VNS May Cut Hospital Costs for Children With Refractory Epilepsy
FRIDAY, April 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Antiseizure medication (ASM) plus vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is associated with lower annual hospital costs over time for pediatric patients with refractory epilepsy compared to ASM alone, according to a st…
Learn MoreRisk for Acute MI Not Increased With Two-Dose HepB-CpG Vaccine
FRIDAY, April 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The rate of type 1 acute myocardial infarction (MI) is not increased with receipt of the two-dose hepatitis B vaccine with a cytosine phosphoguanine adjuvant (HepB-CpG vaccine) versus the three-dose hepatitis …
Learn MoreUniversal HepB Vaccination Recommended for Adults Age 19 to 59
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hepatitis B (HepB) vaccination should be administered to adults aged 19 to 59 years and to those aged 60 years or older with risk factors for HepB, according to updated recommendations published in the Apri…
Learn MoreFDA Advisory Panel Narrowly Votes Against New ALS Drug
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a close vote, an advisory panel for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided not to recommend the approval of an experimental drug for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).The panel’s decision had be…
Learn MoreBiden to Lift Pandemic Rule Restricting Immigrants at Land Border
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News ) — An emergency health order that has curtailed immigration at U.S. land borders is expected to be lifted in late May.An announcement about rescinding the order — which has been in place since the start of t…
Learn MoreCDC Lifts Warning on Cruise Ship Travel
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A two-year advisory that warned Americans against going on cruises has been dropped by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.The agency first warned Americans against cruise ship travel in 202…
Learn MoreNew White House Website Speeds Access to Free COVID-19 Care
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it has launched a new website that includes help for people trying to find free COVID-19 prevention and treatment quickly.COVID.gov will bring into one plac…
Learn MoreNew-Onset Cardiovascular Complications Common After Stroke
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — New-onset cardiovascular complications diagnosed after ischemic stroke are common and are associated with worse long-term prognosis, according to a study published online March 31 in Stroke.Benjamin J.R. Bu…
Learn MoreSeizures of Drugs Containing Illicit Fentanyl Increasing in U.S.
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From January 2018 through December 2021, there was an increase in the number of fentanyl-containing powder seizures and in the number of pill seizures, according to a study published online March 31 in Drug…
Learn MoreStage Shift Seen With CT Screening for Lung Cancer in the U.S.
THURSDAY, March 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From 2014 to 2018, there was an increase in the percentage of stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) diagnoses in the United States, according to a study published online March 30 in The BMJ.Alexandra L…
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