Sickle Cell Gene Therapy Can Cure, But Costs Almost $3 Million. Who Will Pay?
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An exceptionally pricey gene therapy cure for sickle cell disease could soon be available, but it’s not clear whether insurance companies will balk at the cost and deny coverage.On the surface, the gene ther…
Learn MoreSickle Cell Gene Therapy Can Cure, But Costs Almost $3 Million. Who Will Pay?
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An exceptionally pricey gene therapy cure for sickle cell disease could soon be available, but it’s not clear whether insurance companies will balk at the cost and deny coverage.On the surface, the gene ther…
Learn MoreProstatitis: What It Is, Symptoms, Causes & Treatment
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When most men think about their prostate, it’s to worry about whether they have prostate cancer or not. But another condition is far more common and plenty painful.Prostatitis involves inflammation of the pr…
Learn MoreVitamin D₃ Supplements Not Tied to Lower Cancer Mortality, Overall
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Daily vitamin D₃ supplementation may reduce cancer mortality for some patients, according to a study published in the June issue of Ageing Research Reviews.Sabine Kuznia, from the German Cancer Research Cent…
Learn MoreLiver Function Tests Can ID Occult Disorders in Systemic Sclerosis
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Liver function test (LFT) screening can identify occult hepatitis, cholestasis, and cholestatic hepatitis in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc), according to a study published online May 2 in Open Access…
Learn MoreAquablation Procedure Safe for BPH, With Durable Efficacy
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For men with large prostates, the Aquablation procedure is safe, with durable efficacy, according to a study published online April 28 in The Journal of Urology.Naeem Bhojani, M.D., from the University of Mo…
Learn MoreAutomated Diabetic Macular Ischemia Algorithm Predicts Retinopathy Progression
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with diabetes, an automated binary diabetic macular ischemia (DMI) algorithm using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) images predicts diabetic retinal disease progression and deteri…
Learn MoreMain Safety Issues in ED Include Shortage of Personnel in Busy Periods
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The main safety issues in the emergency department include shortage of personnel during busy periods, overcrowding due to boarding, and lack of support from hospital management, according to a survey study c…
Learn MoreColchicine Tied to Lower Incidence of TJA in Coronary Artery Disease
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with chronic coronary artery disease, colchicine is associated with a reduced incidence of total knee replacement (TKR) and total hip replacement (THR) versus placebo, according to a study publi…
Learn MoreJoint Attention-Based AI System Helps Detect Autism
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A joint attention-based deep learning system provides good predictive performance for differentiating autism spectrum disorder (ASD) from typical development (TD), according to a study published online May 2…
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