A Bionic Hand Melds With Woman’s Own Bone, Nervous System
THURSDAY, Oct.12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Fifty years ago, the TV series “The Six Million Dollar Man” hyped a futuristic world of life-changing bionics with the stirring phrase: “We can rebuild him, we have the technology.”Cut to 2023, and researcher…
Learn MoreRecommendations Developed for Determining Brain Death
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a consensus guideline published online Oct. 11 in Neurology, updated recommendations are presented for determining brain death/death by neurologic criteria (BD/DNC) for adults and children.David M. Greer,…
Learn MoreDaily Oral PrEP Has Highest Preference Ranking Among Young Men
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Daily oral preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has the highest preference ranking among young men who have sex with men, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the International AIDS Society.Ka…
Learn MoreDexamethasone No Benefit in HIV-Positive With Tuberculous Meningitis
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For HIV-positive adults with tuberculous meningitis, adjunctive dexamethasone does not confer a benefit with respect to survival, according to a study published in the Oct. 12 issue of the New England Journa…
Learn MoreModifiable Risk Factors Increase Dementia Risk More for Some Minority Groups
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The impact of modifiable risk factors, including hypertension, obesity, and diabetes, on dementia risk is magnified for some minority ethnic groups, according to a study published online Oct. 11 in PLOS ONE….
Learn MoreED Visit for Substance Use With Psychosis Increases Risk for Schizophrenia Diagnosis
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Emergency department visits for substance use are associated with an increased risk for developing a schizophrenia spectrum disorder, according to a brief report published online Sept. 27 in JAMA Psychiatry….
Learn MoreCannabis Use Disorder Tied to Incident Cardiovascular Disease Events
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adults with cannabis use disorder (CUD) have a higher risk for incident adverse cardiovascular disease (CVD) events when compared with matched adults without CUD, according to a study published online Sept. …
Learn MorePostoperative Cognitive Issues Common Among Middle-Aged Surgery Patients
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Subjective cognitive and short-term memory impairment within 12 months of cardiac or noncardiac surgery are common among middle-aged surgery patients, according to a study published online Oct. 10 in JAMA Ne…
Learn MoreEven During Height of Pandemic, Most Did Not Use Prenatal Telehealth
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many pregnant individuals who gave birth between June and December 2020 did not use prenatal telehealth, according to a research letter published online Oct. 10 in JAMA Network Open.Rebecca A. Gourevitch, Ph…
Learn MoreRise in Overdose Deaths Seen Among Adults With Lower Educational Attainment
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lower educational attainment is associated with higher growth in overdose death within the United States, according to a study published online Oct. 6 in JAMA Health Forum.David Powell, Ph.D., from RAND in A…
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