Therapeutic Value of Drugs Lower for Supplemental Versus First Indications
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For drugs approved in the United States and Europe, the therapeutic value of supplemental indications is lower than for first indications, according to a study published online July 5 in The BMJ.Kerstin N. Voki…
Learn MoreReview Outlines Issues Relating to Obtaining Surgical Consent
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is currently low-level evidence about surgical consent processes that can inform clinical practice, and surgical consent is frequently obtained by junior doctors in a suboptimal process, according to a re…
Learn MoreAnticoagulants Do Not Reduce Arterial Thrombotic Event Risk in Cancer
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For ambulatory patients on systemic anticancer therapy, anticoagulants do not reduce the risk of arterial thrombotic events (ATEs) and are associated with increased bleeding risk, according to a review publishe…
Learn MoreGenes Identified in Association With Multiple Sclerosis Severity
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Authors of a study published online June 28 in Nature have identified genetic markers associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) severity.Adil Harroud, M.D., from the University of California in San Francisco, and…
Learn MoreMirikizumab Tops Placebo for Moderately-to-Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with moderately-to-severely active ulcerative colitis, mirikizumab is more effective than placebo for inducing and maintaining clinical remission, according to a study published in the June 29 issu…
Learn MoreReport Estimates Costs of Birth Defect-Associated Hospitalizations
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The total estimated cost of birth defect-associated hospitalizations was $22.2 billion in the United States in 2019, according to research published in the July 7 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Contro…
Learn MoreXylazine Increasingly ID’d in Illicitly Manufactured Fentanyl Overdose Deaths
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2019 to 2022, there was a considerable increase in illicitly manufactured fentanyl (IMF)-involved overdose deaths with xylazine detected, according to research published in the June 30 issue of the U.S….
Learn More1999 to 2020 Saw Decrease in Cancer-Specific Mortality in Hispanic Adults
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 1999 to 2020, the overall cancer-specific mortality (CSM) rate decreased among Hispanic individuals; however, increases in specific cancer death rates were seen, according to a study published online Jun…
Learn MorePatient Portal Use Explored for Older Adults With Dementia Diagnosis
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older adults with dementia diagnosis are as likely to be registered for a patient portal as those without dementia, and they have a lower portal activity metric, according to a research letter published onlin…
Learn MoreVariation in Total Cholesterol, Triglycerides Linked to Alzheimer Disease Risk
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Variability in total cholesterol and triglycerides is associated with an increased risk for incident Alzheimer disease and Alzheimer disease-related dementias (AD/ADRD), according to a study published online …
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