Polygenic Risk Score May Predict Radiographic Progression in RA
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), a polygenic risk score (PRS) is associated with radiographic progression, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in Arthritis & Rheumatology.Suguru Honda, M….
Learn MoreLenvatinib + Pembrolizumab Treats Advanced Endometrial Cancer
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with advanced endometrial cancer, lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab results in significantly longer progression-free and overall survival than the physician’s choice of chemotherapy, according to a st…
Learn MoreMore Extremely Preterm Infants Are Surviving to Discharge
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There has been an increase in the proportion of extremely preterm infants who survive to discharge, according to a study published in the Jan. 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.Edward…
Learn MoreSurgical Fixation No Better for Dorsally Displaced Distal Radius Fracture
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Surgical fixation with K-wires does not improve patients’ wrist function at 12 months compared with a cast among patients with dorsally displaced distal radius fracture, according to a study published online J…
Learn MoreBalanced Multielectrolyte Solution No Benefit for Patients in ICU
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU), use of a balanced multielectrolyte solution (BMES) does not reduce the risk for death or acute kidney injury compared with use of saline, according…
Learn MoreNovel Algorithm May Help Classify Skin Diseases
MONDAY, Jan. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A new multimodal learning algorithm can perform multilabel classification of skin lesions, according to a study published in the February issue of Medical Image Analysis.Peng Tang, from the Technical Universit…
Learn MorePhysician’s Briefing Weekly Coronavirus Roundup
Here is what the editors at Physician’s Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Jan. 24 to 28, 2022. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sou…
Learn MoreALA Report Cites Progress Made in Reducing Tobacco Use
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Although progress has been made in reducing tobacco use, new tobacco products are threatening this progress, according to the “State of Tobacco Control” report published by the American Lung Association.The re…
Learn MoreAnxiety in Middle Age Linked to Increased Cardiometabolic Risk
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Middle-aged men who are anxious and worry have increased cardiometabolic risk (CMR), which is maintained into older ages, according to a study published online Jan. 24 in the Journal of the American Heart Asso…
Learn MoreHigher Coffee Consumption Tied to Lower Risk for Endometrial Cancer
FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Increased coffee intake is associated with a lower risk for endometrial cancer (EC), according to a meta-analysis published online Jan. 19 in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research.Yu Gao, from the…
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