MoreSocial Media Program Helps Ease Symptoms of Postpartum Depression
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For mothers with postpartum depressive symptoms, a social media-based parenting program leads to more rapid declines in depressive symptoms but does not affect responsive parenting, according to a study publi…
Learn MoreOnly Limited Short-Term Psychological Effect Seen for Breast Density Awareness
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Awareness of breast density (BD) is associated with short-term increases in perceived breast cancer risks for some women but does not have a long-term impact, according to a study recently published in Breast…
Learn MoreDisparities Seen in Staph Bloodstream Infections in Hemodialysis
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Disparities exist in Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) on hemodialysis, according to a Vital Signs report published in the Feb. 10 issue of the U.S…
Learn MoreAllogeneic Stem Cell Transplant Feasible for Leukemia in Elderly Patients
TUESDAY, Feb. 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In elderly adults aged 60 years and older with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) or myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) can be performed with acceptable overall sur…
Learn MoreRucaparib Efficacious in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, treatment with rucaparib is associated with significantly longer duration of imaging-based progression-free survival compared with a control m…
Learn MoreRisk for Prediabetes, Diabetes Increased for Those Delivering Large Infants
FRIDAY, Feb. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Having a large-for-gestational-age (LGA) infant is associated with an increased risk for being diagnosed with prediabetes or diabetes 10 to 14 years postpartum, according to a study presented at The Pregnancy …
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