Coexisting Conditions Impact Survival in Oral Cancer
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, excluding the effects of coexisting conditions can lead to underestimation or overestimation of survival, according to a study published online July 10 in JAM…
Learn MoreProlonged Time to Postop Radiation Linked to Worse Survival in Oral Cavity Cancer
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with oral cavity cancer, prolonged surgery to initiation of postoperative radiation therapy (S-PORT) is associated with worse overall survival, according to a study published online July 9 in J…
Learn MoreRecommendations Developed for Management of Acute Liver Failure
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of Gastroenterology and published in the July issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, recommendations are presented for the identification,…
Learn MoreDeterminants of Overall Survival in Metastatic Uveal Melanoma Identified
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Factors associated with improved survival in metastatic uveal melanoma include female sex and use of anti‐cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen (CTLA)‐4 and anti‐programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) t…
Learn MoreOpioid-Related Adverse Event Risk Increased With Modified-Release Opioids
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing total hip or knee arthroplasty, modified-release opioid use in the acute postoperative period is associated with an increased risk for opioid-related adverse events compared with immed…
Learn MoreDeaths Due to Opioid Toxicity Up in U.S. During COVID-19
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Deaths due to opioid toxicity increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online July 7 in JAMA Network Open.Tara Gomes, Ph.D., from St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, and colleague…
Learn MoreSmoke-Free Legislation Linked to Drop in Adverse Health Outcomes
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Smoke-free legislation is associated with a reduction in multiple adverse health outcomes, according to a review published online July 7 in JAMA Network Open.Shamima Akter, Ph.D., from Hitotsubashi University…
Learn MoreActivation of Volunteer Response System Beneficial for OHCA
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Activation of a volunteer response system is associated with improved outcomes in cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), according to a study published in the July 18 issue of the Journal of the Amer…
Learn MoreMore CIN2+ Detection Seen With HPV Catch-Up Screening in Women Aged ≥65
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For women aged 65 to 69 years, catch-up human papillomavirus (HPV) screening is associated with higher cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) grade 2 or worse (CIN2+) detection, according to a study publish…
Learn MoreMandibular Bone Loss Predicts Subsequent Height Loss
TUESDAY, July 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mandibular bone loss predicts future height loss for women, according to a study published online July 4 in BMJ Open.Nivetha Natarajan Gavriilidou, from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, and colleagues c…
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