Antiepileptic Drugs Tied to Incident Parkinson Disease
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Antiepileptic drugs are associated with incident Parkinson disease, according to a study published online Dec. 27 in JAMA Neurology.Daniel Belete, M.B.Ch.B., from Queen Mary University of London, and colleag…
Learn MoreDrug Approved to Help Young Patients Battle a Rare Cancer
TUESDAY, Jan. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the immunotherapy drug Tecentriq (atezolizumab) for use in patients with unresectable or metastatic alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS). The approval was grante…
Learn MoreMeasles Outbreak in Ohio Infects 82 Children, Most of Them Unvaccinated
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A measles outbreak in central Ohio has now infected at least 82 children.
Most of those impacted by the outbreak have been under the age of 5, state officials reported. Since details of the first measles cases…
Nurse-Driven Protocol Ups Pneumococcal Vaccination Rates
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A nurse-driven protocol for improving pneumococcal vaccination rates in immunosuppressed patients is associated with significant increases in vaccination rates, according to a study published online Dec. 1 in …
Learn MoreOver 28,000 ZLINE Gas Ranges Recalled Due to Carbon Monoxide Danger
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — On Thursday, ZLINE Kitchen and Bath recalled certain models of its gas kitchen ranges because the oven can emit dangerous levels of carbon monoxide while in use, potentially causing serious injury or death.The…
Learn MoreWomen With Employer Insurance More Likely to Report Unaffordability of Care
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A higher proportion of women than men with employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) report that they are unable to afford needed health care, according to a research letter published in the Dec. 27 issue of the Jour…
Learn MoreAcupuncture May Aid Irritable Bowel Syndrome With Diarrhea
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Acupuncture is safe and feasible for patients with irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea (IBS-D), according to a pilot study published online Dec. 29 in JAMA Network Open.Ling-Yu Qi, from the Beijing Universi…
Learn MoreAlcohol-Related Problems Common Eight Years After Metabolic, Bariatric Surgery in Teens
FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of adolescents who undergo metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) screen positively for alcohol use disorder, symptoms of alcohol-related harm, or alcohol-related problems eight years after surgery,…
Learn MoreCongressional Report Slams FDA, Drugmaker Over Approval of Alzheimer Drug Aduhelm
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval process for the controversial Alzheimer drug Aduhelm was “rife with irregularities,” despite lingering doubts about the power of the pricey medication to slow t…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Sunlenca for Treatment-Resistant HIV
THURSDAY, Dec. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Sunlenca (lenacapavir), a new type of antiretroviral medication for adult patients living with HIV-1 whose HIV infection cannot be successfully treated with…
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