Quality Improvement Collaborative Improving Cancer Screening Postpandemic
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A quality improvement (QI) collaborative can improve cancer screening, according to a study published online Nov. 16 in JAMA Network Open.Rachel Hae-Soo Joung, M.D., from the Northwestern University Feinber…
Learn MoreConvection-Enhanced Delivery of Topotecan Active in Glioblastoma
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A subcutaneously implanted, catheter-pump system capable of chronic convection-enhanced delivery (CED) of topotecan is well tolerated and active for patients with recurrent glioblastoma, according to a stud…
Learn MoreRSNA: Corticosteroid Injections Appear to Worsen Knee Osteoarthritis
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Corticosteroid injections seem to be associated with progression of knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to two studies presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, held from…
Learn MoreSix Additional Weeks of Rivaroxaban Reduces Recurrent VTE
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with isolated distal deep venous thrombosis (DVT), six additional weeks of rivaroxaban after an initial six-week course of treatment reduces the risk for recurrent venous thromboembolism, accor…
Learn MoreBenzodiazepine Exposure in Pregnancy Does Not Up Risk for ADHD, Autism
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Benzodiazepine exposure during pregnancy seems not to be associated with increased risks for development of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a …
Learn MoreExtended-Release Morphine Does Not Reduce Breathlessness in COPD
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Daily low-dose extended release morphine does not significantly reduce the intensity of worst breathlessness among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and severe chronic breathlessness,…
Learn MoreCausal Effect Observed for Diastolic Blood Pressure on Neuroticism
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Diastolic blood pressure has a causal effect on neuroticism, but not on other psychological states of anxiety, depressive symptoms, or subjective well-being, according to a study published online Nov. 21 in…
Learn MoreRSNA: Lasting Benefit Seen for Hydrodissection in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), ultrasound-guided hydrodissection of the median nerve with normal saline (NS) alone offers significant and lasting benefit, according to a study presented at …
Learn MoreMore Than One-Quarter of U.S. Adults Have Heard of MyPlate
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Just over one-quarter of U.S. adults had heard of the U.S. Department of Agriculture MyPlate, which serves as the primary educational tool to communicate federal dietary guidance, during 2017 to March 2020, a…
Learn MoreDemographic Disparities Seen in Firearm Fatality Rates
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There are demographic disparities in firearm fatality rates, which have increased over time, according to a study published online Nov. 29 in JAMA Network Open.Chris A. Rees, M.D., M.P.H., from the Emory Univ…
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