Factors ID’d in Time to Breast Biopsy by Race, Ethnicity
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For women with abnormal results on screening mammograms, minority race and ethnicity are associated with an increased risk for not receiving a biopsy within 30, 60, or 90 days, according to a study published o…
Learn MoreAnemia During Pregnancy Increased Among WIC Participants
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of anemia during pregnancy, identified using the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Participant and Program Characteristics (PC) data, increased from 2…
Learn MoreIn AIDS-Related Lymphoma, Outcomes Worse With Hypoalbuminemia
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with AIDS-related lymphoma (ARL), hypoalbuminemia predicts inferior outcome, according to a study published online June 18 in Infectious Agents and Cancer.Jinxin Zhang, from Nanfang Hospital in Gu…
Learn MoreMore Than 18 Million Cancer Survivors Living in U.S. as of Jan. 1, 2022
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than 18 million U.S. cancer survivors were alive as of Jan. 1, 2022, according to a report published online June 23 in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians.Kimberly D. Miller, M.P.H., from the American Can…
Learn MoreSymptoms May Persist After Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 Infection
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Compared with controls, children aged 0 to 14 years who experience severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection have a higher prevalence of long-lasting symptoms, but they have a tend…
Learn MoreOne in 10 Pain Meds Make It Through Development Process
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Only one in 10 potential new pain medications make it fully through the drug development process, according to a study published in the June issue of Anesthesiology.Dermot P. Maher, M.D., from the Johns Hopkin…
Learn MoreBoth Bariatric Surgery Methods Yield Similar 10-Year Results
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Long-term outcomes are similar after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) in patients with severe obesity, according to a study published online June 22 in JA…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Vaccine Does Not Increase CV Event Risk in Those With Existing Disease
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is no evidence of an increased risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) after vaccination with BNT162b2 or CoronaVac in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study publish…
Learn More2015 to 2020 Saw Increase in HPV Vaccination Rates Among Teens
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination coverage increased among adolescents from 2015 to 2020, with a larger increase seen among boys, according to a study published online June 22 in Pediatrics.Peng-jun Lu, M…
Learn MorePost-Tonsillectomy Deaths Up in Children With Complex Chronic Conditions
FRIDAY, June 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The rate of postoperative mortality following tonsillectomy is 7.04 per 100,000 operations overall among children younger than 21 years and 117.22 per 100,000 operations for children with complex chronic condi…
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