Vacuum-Induced Control Device Beneficial for Postpartum Hemorrhage
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Rapid and effective bleeding control can be achieved using a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-cleared intrauterine vacuum-induced hemorrhage control device for both vaginal and cesarean births, according to…
Learn MoreVacuum-Induced Control Device Beneficial for Postpartum Hemorrhage
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Rapid and effective bleeding control can be achieved using a U.S. Food and Drug Administration-cleared intrauterine vacuum-induced hemorrhage control device for both vaginal and cesarean births, according to…
Learn More37 Percent Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes After Age 30
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Diagnosis of type 1 diabetes often occurs after age 30 years, more so in men and racial/ethnic minorities, according to a research letter published online Sept. 26 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Michael F…
Learn MoreNirmatrelvir, Molnupiravir Use Lowers Risks for Omicron-Infected
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients infected with omicron at high risk for progression to severe disease, treatment with nirmatrelvir or molnupiravir is associated with reductions in mortality and hospitalization, according to a st…
Learn MoreFamily History Influences Penetrance of Hereditary Cancers
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with a pathogenic variant in the major genes responsible for hereditary breast cancer or Lynch syndrome, having a first-degree family history is associated with increased cancer risk, accordin…
Learn MoreMany Receiving Alpelisib for Metastatic Breast Cancer Have Hyperglycemia
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with metastatic breast cancer receiving the PI3K inhibitor alpelisib, hyperglycemia often occurs, with a median time to onset of 16 days, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in Cancer….
Learn MoreCardiac Rehab Barriers Vary Globally According to Region
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) barriers vary globally according to region, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.Gabriela Lima de Melo Ghisi, P.T., Ph.D., from the …
Learn MoreExercise Intervention Has Biological Effect in Lynch Syndrome
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An exercise intervention has biological effects on the immune system among patients with Lynch syndrome (LS), according to a study published online Sept. 19 in Clinical Cancer Research.Nan Deng, from The Univ…
Learn MoreWaist-to-Hip Ratio Has Strongest Link With All-Cause Mortality
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) has a strong, consistent association with all-cause mortality, regardless of body mass index (BMI), according to a study published online Sept. 20 in JAMA Network Open.Irfan Khan, fro…
Learn MoreBenefit of ICD Attenuated in CKD Patients Receiving Cardiac Resynchronization
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) receiving cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), the benefit of an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) may be attenuated, according to a stud…
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