Surgery Type Does Not Impact Breast Cancer Survival in Younger Patients
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Overall survival does not differ based on type of surgery in younger patients with breast cancer, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, held from …
Learn MoreAdding Pulse Oximetry Shows No Benefit in COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The addition of home pulse oximetry to remote monitoring does not improve the number of days alive and out of the hospital among patients with COVID-19, according to a research letter published online Apri…
Learn MoreNon-Hispanic Black Patients More Likely to Have Diabetic Ketoacidosis
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Non-Hispanic Black individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) are more likely to have diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), and this disparity was seen in 2019 and persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, accord…
Learn MoreLink Between Diabetes, COVID-19 Outcomes Mediated by Hyperinflammation
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The correlation between diabetes mellitus (DM) and outcomes in COVID-19 is mainly mediated by hyperinflammation, as assessed by soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) levels, according to…
Learn MoreAHA News: La conexión entre la salud, la contaminación y la equidad; eso es la justicia ambiental
MIÉRCOLES, 13 de abril de 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Al principio, la idea de la justicia ambiental no tenía un nombre. Tampoco contaba con mucho apoyo.Unos años después del Día de la Tierra, un sociólogo joven llamado Robert Bullard re…
Learn MoreAmericans Over 50 Want to ‘Age in Place’ at Home, But Many Aren’t Prepared: Poll
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The vast majority of aging Americans want to stay in their homes and live independently for as long as possible, but many haven’t considered what needs to be done to achieve “aging in place,” a new poll re…
Learn MoreJ&J to Pay Over $300 Million in Pelvic Mesh Case
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Johnson & Johnson must pay $302 million to the state of California for deceptive marketing of pelvic mesh implants for women, an appeals court ruled on Monday. However, that is $42 million less than the $…
Learn MoreCOVID Cases Reach 500 Million Worldwide
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As the number of known coronavirus cases worldwide hit 500 million on Tuesday, health experts called for increased testing, vaccination and contact tracing.There’s been a sharp rise in known cases so far t…
Learn MoreHealth Highlights: April 13, 2022
Known COVID cases top 500 million worldwide: Health experts are calling for increased testing, vaccination and contact tracing, to try to stay ahead of the virus. Read moreVast majority of Americans over 50 want to age in place: But poll finds most ha…
Learn MoreOrgasm’s Key Role in Women’s Sexual Satisfaction
WEDNESDAY, April 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The more orgasms you have, the more you come to expect.And the reverse is also true, according to a new study of the so-called orgasm gap — in which men climax far more often than their female partners.”O…
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