USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Glaucoma Screening in Adults
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the evidence is currently insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms for screening for glaucoma in asymptomatic adults and for impai…
Learn MoreAHA News: New Study Looks at Heart Defect Risk in Children of People With Heart Defects
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Congenital heart defects may be much more common among children of women with heart defects than of men with heart defects, according to new research.Smaller studies had already reported a hig…
Learn MoreAHA News: New Study Looks at Heart Defect Risk in Children of People With Heart Defects
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Congenital heart defects may be much more common among children of women with heart defects than of men with heart defects, according to new research.Smaller studies had already reported a hig…
Learn MoreLidocaine Infusions Beneficial for Refractory Chronic Migraine
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lidocaine infusions seem beneficial for refractory chronic migraine, according to a study published online May 23 in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.Eric S. Schwenk, M.D., from the Sidney Kimmel Medical Co…
Learn MoreLidocaine Infusions Beneficial for Refractory Chronic Migraine
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lidocaine infusions seem beneficial for refractory chronic migraine, according to a study published online May 23 in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine.Eric S. Schwenk, M.D., from the Sidney Kimmel Medical Co…
Learn MoreCounseling, Provision Interventions Increase Contraceptive Use
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Contraceptive counseling and provision interventions increase contraceptive use without increasing sexually transmitted infections or reducing condom use, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis pub…
Learn MoreCounseling, Provision Interventions Increase Contraceptive Use
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Contraceptive counseling and provision interventions increase contraceptive use without increasing sexually transmitted infections or reducing condom use, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis pub…
Learn MoreRisk for Hospitalization for Heart Failure Down With SGLT-2i Treatment for T2D
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) receiving first-line sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i), the risk for stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), and all-cause mortality is similar to those re…
Learn MoreRisk for Hospitalization for Heart Failure Down With SGLT-2i Treatment for T2D
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) receiving first-line sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT-2i), the risk for stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), and all-cause mortality is similar to those re…
Learn MoreBurden of Persistent Symptoms High After COVID-19 Infection
TUESDAY, May 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A high burden of persistent symptoms is observed in persons after COVID-19, but no specific causes of symptoms of postacute sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) infection (PA…
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