Mortality Down With Surgery for Stenosis With, Without Spondylolisthesis
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with stenosis with or without spondylolisthesis, surgical treatment is associated with significantly lower mortality and total medical payments at two years compared with nonsurgical treatment, ac…
Learn MoreLong COVID Explored in University Settings
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In an article published online Jan. 26 in Emerging Infectious Disease, a publication of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, factors associated with long COVID are explored in a sample of COVID…
Learn MoreBehavioral Nudges to Prompt Serious Illness Conversations Beneficial
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Behavioral nudges to prompt serious illness conversations (SICs) between oncology clinicians and patients can increase SICs for all patients and can reduce end-of-life systemic therapy, according to a study pu…
Learn MorePersistent Gaps Exist in Continuity of Medication Use for Adults With Diabetes
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A considerable proportion of adults with diabetes do not maintain continuity of use of glucose, blood pressure, or lipid medications, according to a study published online Jan. 30 in JAMA Network Open.Puneet K…
Learn MoreMany Anesthesiologists Do Not Accurately Report Anesthesia Start Time
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most operating room (OR) cases do not properly document the anesthesia start time (AST), resulting in thousands of dollars in lost revenue for hospitals, according to a study presented at the American Society …
Learn MorePolypill Not Linked to Reduced Cognitive Decline in Seniors
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A polypill (antihypertensives and a statin) does not reduce cognitive decline but is associated with reduced functional decline for adults aged 65 years and older with cardiovascular risk factors, according to…
Learn MoreInfant Screen Use Linked to Alterations in Cortical EEG Before Age 2
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Infant screen use is associated with alterations in cortical electroencephalography (EEG) activity before age 2 years, according to a study published online Jan. 30 in JAMA Pediatrics.Evelyn C. Law, M.D., from…
Learn MoreBooster Cuts COVID-19-Related Mortality in Adults With Chronic Conditions
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adults with two or more chronic conditions, booster vaccination with BNT162b2 or CoronaVac is associated with reductions in COVID-19-related mortality compared with two doses, according to a study publishe…
Learn More2019 to 2020 Saw Mortality Rates Increase for Recently Pregnant Women
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Across all causes of death except suicide, mortality rates among recently pregnant women increased from 2019 to 2020, according to a research letter published online Jan. 27 in JAMA Network Open.Jeffrey T. How…
Learn MoreOdds of Severe COVID-19 Disease Lower for Children During Omicron Predominance
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For children, severe COVID-19 disease occurred less during omicron than during alpha- and delta-predominant periods, according to a study published in the February issue of The Lancet Regional Health Americas….
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