HIV + Hep C Coinfection Not Tied to Increased Type 1 MI Risk
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For people with HIV (PWH), hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection is not associated with an increased risk for type 1 myocardial infarction (T1MI), but the risk with increasing age is magnified for those with…
Learn MoreAACR Issues 12th Annual Cancer Progress Report
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Considerable progress has been made to improve, extend, and save lives of patients with cancer in the last year, according to the 12th annual Cancer Progress Report released by the American Association for…
Learn MoreSmoking May Increase Odds of Meniere Disease in Men
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For men, smoking is positively related and alcohol consumption is negatively related to the risk for Meniere disease (MD), according to a study published online Aug. 26 in the Journal of Clinical Medicine….
Learn MoreErectile Function Mostly Not Impacted by Surgery for BPH
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) surgery can impact sexual function, mainly involving ejaculatory function, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis recently published in European Urology Focus…
Learn MoreSelf-Cut Mesh Noninferior for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Procedure
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Using the same titanium-coated polypropylene mesh, the surgical success rate with self-cut mesh is noninferior to that with a commercial mesh kit for the transvaginal treatment of severe pelvic organ prola…
Learn MorePerformance of COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Tests With Nasal Self-Sampling Examined
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — During the period of omicron emergence, the performance of COVID-19 rapid antigen tests with nasal self-sampling declined, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in The BMJ.Ewoud Schuit, Ph.D., fro…
Learn MorePaternal Childhood Smoke Exposure Tied to Asthma Risk in Offspring
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fathers’ passive smoke exposure through childhood may be associated with nonallergic asthma risk in offspring, according to a research letter published online Sept. 14 in the European Respiratory Journal.J…
Learn MoreLate Bedtimes Could Raise Your Odds for Diabetes, Heart Trouble
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’re constantly burning the midnight oil, you may be setting yourself up for type 2 diabetes and heart disease.When compared with folks who go to bed early and wake with the sun, night owls are more l…
Learn MoreCognition, Brain May Recover After Professional Fighters Stop Fighting
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — After professional boxers and mixed martial artists stop actively fighting, cognitive function and brain thickness measures may stabilize and blood neurofilament light (NfL) levels may decline, according t…
Learn MoreAI Tool Can Identify Pancreatic Cancer on CT Scans
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 21, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A deep learning (DL)-based tool may help detect pancreatic cancer on computed tomography (CT) scans, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in Radiology.Po-Ting Chen, M.D., from the National Taiwan…
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