Emergency Department-Administered Buprenorphine Is Safe, Effective
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Buprenorphine induction in the emergency department is safe and effective, even for fentanyl use, according to a research letter published online March 30 in JAMA Network Open.Gail D’Onofrio, M.D., from the…
Learn MoreLesbian Couples Using Assisted Reproductive Technology Have Better Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Same-sex lesbian couples undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) have more favorable or similar birth outcomes to heterosexual couples who conceive naturally or undergo ART to conceive, according …
Learn MoreActive Surveillance for Low-, Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer on the Rise
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Use of active surveillance (AS) increased to approximately 60 percent for low-risk and 20 percent for favorable intermediate-risk prostate cancer from 2010 to 2018, according to a research letter published …
Learn MoreFDA Finds Contamination Issues at Eye Drops Plant
TUESDAY, April 4, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. regulators inspecting a factory in India that has been linked to contaminated eye drops have uncovered a laundry list of problems. An outbreak of eye infections involving products made at the factory ste…
Learn MoreCDC Investigating Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Flour
MONDAY, April 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are investigating a Salmonella Infantis outbreak that is likely linked to raw flour. It is not clear what brand of flour is the culprit.Investigators from the U.S. Centers for Disease Con…
Learn MoreShift Work Tied to Later Frailty
MONDAY, April 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Shift work may play a role in developing later frailty, according to a study published online March 10 in the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.Durdana Khan, from the School of Kinesiology and…
Learn MorePeanut Sublingual Immunotherapy Safe, Effective
MONDAY, April 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Peanut sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is safe in children and leads to clinically significant desensitization in most patients, according to a study published online Feb. 22 in the Journal of Allergy and Clin…
Learn MoreNew Study Estimates Bleeding Rates in Children After Tonsillectomy
MONDAY, April 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Just over 2 percent of children experience post-tonsillectomy bleeding requiring emergency department or hospital care, according to a study published online March 30 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery…
Learn MoreDisparities Seen in Declines in Smoking Prevalence
MONDAY, April 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Declines in smoking prevalence occurred more slowly for young adults with less formal education from 2002 to 2019, according to a research letter published online March 30 in JAMA Network Open.Alyssa F. Harlow…
Learn MoreLow-Volume, Daily Alcohol Consumption Not Protective Against Death
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Daily low or moderate alcohol intake is not significantly associated with all-cause mortality risk, but risk increased at higher consumption levels, particularly for women, according to a review published onl…
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