Cryoablation More Effective for Some Early-Stage Renal Cell Carcinomas
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with early-stage renal cell carcinoma, heat-based thermal ablation is associated with increased cancer-specific mortality with tumor size 3.1 to 4 cm, while cancer-specific mortality is similar for…
Learn MoreLegalization of Medical Marijuana Beneficial for Cancer Patients
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Legalization of medical marijuana is associated with a reduction in opioid dispensing and pain-related hospital events among adults receiving treatment for newly diagnosed cancers, according to a study publishe…
Learn MoreBevacizumab, Aflibercept Compared for Neovascular AMD
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nvAMD), eyes treated with bevacizumab require more injections than those treated with aflibercept, and those receiving aflibercept are more likely…
Learn MoreCVD Risk Increased for Adolescent, Young Adult Cancer Survivors
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors have increased odds of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which are reduced with performance of any moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), according to a stu…
Learn MoreRisk Factors for Sleep-Related Suffocation, Infant Death Identified
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Risk factors for sleep-related suffocation and unexplained infant death are explored in a study published online Dec. 5 in Pediatrics.Sharyn E. Parks, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control an…
Learn MoreRace, Ethnicity Not Linked to Timely Treatment of Peripartum HTN
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among women who experience severe hypertension during delivery admission requiring treatment, the rate of timely treatment does not vary with race/ethnicity, according to a study published in the December issue…
Learn MoreDynamically Updating Models Can Improve Prediction of COVID-19 Survival
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dynamically updating models can improve prediction of 28-day survival in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, according to a study published online Nov. 10 in Nature Communications.Todd J. Levy, from the Feinstein I…
Learn MoreHerpes Zoster Linked to Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Disease Events
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Herpes zoster (HZ) is associated with an elevated long-term risk for a cardiovascular event, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.Sharon G. Curhan, M.D….
Learn MoreOutcomes Examined for Cannabis Users After Lower-Extremity Bypass
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing lower-extremity bypass, cannabis use is associated with reduced graft patency, increased amputation, and increased opioid use, according to a study published online Sept. 22 in the Annal…
Learn MoreMore Biosimilars Marketed in Germany, Switzerland Than U.S.
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More biosimilars have been marketed in Germany and Switzerland than in the United States, but uptake has increased over time in all countries, according to a study published online Dec. 2 in JAMA Network Open.D…
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