Major Trial of Monkeypox Treatment TPOXX to Launch in Africa
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The ability of TPOXX to treat people infected with monkeypox is being directly tested in a new clinical trial in Central Africa, U.S. health officials have announced.TPOXX — the antiviral drug tecovirimat — …
Learn MoreAmerican Academy of Pediatrics, Oct. 7 to 11
The annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics was held from Oct. 7 to 11 in Anaheim, California, and attracted participants from around the world, including primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, pediatric surgical s…
Learn MoreTeens With ADHD Do Not Report Worse Quality of Life
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) does not appear to lower overall self-reported quality of life (QOL) among adolescents (aged 14 to 15 years), according to a study published onlin…
Learn MoreBlack Women Have Less Access to Newer Mammogram Technology
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From 2005 to 2020, Black women had less access to new mammographic imaging technology compared with White women in the Medicare population, according to a study published online Oct. 11 in Radiology.Eric W. Ch…
Learn MoreBeneficial Effect of Intensive BP Control Does Not Persist
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The beneficial effect of intensive blood pressure (BP) treatment on cardiovascular and all-cause mortality does not persist, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in JAMA Cardiology.Byron C. Jaeger, Ph…
Learn MoreDissection Risk Up With Larger Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Size
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), the absolute risk for aortic dissection (AD) is low but increases with larger aortic sizes, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in JAMA Cardiology.Mat…
Learn MoreElectronic Gaming Can Trigger Cardiac Arrhythmias in Some Children
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In susceptible children, electronic gaming can precipitate lethal cardiac arrhythmias, according to research published online Oct. 10 in Heart Rhythm.Claire M. Lawley, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., from Sydney Children’s H…
Learn MoreBabies Born During Pandemic May Have Early Social Communication Deficits
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Babies born into lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic may have some potential deficits in early-life social communication, according to a study published online Oct. 11 in Archives of Disease in Childhood.Sus…
Learn MoreNo Increase in GBS Seen After COVID-19 Vaccination in Adults
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is an increase in the reporting rate of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) after COVID-19 vaccination, but the rate is within the incidence range for the general population, according to a study published onl…
Learn MoreOpioid-Sparing Protocol Cuts Opioid Use After Arthroscopy
MONDAY, Oct. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An opioid-sparing postoperative pain management protocol reduces opioid consumption compared with standard care for patients undergoing outpatient shoulder or knee arthroscopy, according to a study published i…
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