Polypharmacy Prevalent Among Older Adults With Blood Cancers
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For older adults with blood cancers, taking eight or more medications is associated with frailty, according to a study published in the August issue of the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Netw…
Learn MoreCardiovascular Complications of COVID-19 in Pregnancy Reviewed
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 infection in pregnant women is associated with worse outcomes than in women who are not pregnant, according to a state-of-the-art review published online Aug. 10 in JACC: Advances.
Joan E. Briller…
Learn MoreDay-of-Injury Biomarkers May Predict Functional Outcome After TBI
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Day-of-injury plasma concentrations of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) and ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) have good-to-excellent prognostic value for predicting death and unfavorable out…
Learn MoreImmune-Inflammatory Biomarkers Higher in Severe Mental Illness, T2DM
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Individuals with severe mental illness or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have increased levels of peripheral immune-inflammatory biomarkers, which may contribute to neurocognitive and social deficits, acc…
Learn MoreCausal Link Suggested for Psoriasis, Cardiovascular Disease
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Evidence suggests a potential causal link for psoriasis and cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online June 29 in Frontiers in Immunology.
Ning Gao, from The Second Affiliated Ho…
Learn MoreLink Between Serotonin and Depression Questioned
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Evidence is lacking for an association between serotonin and depression, according to a systematic umbrella review published online July 20 in Molecular Psychiatry.
In a systematic umbrella review, Joanna …
Learn MoreSwitching to a Salt Substitute Could Protect Your Heart, Study Finds
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Learn MoreWhen Removing a Big Kidney Stone, Get the Little Ones, Too
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Anyone who has suffered through a large, painful kidney stone wants to avoid a repeat episode. Now a new trial confirms one preventive strategy: removing small “silent” stones before they cause trouble.When …
Learn MoreU.S. Opioid Prescriptions Are Declining
THURSDAY, Aug. 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The United States has an opioid epidemic, but there’s one bright spot in the fight against it: Prescriptions for these addictive drugs have declined for patients with private insurance.Amid guidelines over t…
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