EHR Reminders, Outreach Improve Follow-Up for Abnormal Cancer Screening
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A multilevel primary care intervention including electronic health record (EHR) reminders and patient outreach improves timely follow-up of overdue cancer screening test results, according to a study published…
Learn MoreFour SNPs Linked to Chronic Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Four single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in four genes are associated with chronic complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (CRPS-1), according to a study published online Oct. 10 in the Journal of Medical Gen…
Learn MoreIDSA: Wastewater Surveillance Allows Monitoring of Viral Infections
FRIDAY, Oct. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Wastewater (WW) surveillance allows monitoring of endemic respiratory viral infections, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDWeek), held from Oc…
Learn More21.2 Percent of U.S. Adults Had Diagnosed Arthritis From 2019 to 2021
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An estimated 21.2 percent of U.S. adults had diagnosed arthritis from 2019 to 2021, with most cases among adults aged 45 years and older, according to research published in the Oct. 13 issue of the U.S. Cen…
Learn MoreIncidence of Lung Cancer Higher in Women Versus Men Aged 35 to 54 Years
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The incidence of lung cancer is higher in women than men aged 35 to 54 years, according to a research letter published online Oct. 12 in JAMA Oncology.Ahmedin Jemal, D.V.M., Ph.D., from the American Cancer S…
Learn MoreED Visit Rate for Assault 4.5 Visits Per 1,000 People Per Year
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The emergency department visit rate for assault was 4.5 visits per 1,000 people per year during 2019 to 2021, according to an October data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevent…
Learn MoreLavage + Steroid No Benefit in Calcific Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with calcific rotator cuff tendinopathy of the shoulder, there is no benefit for ultrasound-guided lavage with a corticosteroid injection or for sham lavage with a corticosteroid injection versu…
Learn MoreCKD Strongest Risk Factor for Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Hispanics/Latinos
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For Hispanic or Latino adults, chronic kidney disease is the strongest risk factor for sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), according to a study published online Oct. 11 in the Journal of the American Heart Associat…
Learn MoreRecommendations Developed for Determining Brain Death
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a consensus guideline published online Oct. 11 in Neurology, updated recommendations are presented for determining brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC) for adults and children.David M. Greer,…
Learn MoreDaily Oral PrEP Has Highest Preference Ranking Among Young Men
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Daily oral preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has the highest preference ranking among young men who have sex with men, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the International AIDS Society.Ka…
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