Optilume BPH Catheter System Provides Sustained Benefits
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For men aged 50 years or older with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and a prostate size between 20 and 80 g, minimally invasive surgery with the Optilume BPH Catheter System provides sustained i…
Learn MoreRacial-, Ethnicity-Linked Microbiome Variation ID’d From 3 Months
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Race- and ethnicity-associated microbiome variation is identified at 3 months of age and persists throughout childhood, according to a study published online Aug. 17 in PLOS Biology.Elizabeth K. Mallott, Ph.D….
Learn More~2,300 Pediatric Injuries From Ceiling Fans Seen in U.S. EDs Each Year
FRIDAY, Aug. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Approximately 2,300 pediatric head injuries from contact with ceiling fans are seen in U.S. emergency departments each year, according to research published online Aug. 17 in Pediatrics.Holly Hughes Garza, D.V…
Learn MoreOral Piroxicam Plus Levonorgestrel Increases Efficacy of Emergency Contraception
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Oral piroxicam coadministered with levonorgestrel improves the efficacy of emergency contraception (EC), according to a study published online Aug. 16 in The Lancet.Raymond Hang Wun Li, M.D., from the Univer…
Learn MoreLow Recurrence Seen With Omission of Radiation in Some Breast Cancer Cases
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of local recurrence at five years is low among women aged at least 55 years with T1N0, grade 1 or 2, luminal A breast cancer who were treated with breast-conserving surgery and endocrine therap…
Learn MorePain at One Year Post-MI Linked to Increased Risk for Mortality
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pain is prevalent one year after myocardial infarction (MI) and is associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality, according to a study published online Aug. 16 in the Journal of the American Hear…
Learn MoreMedian Door-in-Door-Out Time 174 Minutes for Interhospital Stroke Transfer
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with interhospital transfer for acute stroke, the median door-in-door-out time is 174 minutes, which is longer than current recommendations, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue o…
Learn MoreMagnesium Before Premature Birth at 30 to 34 Weeks Has Limited Benefit
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Intravenous magnesium sulfate before preterm birth at 30 to 34 weeks of gestation does not improve child survival free of cerebral palsy, according to a study published in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of…
Learn MoreRisks for MDS/Leukemia Increased for Survivors of Common Lymphoid Neoplasms
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Survivors of common lymphoid neoplasms (LNs) have increased risks for therapy-related myelodysplastic syndrome/acute myeloid leukemia (tMDS/AML), although risks have been lower in more recent years, accordin…
Learn MoreImproved Outcomes Seen With Lower 2021 KDIGO BP Target
THURSDAY, Aug. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The newly lowered Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) blood pressure (BP) target systolic BP (SBP) of
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