ASCO: Extended Lymph Node Removal Not Beneficial for Bladder Cancer
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with localized muscle-invasive bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy, extended lymphadenectomy (LND) is not associated with improved disease-free or overall survival, according to a study …
Learn MoreRisk of Hypertension Up With Use of Oral Estrogen-Only Hormone Therapy
THURSDAY, June 8, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For postmenopausal women using estrogen-only hormone therapy (HT), oral estrogen-only HT use is associated with increased risk of hypertension, according to a study published online June 5 in Hypertension.Cin…
Learn MoreSemaglutide Reduces BMI Category for Adolescents With Obesity
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adolescents with obesity, semaglutide is effective for reducing body mass index (BMI) category, according to a study published online May 17 in Obesity.Aaron S. Kelly, Ph.D., from the University of Minne…
Learn MoreSpironolactone Found to Improve Acne in Adult Women
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Spironolactone improves acne compared with placebo, with greater differences seen at week 24 than week 12, according to a study published online May 17 in The BMJ.Miriam Santer, M.B., B.Chir., from the Unive…
Learn MorePhoton-Counting CT Offers Better Heart Imaging Quality Than Dual-Source CT
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ultrahigh-pitch photon-counting computed tomography (PCCT) yields a higher signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and contrast-to-noise ratio (CNR) and better cardiovascular imaging quality than ultrahigh-pitch dual-so…
Learn MoreGenetically Adjusted PSA Levels Improve Prediction of Prostate Cancer
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Accounting for genetic determinants of constitutive, noncancer-related prostate-specific antigen (PSA) variation improves prediction of prostate cancer, according to a study published online June 1 in Nature…
Learn More2019 to 2020 Saw Decrease in Pediatric Emergency Visit Rate
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For children aged 0 to 17 years, the overall rate of emergency department visits decreased from 2019 to 2020, with decreases seen for both sexes and across races/ethnicities, according to a June data brief pu…
Learn MoreSupervised Walking Program Benefits Veterans Admitted to Hospital
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For veterans admitted to the hospitals, a supervised walking program, AssiSTed EaRly MobIlity for HospitalizeD Veterans (STRIDE), is associated with lower odds of discharge to a skilled nursing facility (SNF),…
Learn More<40 Percent of Children With Firearm Injury Receive Mental Health Care
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fewer than 40 percent of children with firearm injury receive mental health (MH) services, according to a study published online June 5 in Pediatrics.Jennifer A. Hoffmann, M.D., from the Northwestern Universit…
Learn MoreOverall Rate of Prepregnancy Diabetes 10.9 Per 1,000 in 2021
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2016 to 2021, there was an increase in prepregnancy diabetes mellitus (PDM), with an overall rate of 10.9 per 1,000 births in 2021, according to the May 31 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publicatio…
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