Neuroimaging Use in Ischemic Stroke Examined for Medicare Patients
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From 2012 to 2019, there were considerable increases in utilization of computed tomography (CT) angiography (CTA) and CT perfusion (CTP) among ischemic stroke patients, according to a study published online Apri…
Learn MoreAI Tool May Help Predict Risk for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An artificial intelligence tool can analyze computed tomography (CT) scans of the abdomen to predict risk for developing pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), according to a study published online April 28 in…
Learn MoreAspirin Use Not Tied to Clinical Outcomes in Nonobstructive CAD
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with nonobstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), aspirin use is not associated with a reduced risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), according to a study published in the April is…
Learn MoreBlack, Hispanic Race/Ethnicity Linked to Intraoperative Occult Hypoxemia
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Black and Hispanic race/ethnicity are associated with increased odds for intraoperative occult hypoxemia, according to a study published in the May issue of Anesthesiology.Garrett W. Burnett, M.D., from the Icah…
Learn MoreAre Vegetarian Diets Healthy for Growing Kids?
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Vegetarian diets are a healthy choice for growing kids — though they may slightly raise the odds of youngsters being underweight, a new study suggests.The study, of nearly 9,000 young children, found that those…
Learn MoreArtificial Intelligence Cuts Miss Rate for Colonoscopies
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence cuts the miss rate of colorectal neoplasia nearly in half, according to a study published online March 15 in Gastroenterology.Michael B. Wallace, M.D., from the Mayo Clinic Jacksonville i…
Learn MoreNo Differences Seen in Growth for Children With Vegetarian Diet
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children with a vegetarian diet have no evidence of differences in growth or biochemical measures of nutrition, according to a study published online May 2 in Pediatrics.Laura J. Elliott, R.D., from the Universi…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Pneumonia Hospitalization Tied to New-Onset Dementia
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Approximately 3 percent of patients with pneumonia associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection subsequently develop dementia, according to a study published in the Apri…
Learn MoreCould Asthma Treatment Raise Your Odds for Obesity?
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adults who suffer from asthma often need to take corticosteroids to open up their airways, but the medications may have an unintended side effect: New research shows the treatment, particularly when taken in pil…
Learn MoreWhen Is the Right Time to Tell a Child They Have Autism?
MONDAY, May 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Bella Kofner, a 24-year-old graduate student in special education at the College of Staten Island in New York, was 10 when her parents first told her she had autism. Developmental psychologist Steven Kapp, now 3…
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