Preventive Value of Aflibercept Questioned in NPDR Without CI-DME
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Treatment with aflibercept versus sham, initiating aflibercept only if vision-threatening complications develop, yields anatomic improvement but no improvement in visual acuity for patients with nonproliferati…
Learn MoreHospital Volume Affects Liver Surgery Outcomes
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The rates of in-hospital mortality and failure to rescue decrease from a hospital volume threshold of more than 25 liver resections per year, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in the British Journal…
Learn MoreLung Cancer Screening Based on Personal Risk Is Cost-Effective
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lung cancer screening strategies based on personal risk are more cost effective than the 2021 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendations, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in the A…
Learn MoreVitamin D Intake Linked to Reduced Risk for Progression to Diabetes
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with prediabetes, vitamin D supplementation is associated with a reduced risk for progression to diabetes, according to a review published online Feb. 7 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Anast…
Learn MoreDefensive Information Processing Is Barrier to CRC Screening Uptake
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Defensive information processing (DIP) is a barrier to colorectal cancer screening uptake, according to a study published online Feb. 6 in Cancer.Nicholas Clarke, Ph.D., from Dublin City University in Ireland,…
Learn MoreHispanic, Black Americans on Dialysis Face Higher Risks for Dangerous Infections
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Kidney disease patients on dialysis are 100 times more likely to contract a dangerous blood infection than people not receiving the treatment — and that risk is borne primarily by Hispanic and Black Americans…
Learn MoreAccelerated Pacing Improves Quality of Life in HFpEF Patients
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Treatment with a moderately accelerated personalized backup pacing rate (myPACE) is beneficial for patients with stage B and C heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), according to a study publi…
Learn MoreGolf Is Healthy Exercise for Seniors, Study Confirms
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Want to stay healthy well into your golden years? Grab a bag of clubs and hit the green, new research suggests.Golfing beat walking or even Nordic walking (a full-body workout that consists of walking using sp…
Learn MorePatients With Degenerative Meniscus Tears Do Not Benefit From Surgery
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with magnetic resonance imaging-confirmed degenerative meniscus tears do not benefit from arthroscopic partial meniscectomy (APM) versus nonsurgical or sham treatment, according to a study published o…
Learn MoreKisspeptin May Be Effective in Treating Men With Low Sexual Desire
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The neuropeptide kisspeptin may be effective for treating men with hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD), according to a study published online Feb. 3 in JAMA Network Open.Edouard G. Mills, M.D., Ph.D., fro…
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