Use of Anesthesia Care for Cataract Surgery Examined
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Anesthesia care is more common among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing cataract surgery versus other low-risk procedures, and fewer cataract surgery patients experience systemic complications within seven d…
Learn MorePhosphodiesterase-5 Inhibitors Not Tied to Alzheimer Disease Risk
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Phosphodiesterase-5 (PDE5) inhibitors seem not to be associated with a reduced risk for Alzheimer disease and related dementia, according to a study published online Oct. 4 in Brain Communications.Rishi J. …
Learn MoreRisk-Benefit of Opioids, Other Analgesics Prescribed in ED Unclear
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The balance of risks and benefits is unclear for opioids compared with placebo, acetaminophen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and local or systemic anesthetics prescribed for musculoskeletal p…
Learn MoreEarly Anti-Anaerobic Antibiotics May Worsen Outcomes in Critically Ill
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Early administration of anti-anaerobic antibiotics is associated with an increased risk for mortality among critically ill patients, according to a study published online Oct. 13 in the European Respiratory J…
Learn MoreFeds Make Big Funding Push for More Mental Health Clinics
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) – As part of a federal government effort to expand the U.S. network of community mental health centers, up to 15 states now can apply for $1 million grants to help plan new Certified Community Behavioral Health …
Learn MoreFlesh-Eating Bacteria Cases Spike in Florida County After Hurricane Ian
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Florida residents dealing with the horrific aftermath of Hurricane Ian now need to be concerned about a spike in flesh-eating bacteria cases, health officials warned.”The Florida Department of Health in Lee Co…
Learn MoreFDA, Company Square Off in Hearing Over Drug Meant to Prevent Preterm Births
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a three-day hearing that began Monday, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory committee will give the maker of a drug meant to prevent premature births a chance to show why its drug should not be pul…
Learn MoreInsulin Rationing Reported by 16.5 Percent of Insulin Users
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Overall, 16.5 percent of insulin users report insulin rationing in the past year, according to a research letter published online Oct. 18 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Adam Gaffney, M.D., M.P.H., from Ha…
Learn MoreMental Health Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Examined
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There was an increase in the symptoms of depression and anxiety in the first two months of the pandemic and an association of worsening depression and anxiety with increasing case numbers, according to a revi…
Learn MoreEarly-Onset Diabetes Tied to Earlier Age of Menopause
TUESDAY, Oct. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The age at which a woman is diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D) may impact age of natural menopause, according to a study presented Oct. 12 at the North American Menopause Society (N…
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