Heart Transplant Survival Affected With COVID-19-Positive Donor Organs
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Heart transplant (HT) recipients from donors with active COVID-19 have increased mortality at six months and one year, while survival is similar for recently resolved COVID-19 donors and non-COVID-19 donors, …
Learn MoreFemoral Neck BMD Lower in Men With Combat-Related Traumatic Injury
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Individuals with combat-related traumatic injury (CRTI) have lower femoral neck bone mineral density (BMD), with this reduction significant only at the femoral neck of the amputated limb of amputees, accordin…
Learn MoreBrepocitinib Beneficial for Moderate-to-Severe Psoriatic Arthritis
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with moderately to severely active psoriatic arthritis, the tyrosine kinase 2/Janus kinase 1 inhibitor brepocitinib is effective for reducing symptoms, according to a study published online May 1…
Learn MorePhysical Activity Level Inversely Linked to Parkinson Disease in Women
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In women, a higher physical activity (PA) level is associated with a lower incidence of Parkinson disease (PD), according to a study published online May 17 in Neurology.Berta Portugal, Ph.D., from Université…
Learn MoreSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): What It Is, Symptoms & Treatments
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Ever heard of the winter blues? This common phrase is used to describe that blah feeling that strikes during winter months when the weather is cold and the sky is gray in many parts of the country.The reality…
Learn MorePeresolimab Found to Be Efficacious for Rheumatoid Arthritis
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Peresolimab, a humanized immunoglobulin G1 monoclonal antibody designed to stimulate the endogenous programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) inhibitory pathway, is efficacious for patients with rheumatoid arthr…
Learn MoreRisk Models for T2DM Overestimate Risk for Non-Hispanic Whites
THURSDAY, May 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Risk models for type 2 diabetes overestimate risk for non-Hispanic Whites, according to a study published online May 17 in PLOS Global Public Health.Héléne T. Cronjé, M.S.P.H., from the University of Copenhag…
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