Risk Factors ID’d for New Long-Term Opioid Use After Lung Cancer Surgery
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Potential risk factors for new long-term opioid use after lung cancer surgery have been identified, and new long-term opioid use is associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality, according to a s…
Learn MoreUmbilical Cord Milking Does Not Reduce NICU Admission
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Umbilical cord milking (UCM) does not reduce neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission but is safe, according to a study published online Aug. 12 in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.Anup C…
Learn MorePsychosis, Bipolar Disorder May Be Predictable Years Before Disease Onset
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Half of all psychosis and bipolar diagnoses in Finland occurred in individuals who had attended Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) during childhood or adolescence, according to a study publi…
Learn MoreMore Adolescents and Young Adults Enrolled in Trials After Launch of NCTN
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The proportion of adolescents and young adults (AYAs; aged 15 to 39 years) enrolled in clinical trials increased after launch of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) in…
Learn MorePrevalence of Adrenal Tumors Studied in Adults in China
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of adrenal tumors is 1.4 percent in the general adult population and increases with patient age, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Ying Jing, M….
Learn MoreOne App Is Especially Bad for Teens’ Sleep
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Many teens look at screens at bedtime, but some apps are more likely to keep them awake than others, leading to sleep problems.That’s the upshot of a new study in which researchers found YouTube fans experie…
Learn MoreIncidence of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma Up in the U.S.
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The overall incidence of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) increased in the United States from 2000 to 2018, according to a research letter published online Sept. 1 in JAMA Oncology.Zhuo Ran Cai, M.D., from S…
Learn MoreSummary Elixhauser Comorbidity Score Developed for Use in Older Adults
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The summary Elixhauser (S-Elixhauser) comorbidity score is well calibrated and internally validated, but has no clear advantage over other comorbidity indices, according to a study published online Sept. 13 …
Learn MoreFirst U.S. Monkeypox Death Confirmed in California
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Monkeypox was the cause of death in a Los Angeles County adult last week, public health officials confirmed Tuesday. This is the first known death from monkeypox to be reported in the United States.The Los A…
Learn MoreWho Needs to Worry About the Polio ‘Emergency’?
TUESDAY, Sept. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Even though New York Governor Kathy Hochul recently declared polio a state emergency after samples of the virus were found in wastewater in New York City and four surrounding counties, public health experts …
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