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Care at High-Volume Radiation Treatment Centers Tied to Higher Survival

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Among men with very high-risk prostate cancer, higher radiation facility case volume is independently associated with longer overall survival, according to a study published online Aug. 8 in JAMA Network Op…

Duration of T2D Negatively Linked to Mean Cortical Thickness

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pima American Indians with longer duration of type 2 diabetes (T2D) have decreased cortical thickness and gray matter volumes and increased volume of white matter hyperintensity, according to a study publis…

Spring, Summer Births Linked to Development of Pollinosis

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Spring and summer births are associated with development of pollinosis and summer births are associated with house dust mite (HDM) sensitization, according to a study published in the July issue of Allergol…

Delivery at 39 Weeks May Be Best for Pregnancies Conceived Via Infertility Treatment

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In pregnancies conceived with infertility treatment, delivery at 39 weeks provides the lowest perinatal risk versus risk at the subsequent week of gestation, according to a study published online Aug. 11 in…

Cancers, Especially Gastro Tumors, Are Rising Among Americans Under 50

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Breast, colon and pancreatic cancer rates are increasing at concerning rates among America’s young adults, a new study finds.Breast cancer accounted for the most cases in adults under 50 between 2010 and 20…

AHA News: His Heart Stopped While Watching TV. His Wife Kept Him Alive.

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — After a seven-hour drive back home with his family to Woodbury, Minnesota, Dave Ogle planned to do what he always did: haul his suitcases upstairs to unpack and do laundry.”Dave, please, le…

Gut Microbiota Influences Survival After Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For pediatric patients, gut microbiota diversity and composition before allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) influences survival and likelihood of acute graft-versus-host disease, …

Recent Rise in Disability, Years of Life Lost From CVD Due to Air Pollution

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 1990 to 2019, all-age disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) due to cardiovascular diseases attributable to particulate matter (PM) air pollution increased 31 percent, according to a study published on…

New Eligibility Criteria May Increase Endovascular Thrombectomy Rates

WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — New eligibility criteria may increase rates of endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) in the United States, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery, held …

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