Low Decisional Regret Seen After Gender-Affirming Mastectomy
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Following gender-affirming mastectomy, decisional regret is low and satisfaction high, according to a study published online Aug. 9 in JAMA Surgery.Lauren Bruce, from the University of Michigan Medical School …
Learn MoreGastric Bypass May Increase Risk for Nonalcohol Substance Use Disorder
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with obesity, gastric bypass surgery is associated with an increased risk for nonalcohol substance use disorder (SUD), according to a study published online July 21 in Obesity.Per-Arne Svensson…
Learn MorePeanut Oral Immunotherapy Effective for Children Under 12 Months
MONDAY, Aug. 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) can induce desensitization to peanuts in children younger than 12 months of age, according to research published online July 13 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology…
Learn MoreWorse QoL Seen for Parkinson Patients With Depressed Caregivers
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with Parkinson disease (PD), those whose caregivers have depression symptoms have worse quality of life (QOL) and higher emergency department use, according to a study published online Aug. 11 in …
Learn MoreMaternal Epilepsy Does Not Affect Infant Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Children with and without fetal exposure to antiseizure medications have no differences in neurodevelopmental outcomes, although secondary analyses show some exposure-dependent antiseizure medication effects, …
Learn MorePublication of ARRIVE Trial Linked to Increase in 39-Week Induction
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An increase in 39-week induction rates and a decrease in cesarean delivery (CD) rates were seen following publication of A Randomized Trial of Induction vs Expectant Management (ARRIVE) in August 2018, accordi…
Learn MoreCo-Occurrence of Psoriasis and Rheumatic Diseases Common
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Psoriasis is associated with rheumatic diseases, according to a study published online Aug. 5 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology.Mimi Chung, from the University of California in San Francisc…
Learn MoreStudy Looks at Impact of Low Vitamin K on Lung Function
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Low vitamin K status is associated with lower ventilatory capacity and with increased odds of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), wheezing, and asthma, according to a study published online Aug. 9 in…
Learn MoreRecommendations Developed for Acetaminophen Poisoning
THURSDAY, Aug. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a consensus statement published online Aug. 8 in JAMA Network Open, recommendations are presented for the management of patients with acetaminophen poisoning.Richard C. Dart, M.D., Ph.D., from the Univers…
Learn MoreMisdiagnosis Common for Suspected Myelodysplastic Neoplasms
FRIDAY, Aug. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with suspected myelodysplastic neoplasms (MDS), diagnoses are often discordant for local clinical sites and central, adjudicated review, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in Blood Advan…
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