Enzalutamide Active in Low-, Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, June 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with low- or intermediate-risk localized prostate cancer, enzalutamide monotherapy plus active surveillance (AS) is well tolerated and induces a significant treatment response compared with AS alo…
Learn MoreFourth Dose of BNT162b2 Prevents Severe COVID-19 in Nursing Home Residents
MONDAY, June 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For long-term care facility (LTCF) residents, a fourth dose of BNT162b2 COVID-19 vaccine confers substantial protection against COVID-19 hospitalization and deaths during an omicron surge, according to a study…
Learn MoreExercise Improves Global Longitudinal Strain in Breast Cancer Survivors
MONDAY, June 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For breast cancer survivors, higher physical activity levels are associated with improved global longitudinal strain (GLS), according to a study published in the June 1 issue of JACC: CardioOncology.Willeke R….
Learn MoreIntegration of AI Platform Can Cut Time for Chest CT Interpretation
MONDAY, June 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Integration of an automated artificial intelligence (AI) support platform into clinical workflow can reduce the time for radiologist interpretation of chest computed tomography (CT) scans, according to a study…
Learn MoreDonor Sex, Parity Do Not Up Mortality for Red Blood Cell Recipients
MONDAY, June 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Neither sex nor parity of blood donors affects mortality in patients who receive red blood cell transfusions, according to a study published online June 13 in the JAMA Internal Medicine.Jingcheng Zhao, M.D., P…
Learn MoreSpecific Environmental Factors Tied to Mortality Risk
MONDAY, June 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Several environmental factors demonstrate associations with mortality when adjusting for individual risk factors, according to a study published online June 24 in PLOS ONE.Michael B. Hadley, M.D., from the Ica…
Learn MoreData Elements, Definitions for COVID-19 Complications Detailed
MONDAY, June 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The lexicon of cardiovascular complications related to COVID-19 infection has been standardized by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association and published online June 23 in Journal …
Learn MoreDecrease Seen in HIV Testing, Diagnoses During Pandemic
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There was a decrease in HIV testing and diagnoses during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, according to research published in the June 24 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity an…
Learn MoreCDC Backs Moderna Vaccine for Those Aged 6 to 17
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky, M.D., on Friday signed off on the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 through 17 years. It is the final step to making the s…
Learn MoreNew York City Opens First Monkeypox Vaccine Clinic in U.S.
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — On Thursday, New York City became the first U.S. city to start offering the monkeypox vaccine to those at high risk for the disease.The announcement follows similar ones issued from the United Kingdom and Cana…
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