Asian, Black, Hispanic Patients Have Higher Pulse Oximetry Readings
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Asian, Black, and Hispanic patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) have higher average pulse oximetry (SpO2) readings than White patients, and they receive less supplemental oxygen, according to a study pub…
Learn MoreMediterranean Diet Tied to Frailty Prevention
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adherence to a Mediterranean-style diet is associated with frailty prevention over time, according to a study published May 12 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.Courtney L. Millar, Ph.D., from the…
Learn MoreGenomic Sequencing Enhances Findings of Hearing Loss in NICU
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Expanded genomic sequencing may be an effective adjunct hearing screening to detect hearing loss among patients in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), according to a study published online July 11 in JAM…
Learn MoreTreatment for Hep C Up Among People Who Inject Drugs
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among persons who inject drugs (PWID) with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, the proportion in whom HCV RNA was detected decreased from 100 to 48 percent from 2006 to 2019, according to a study publi…
Learn MoreAI Applied to Imaging May Help Clinicians Diagnose Fractures
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For fracture detection, artificial intelligence (AI) and clinicians have comparable diagnostic performance, according to a review published in the July issue of Radiology.Rachel Y. L. Kuo, M.B., B.Chir., from…
Learn MoreInfant Hospitalization for COVID-19 Reduced With Maternal Vaccination
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Maternal vaccination with mRNA vaccine during pregnancy is associated with a reduced risk for hospitalization for COVID-19 among infants younger than 6 months, according to a study published online June 22 in…
Learn MoreSuvorexant May Ease Symptoms During Opioid Withdrawal Therapy
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with opioid use disorder undergoing a buprenorphine/naloxone taper, suvorexant might be a promising treatment for reducing sleep disturbance and easing opioid withdrawal, according to a study …
Learn MoreRacial Disparities ID’d in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black and Hispanic patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) reach kidney failure earlier than White patients and are less likely to receive a kidney transplant preemptively and after…
Learn More113-Gene Signature May Predict Long-Term HCC Risk in NAFLD
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A 113-gene signature may predict long-term risk for incident hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according to a study published online June 22 in Science …
Learn MoreFriends Want to Hear From You More Than You Think
TUESDAY, July 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — If you’ve ever hesitated to text or email friends you haven’t seen in a while, a new study has a reassuring message: They’ll probably appreciate it more than you think.In a series of experiments involving nea…
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