QOL Advantages in Young Adulthood for Those Conceived Through ART
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Being conceived via assisted reproductive technology (ART) can confer advantages in terms of quality of life in young adulthood, according to a study published online March 23 in Human Fertility.Karin Hamm…
Learn MoreIvermectin Effect in COVID-19 Varies With Strongyloidiasis Prevalence
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In trials of ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19, the relative risk of mortality varies with strongyloidiasis prevalence, according to research published online March 21 in JAMA Network Open.Avi Bitterm…
Learn MoreLiving Review Compares Treatments for Atopic Dermatitis
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Abrocitinib, 200 mg daily, and upadacitinib, 30 mg daily, seem to be slightly better than dupilumab for atopic dermatitis, according to a living review published online March 16 in JAMA Dermatology.Aaron M…
Learn MoreEmergency Mental Health Visits Up After COVID-19 Surges
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Emergency departments may have increases in mental health (MH) visits after COVID-19 surges, according to a study published online March 16 in JAMA Psychiatry.Kayla N. Anderson, Ph.D., from the National Ce…
Learn MoreDecision Support System Cuts Pneumonia Deaths in Community Hospitals
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A real-time electronic decision support system helps clinicians at community hospitals improve emergency department care for patients with pneumonia, according to a study published online March 7 in the Am…
Learn MoreHypertriglyceridemia Linked to Vascular Risk After Stroke
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with stroke of atherothrombotic origin, hypertriglyceridemia is associated with residual vascular risk, even for those on statin therapy, according to a study published online March 16 in Neur…
Learn MorePatency of Iliac Vein Stents Examined in Subsequent Pregnancy
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For women with subsequent pregnancy, iliac vein stents demonstrate good peripregnancy and postpregnancy stent patency, according to a study published online in the March 1 issue of the Journal of Vascular …
Learn MoreSurvival Inferior in Black Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia
WEDNESDAY, March 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), non-Hispanic Black individuals have inferior survival to non-Hispanic White individuals, with census tract measures accounting for most of the disparities in…
Learn MoreHome COVID-19 Tests Can Cause Harm If Not Stored Safely: FDA
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — At-home COVID-19 tests can cause harm if they are not used according to the manufacturer’s instructions, and they also need to be kept out of reach from children and pets, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrati…
Learn MoreIncrease in Fatal OD Deaths in U.S. During 43 Latter Weeks of 2020
TUESDAY, March 22, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In the latter 43 weeks of 2020, fatal overdose deaths in the United States exceeded those forecasted by 12 percent (7,601 deaths), according to a research letter published online March 21 in JAMA Network Ope…
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