Los fármacos del Alzheimer se prueban sobre todo en blancos, y esto preocupa a pacientes y cuidadores negros
LUNES, 3 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Larry Griner renunció a su trabajo en California y volvió a su hogar de la niñez, en Baltimore, hace casi cinco años, para poder cuidar a su madre, Norma.Norma había recibido un diagnóstico de enfermedad…
Learn MoreAntidepressants in Pregnancy Do Not Affect Child Neurodevelopment
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Antidepressant use in pregnancy is not associated with an increased risk for neurodevelopmental disorders in children, according to a study published online Oct. 3 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Elizabeth A. Suarez…
Learn MoreSuicide Risk Up for Some Patients Diagnosed With Dementia
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Specific subgroups of patients diagnosed with dementia may have an increased risk for suicide, including those diagnosed before age 65 years, according to a study published online Oct. 3 in JAMA Neurology.Dana…
Learn MoreTopical Antibiotics Shorten Duration of Conjunctival Symptoms
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For children with acute infective conjunctivitis, topical antibiotics are associated with a shorter duration of conjunctival symptoms, according to a study published online Oct. 4 in JAMA Network Open.Minna Ho…
Learn MoreInfections Reported After Single Dose of Monkeypox Vaccine
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most cases of monkeypox that occur after vaccination with the modified Vaccinia Ankara-Bavarian Nordic vaccine (MVA-BN) occur within 14 days of receipt of the first dose, according to a research letter publish…
Learn MorePirfenidone Promising for RA-Linked Interstitial Lung Disease
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pirfenidone may slow the rate of decline of forced vital capacity (FVC) among patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD), according to a study published online Sept. 5 in …
Learn MoreSuicide Risk Rises Sharply in People Diagnosed With Early-Onset Dementia
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Thoughts of suicide are often a first reaction to a diagnosis of dementia before age 65, a new study suggests.Suicide risk is highest in the first three months after the dementia diagnosis and if the patient a…
Learn MoreApremilast May Offer Cardiometabolic Benefit in Psoriasis Patients
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with moderate-to-severe psoriasis, apremilast appears to have a neutral association with aortic vascular inflammation, generally beneficial associations with certain cardiometabolic biomarkers, an…
Learn MoreUse of Living-Donor Liver Transplantation Low in U.S., U.K., Canada
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Utilization of living-donor liver transplantation (LDLT) is low in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, but long-term survival is high, according to a study published online Sept. 25 in the Journ…
Learn MoreRituximab Studied as Add-On Therapy for New-Onset Myasthenia Gravis
TUESDAY, Oct. 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A single infusion of rituximab early after the onset of generalized myasthenia gravis improves outcomes at 16 weeks, according to a study published online Sept. 19 in JAMA Neurology.Fredrik Piehl, M.D., Ph.D.,…
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