Frequent Green Space Visits Linked to Lower Use of Certain Meds
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For individuals living in an urban environment, frequent green space visits are associated with less frequent use of psychotropic, antihypertensive, and asthma medications, according to a study published on…
Learn MoreAdverse Outcomes Increased With SARS-CoV-2 Infection During Pregnancy
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for maternal death, maternal morbidities, and neonatal morbidity, according to re…
Learn MoreFast-Food Consumption Linked to Liver Steatosis
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fast-food consumption is associated with liver steatosis, according to a research letter published online Jan. 10 in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.Ani Kardashian, M.D., from the University of Sou…
Learn MoreRespiratory Virus Coinfection May Up SARS-CoV-2 Severity in Children Under 5
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For children younger than 5 years hospitalized with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), respiratory virus coinfections may increase illness severity, according to a study published…
Learn MoreModel Can Accurately Predict Future Lung Cancer Risk From Low-Dose CT
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A deep learning model can accurately predict future lung cancer risk from a single low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) scan, according to a study published online Jan. 12 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology…
Learn MoreApalutamide Safe for Men With Prostate Cancer on Active Surveillance
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For men with low- to intermediate-risk prostate cancer on active surveillance, the negative repeat biopsy rate is high following 90 days of apalutamide, according to a study published in the February issue …
Learn MoreHo:YAG Laser, Thulium Laser Fiber Both Effective for Stone Management
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For ureteroscopic stone management, there is no significant difference between pulse-modulated holmium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet (Ho:YAG) laser and thulium laser fiber, according to a study published in the F…
Learn MoreInflammation Linked to Inferior Outcomes in Leukemia
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A unique inflammation signature, in which atypical B cells are identified, is associated with worse outcomes in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to a study published online Jan. 11 in N…
Learn MoreEpstein-Barr Viral Load Monitoring May Reduce Risk After Liver Transplant
TUESDAY, Jan. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing liver transplant (LT), Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) viral load (VL) monitoring may reduce the incidence of posttransplant lymphoproliferative disease (PTLD), according to a study published…
Learn MoreSequencing IDs Genetic Diagnoses for Sensorineural Hearing Loss
TUESDAY, Jan. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For children with bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, genomic sequencing yielded genetic diagnoses for most families, according to a study published online Jan. 12 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery…
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