Plasma D-Dimer Can Diagnose Periprosthetic Joint Infection
TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Plasma D-dimer is noninferior to C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) for diagnosing periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) among patients undergoing revision hip or knee arthroplas…
Learn More1 in 5 Folks at High Heart Risk Refuse to Take a Statin
TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Twenty percent of folks who are at high risk for heart disease refuse statins that could help prevent it, researchers report.They found that women were about 20% more likely than men to decline statin drugs w…
Learn MoreTom Sizemore’s Family Told ‘No Further Hope’ After Aneurysm
TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Actor Tom Sizemore, who suffered a brain aneurysm last week, remains in critical condition and doctors have told the family there is “no further hope.”Quoting Sizemore’s manager, CBS News reported that doctor…
Learn MoreToo Few Americans With Diabetes Are Getting Recommended Meds
TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most Americans with type 2 diabetes are candidates for newer, pricey medications, but few are getting them, a new government study shows.Researchers found that of U.S. adults with the blood sugar disease, ove…
Learn MoreSen. John Fetterman Recovering After Depression Diagnosis
TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sen. John Fetterman will continue to be away from the U.S. Senate for several weeks but he is on the “path to recovery,” his spokesman said Monday.The senator is being treated for clinical depression at Walte…
Learn MoreTake These 7 Healthy Steps to Lower Your Odds for Dementia
TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — If it’s good for your heart, it’s good for your brain, too.This is the main message from a new study showing that seven heart-healthy habits can lower your chances of developing dementia down the road. This l…
Learn MoreTexas Judge Set to Rule on Abortion Pill
TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) – Whether women will continue to be able to get a medication abortion using the drug mifepristone in the United States hinges on the impending ruling of a federal judge in Texas.The case will soon be decided by …
Learn MoreBlack Patients With Dementia Are Less Likely to Get Appropriate Meds: Study
TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — When Black patients struggle with dementia, they are less likely to receive helpful medications than their white peers, a new study warns.Researchers looked at how often patients received one or more of five …
Learn MoreBreast Cancer Genes Raise Risks for Older Women, Too
TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Though BRCA1 or BRCA2 gene mutations are associated with breast and ovarian cancer in younger women, those over 50 continue to have a high risk of breast cancer.That’s true even if they didn’t have breast can…
Learn MoreU.S. Pedestrian Deaths Keep Rising
TUESDAY, Feb. 28, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pedestrian deaths have surged on U.S. roads in recent years, and they are climbing again.Pedestrian deaths hit a 40-year high in 2021, and numbers for the first half of 2022 were up about 5% over the same per…
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