Los pacientes con COVID negros e hispanos tienen menos probabilidades de que les den el antiviral Paxlovid
VIERNES, 28 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los pacientes negros e hispanos son menos propensos a que les administren medicamentos antivirales, como Paxlovid, para ayudar a luchar contra la COVID-19, que los pacientes blancos, muestra un nuevo …
Learn MoreAHA News: Black Licorice Is a Candy That Should Inspire Caution – FOR SPANISH TRANSLATION
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — “How do you feel about black licorice?” sounds like a question for starting a simple chat at a Halloween party – or a silly internet fight. It’s a love-it-or-hate-it candy that inspires intens…
Learn MoreHeart’s Electrical Signals Changed in First Pig-to-Human Cardiac Transplant
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Less than a year after the first-ever transplant of a pig heart into a human patient, doctors are reporting that the heart showed unexpected changes in its electrical system before the recipient ultimately die…
Learn MoreFlorida Medical Board May Bar Gender-Affirming Care for Transgender Minors
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Transgender minors in Florida are now one step closer to not being able to get medical care to affirm their gender.In a heated hearing on Friday, the Florida Board of Medicine voted to begin drafting a rule ba…
Learn MoreNewborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis Less Accurate in Minorities
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) variant panels have lower detection rates when used for newborn screening (NBS) in racial and ethnic-minority groups, according to a study published …
Learn MoreTrajectories of CKD Symptoms May Predict Later Health Outcomes
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Distinct trajectories of chronic kidney disease (CKD) may predict subsequent health outcomes, according to a study published online Oct. 28 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.Moustap…
Learn MoreSequencing of ADT, RT Examined in Localized Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When short-term androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) is indicated in combination with prostate-only radiotherapy (PORT) for localized prostate cancer, concurrent/adjuvant ADT may result in better outcomes, accor…
Learn MoreAir Pollution Adversely Linked to Body Composition in Women
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to air pollution is adversely associated with body composition in women, according to a study published online Sept. 9 in Diabetes Care.Xin Wang, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the University of Michigan School …
Learn MoreCancer Death Rates Continuing to Decline for Adults, Children
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cancer death rates are continuing to decline overall, although incidence is stable in men and increasing among women, according to a report published online Oct. 27 in Cancer.Kathleen A. Cronin, Ph.D., M.P.H.,…
Learn MorePatients Favor Single-Port Robotic System for Uro-Oncology Surgery
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing urologic oncology procedures, use of the da Vinci single-port (SP) robotic system is perceived favorably by patients compared with a multiport platform, according to a study published i…
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