Multicancer Early Detection Blood Tests Are Feasible
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Multicancer early detection (MCED) blood tests are feasible for detecting cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in The Lancet.Deb Schrag, M.D., from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in …
Learn MoreGI Adverse Events Increased With Use of GLP-1 Agonists for Weight Loss
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Use of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists for weight loss is associated with increased risks for pancreatitis, gastroparesis, and bowel obstruction compared with use of bupropion-naltrexone, acco…
Learn MoreHybrid Closed-Loop Insulin Improves Glycemic Control in T1D-Complicated Pregnancy
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For pregnant women with type 1 diabetes, hybrid closed-loop insulin therapy significantly improves maternal glycemic control, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in the New England Journal of Medicine …
Learn MorePrevalence of Hearing Loss Significantly Higher for Cancer Survivors
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cancer survivors have a significantly higher prevalence of hearing loss (HL) than the general population, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.Qian Wang, M.D…
Learn MoreCOACH Intervention May Reduce Instances of Elder Mistreatment
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A remotely delivered caregiver intervention may be effective at preventing elder mistreatment, according to a pilot study published online Oct. 4 in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.Zachary D. Gas…
Learn MoreReductions Seen in HbA1c, Body Weight With Once-Weekly Tirzepatide
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes, once-weekly subcutaneous injections of tirzepatide yield reductions in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and body weight compared with insulin lispro, according t…
Learn MoreDiabetes More Prevalent in Black Patients With Multiple Myeloma
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Diabetes mellitus (DM) is more prevalent among Black patients with multiple myeloma (MM) and is associated with overall survival in MM, especially among White patients, according to a study published online Sep…
Learn MoreEfgartigimod Efficacious, Safe for Primary Immune Thrombocytopenia
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The first-in-class novel human immunoglobulin G1 Fc fragment, efgartigimod, is efficacious and safe for patients with chronic or persistent primary immune thrombocytopenia, according to a study published online…
Learn MoreHigher CPAP Adherence Tied to Reduction in Cardiovascular Events
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment is associated with a reduced risk for cardiovascular event recurrence, according to a review published in the Oct. 3 issue of the Journal of the…
Learn MoreLoneliness Increases Risk for Incident Parkinson Disease
FRIDAY, Oct. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Loneliness is associated with the risk for incident Parkinson disease (PD), independent of other risk factors, according to a study published online Oct. 2 in JAMA Neurology.Antonio Terracciano, Ph.D., from Flo…
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