Opioids Can Be Continued in Cancer Patients With Nonmedical Stimulant Use
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with cancer-related pain and nonmedical stimulant use, opioids should be continued, monitoring increased, and tapering avoided, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in Cancer.Katie Fitz…
Learn MoreHeat Exposure During Pregnancy Linked to Severe Maternal Morbidity
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Long- and short-term heat exposure during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk for severe maternal morbidity (SMM), according to a study published online Sept. 7 in JAMA Network Open.Anqi Jiao, from…
Learn MoreSeverity Reduced With Mpox Reinfection, Postvaccination Infection
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The clinical features and outcomes of mpox reinfection and infection postvaccination are less clinically severe than initial infection, according to a global case series published online Sept. 4 in The Lancet…
Learn MoreLink Explored for NSAID Use, Hormonal Contraception, VTE Risk
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In women of reproductive age, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use is associated with venous thromboembolism, with significantly more additional events with concomitant use of high-/medium- versus …
Learn MoreGrowing Pains May Be Precursor to Migraine
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Growing pains (GP) among children and adolescents may be a precursor to or comorbidity with migraine, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in Headache.Raimundo Pereira Silva-Néto, Ph.D., from the Fed…
Learn MoreBeing in Good Shape Tied to Fewer Mental Health Rx
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Increased cardiorespiratory fitness may protect against the need for anxiolytic or antidepressant medication, according to a study published in the Oct. 15 issue of the Journal of Affective Disorders.Audun Ha…
Learn MoreRedo Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Safe, Effective
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Redo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures are as safe and effective as native TAVR in select patients, according to a study published online Aug. 31 in The Lancet.Raj R. Makkar, M.D., from…
Learn MoreHave Sleep Apnea? CPAP Machine May Help Save Your Life
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Millions of people who suffer from sleep apnea go to bed at night with a motorized device called a CPAP machine. Now, two new studies confirm the treatment has significant benefits not just on quality of slee…
Learn MoreYet Another Mosquito-Borne Threat: The ‘Jamestown Canyon Virus’
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — You’ve probably heard of West Nile virus, but mosquitoes spread various other illnesses, too, including the little-known Jamestown Canyon virus (JCV), which is garnering attention across the United States.For…
Learn MoreCancer Care Tougher to Access in U.S. If English Second Language
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Much has been made of how a lack of English proficiency can interfere with a patient’s ability to interact with their doctor and get the best health care possible.But language barriers can prevent cancer pati…
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