2014 to 2019 Saw Decrease in Postoperative Opioid Use for Children
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From 2014 to 2019, there was a decrease in opioid prescribing after surgery among children, with rapid opioid deadoption beginning in late 2017, according to a study published online April 4 in Pediatrics.Tori…
Learn MoreBP Genetic Risk Score Linked to Risk for CV Events in Type 2 Diabetes
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with type 2 diabetes, increases in a polygenic risk score (PRS) for elevated blood pressure (BP) are associated with an increased risk for adverse cardiovascular events, according to a research…
Learn MoreEarly Ivermectin Does Not Reduce Hospital Admission in COVID-19
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Early ivermectin treatment does not reduce the risk for hospital admission or prolonged emergency department observation visits for adults with symptomatic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS…
Learn MoreBNT162b2 Prevents Critical COVID-19 in Children and Adolescents
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For adolescents, vaccination provided protection against critical COVID-19 during omicron predominance, but provided lower protection against omicron-associated hospitalization, according to a study published …
Learn MoreAAOS: Outcomes Good for New ACL Repair Technique in Teens
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A lateral extra-articular tenodesis (LET) with a modified Lemaire technique (MLT) in conjunction with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) is associated with favorable patient-reported outcome at t…
Learn MoreAAOS: Early Outcomes Similar for Cementless, Cemented Fixation TKR
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Hospital length of stay, complications, hospital readmission within 90 days, and revision surgery at two years do not differ for cementless total knee replacement (CL-TKR) versus cemented fixation (CEM) TKR, a…
Learn MoreNew Instrument Developed for Assessing Patient Knowledge of CKD
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The Knowledge Assessment of Renal Transplantation (KART) 2.0 instrument is valid for assessing patients’ knowledge of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and kidney transplantation, according to a study published onl…
Learn MoreFetal Exposure to Cannabis Linked to Adiposity in Childhood
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Fetal exposure to cannabis is associated with increased adiposity and fasting glucose in childhood, according to a study published online March 31 in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.Brianna …
Learn MoreYoga May Cut Migraine Frequency
MONDAY, April 4, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Yoga therapy may reduce the frequency of headaches for people with migraine, according to a meta-analysis scheduled to be published in the May issue of the Journal of Clinical Neuroscience.Qi Wu, from the Firs…
Learn MoreLeg Cramps, Pain? It Could Be PAD
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