Big Drop Seen in Kids Getting Opioids After Surgery
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Efforts to cut back on risky opioid use for pain after surgery are trickling down to kids.New research shows that fewer Americans under the age of 18 were prescribed narcotics to treat surgical pain between 2…
Learn MoreBody Mass Index, Obesity Up During the Pandemic for U.S. Adults
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Significantly higher average body mass index (BMI) and obesity prevalence rates were seen among U.S. adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online April 4 in the American Journal o…
Learn MoreAHA News: Stroke, Heart Failure Death Rates Accelerating in Some Hispanic Adults
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — Scientists debate whether Hispanic adults, who have higher rates of certain risk factors for cardiovascular disease, are nonetheless less likely to die from it than their non-Hispanic white pe…
Learn More2014 to 2019 Saw Decrease in Postoperative Opioid Use for Children
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From 2014 to 2019, there was a decrease in opioid prescribing after surgery among children, with rapid opioid deadoption beginning in late 2017, according to a study published online April 4 in Pediatrics.Tori…
Learn MoreBP Genetic Risk Score Linked to Risk for CV Events in Type 2 Diabetes
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with type 2 diabetes, increases in a polygenic risk score (PRS) for elevated blood pressure (BP) are associated with an increased risk for adverse cardiovascular events, according to a research…
Learn MoreEarly Ivermectin Does Not Reduce Hospital Admission in COVID-19
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Early ivermectin treatment does not reduce the risk for hospital admission or prolonged emergency department observation visits for adults with symptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS…
Learn MoreBNT162b2 Prevents Critical COVID-19 in Children and Adolescents
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For adolescents, vaccination provided protection against critical COVID-19 during omicron predominance, but provided lower protection against omicron-associated hospitalization, according to a study published …
Learn MoreAAOS: Outcomes Good for New ACL Repair Technique in Teens
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) with a modified Lemaire technique (MLT) in conjunction with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is associated with favorable patient-reported outcome at t…
Learn MoreAAOS: Early Outcomes Similar for Cementless, Cemented Fixation TKR
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hospital length of stay, complications, hospital readmission within 90 days, and revision surgery at two years do not differ for cementless total knee replacement (CL-TKR) versus cemented fixation (CEM) TKR, a…
Learn MoreNew Instrument Developed for Assessing Patient Knowledge of CKD
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Knowledge Assessment of Renal Transplantation (KART) 2.0 instrument is valid for assessing patients’ knowledge of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney transplantation, according to a study published onl…
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