High-Intensity MRI Can ID Local Recurrence for Musculoskeletal STS
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) used at high intensity can detect clinically occult local recurrences (LRs) for musculoskeletal soft-tissue sarcoma (STS), according to a systematic review published online J…
Learn MoreHigh-Intensity MRI Can ID Local Recurrence for Musculoskeletal STS
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) used at high intensity can detect clinically occult local recurrences (LRs) for musculoskeletal soft-tissue sarcoma (STS), according to a systematic review published online J…
Learn MoreAbuse in Childhood, Young Adulthood Linked to Welfare Receipt
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Abuse in childhood and young adulthood is associated with an increased risk for long-term welfare receipt, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in Pediatrics.Pascale Domond, Ph.D., from Ste-Justine Uni…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Vaccine Protection Lasts at Least Six Months After Second Dose
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vaccine protection against severe outcomes from severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) lasts at least six months after the second dose, but protection is lower for older patients, accordi…
Learn MoreAlcohol Brief Intervention Can Improve Health Outcomes in HTN
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An alcohol brief intervention (BI) in primary care can improve health outcomes for adults with hypertension, according to a study published online Jan. 19 in BMJ Open.Felicia W. Chi, M.P.H., from Kaiser Perman…
Learn MoreUSPSTF Recommends BP Measurement Throughout Pregnancy
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends all pregnant people undergo blood pressure measurement throughout pregnancy to identify hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (Grade B recommendation)….
Learn MorePreventive Value of Aflibercept Questioned in NPDR Without CI-DME
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Treatment with aflibercept versus sham, initiating aflibercept only if vision-threatening complications develop, yields anatomic improvement but no improvement in visual acuity for patients with nonproliferati…
Learn MoreHospital Volume Affects Liver Surgery Outcomes
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The rates of in-hospital mortality and failure to rescue decrease from a hospital volume threshold of more than 25 liver resections per year, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in the British Journal…
Learn MoreLung Cancer Screening Based on Personal Risk Is Cost-Effective
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lung cancer screening strategies based on personal risk are more cost effective than the 2021 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in the A…
Learn MoreVitamin D Intake Linked to Reduced Risk for Progression to Diabetes
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with prediabetes, vitamin D supplementation is associated with a reduced risk for progression to diabetes, according to a review published online Feb. 7 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Anast…
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