New Heart Implant Monitors, Treats — and Then Dissolves Away
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An experimental implant now under development could serve as a temporary monitor and pacemaker for ailing heart patients — then dissolve away when it’s no longer needed.The soft, lightweight and transparent im…
Learn MoreU.S. Livestock, Pet Industries Pose Disease Threat to People
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — American industry engages in some of the same high-risk practices as other countries in keeping and selling commercial animals that have the potential for triggering outbreaks of disease among humans, a new rep…
Learn MoreOocyte Retrieval in Summer Linked to Increased Odds of Live Birth
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Oocytes retrieved in the summer and on days with high duration of sunshine hours have increased odds of live birth, according to a study published online July 5 in Human Reproduction.Sebastian J. Leathersich, M…
Learn MoreFrailty Tied to Worse Outcomes After Perioperative Cardiac Arrest
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with higher frailty burden are at increased risk of mortality and nonhome discharge after perioperative cardiac arrest, according to a study published online July 3 in JAMA Network Open.Matthew B. Alle…
Learn MoreTherapeutic Value of Drugs Lower for Supplemental Versus First Indications
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For drugs approved in the United States and Europe, the therapeutic value of supplemental indications is lower than for first indications, according to a study published online July 5 in The BMJ.Kerstin N. Voki…
Learn MoreVestibular Function Tests ID Vestibular Migraine Versus Meniere Disease
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vestibular symptoms and results from vestibular function tests may differentiate between vestibular migraine (VM) and Meniere disease (MD), according to a study published in the July/August issue of the Brazili…
Learn MoreReview Outlines Issues Relating to Obtaining Surgical Consent
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is currently low-level evidence about surgical consent processes that can inform clinical practice, and surgical consent is frequently obtained by junior doctors in a suboptimal process, according to a re…
Learn MoreAnticoagulants Do Not Reduce Arterial Thrombotic Event Risk in Cancer
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For ambulatory patients on systemic anticancer therapy, anticoagulants do not reduce the risk of arterial thrombotic events (ATEs) and are associated with increased bleeding risk, according to a review publishe…
Learn MoreGenes Identified in Association With Multiple Sclerosis Severity
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Authors of a study published online June 28 in Nature have identified genetic markers associated with multiple sclerosis (MS) severity.Adil Harroud, M.D., from the University of California in San Francisco, and…
Learn MoreMirikizumab Tops Placebo for Moderately-to-Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with moderately-to-severely active ulcerative colitis, mirikizumab is more effective than placebo for inducing and maintaining clinical remission, according to a study published in the June 29 issu…
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