AI Model Can Predict Mortality in Community-Acquired Pneumonia
WEDNESDAY, June 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), a deep learning (DL) model using initial chest radiographs can predict 30-day mortality, according to a study published online June 14 in the American J…
Learn MoreEosinophilic Cellulitis Seems to Be Type 2 Inflammatory Disease
WEDNESDAY, June 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Eosinophilic cellulitis seems to be a type 2 inflammatory disease, with preferential activation of the Janus kinase (JAK)1/JAK2-signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)5 pathways, according t…
Learn MoreHospital Consolidation Linked to Closure of Inpatient Pediatric Services
WEDNESDAY, June 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hospital consolidation is associated with closure of inpatient pediatric services within five years, according to a research letter published online June 20 in JAMA Pediatrics.Allan M. Joseph, M.D., M.P.H.,…
Learn MoreIntensive Inpatient BP Management Not Beneficial in Seniors
WEDNESDAY, June 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For hospitalized older adults with elevated blood pressure (BP), intensive antihypertensive treatment is associated with an increased risk for adverse events, according to a study published online May 30 in…
Learn MoreLower Mortality Seen With Hemodiafiltration for Kidney Failure
WEDNESDAY, June 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with kidney failure, the use of high-dose hemodiafiltration results in a lower risk for death from any cause compared with high-flux hemodialysis, according to a study published online June 16 …
Learn MoreMortality Increased for Children Whose Caregivers Decline Tracheostomy
WEDNESDAY, June 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Less than half of critically ill children survive when caregivers decline tracheostomy placement, according to a study published online April 25 in The Laryngoscope.Palmila Liu, M.D., from the University of…
Learn MoreUltrahigh-Resolution CCTA Has High Diagnostic Accuracy for Coronary Artery Disease
WEDNESDAY, June 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients at high risk for coronary artery disease (CAD), ultrahigh-resolution (UHR) photon-counting coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) has high diagnostic accuracy, according to a study pub…
Learn MoreSuccessful Intubation on First Attempt Improved With Video Laryngoscopy
WEDNESDAY, June 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The use of video laryngoscopy results in a higher incidence of successful intubation on the first attempt among critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation in an emergency department or intensive c…
Learn MorePrevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in the United States Remains High
WEDNESDAY, June 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An estimated 9.60 million people in the United States had diabetic retinopathy in 2021, corresponding to 26.43 percent of those with diabetes, according to a study published online June 15 in JAMA Ophthalmo…
Learn MoreSome Suicide-Related Outcomes Increased for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Groups
TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Specific lesbian, gay, and bisexual groups have an increased risk for certain suicide-related outcomes, according to a study published online June 9 in Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.Garrett K…
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