Unos expertos crean una lista de síntomas para ayudar a definir la COVID prolongada
JUEVES, 25 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unos investigadores desarrollaron una definición y una lista de síntomas de la COVID prolongada, basándose en los hallazgos iniciales de un estudio de casi 10,000 estadounidenses. El estudio identificó un…
Learn MoreThe Most Common Depression Medications, Explained
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — You’ve been diagnosed with depression. What’s next?The cornerstone of treatment remains antidepressants, so it’s likely your doctor will prescribe one for you, but which one might be best?You will join millions…
Learn MoreHigher Poststroke Glucose Levels Tied to Faster Cognitive Decline
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Higher poststroke glucose levels are associated with faster subsequent global cognitive decline, according to research published online May 17 in JAMA Network Open.Deborah A. Levine, M.D., M.P.H., from the Univ…
Learn MoreBlack Patients With Overactive Bladder Less Likely to Receive β3-Adrenoceptor Agonists
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black individuals are significantly less likely than non-Hispanic White individuals to fill a prescription for a β3-adrenoceptor agonist for overactive bladder (OAB), according to a study published online May 2…
Learn MoreMini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Yields Higher Stone-Free Rate
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (mPCNL) is more likely to result in stone-free than flexible ureteroscopy for adults with renal stones of 1 to 2 cm in size, according to a study published in the June issue of…
Learn MoreStudy Weighs Timing of Platelet Transfusion With Central Venous Catheter Placement
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with severe thrombocytopenia, withholding of prophylactic platelet transfusion before ultrasound-guided placement of a central venous catheter (CVC) results in more CVC-related bleeding events than…
Learn MoreVery Low-Carb Diet Improves Risk Factors in Adults With Comorbidities
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adults with hypertension, prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, and overweight or obesity, a very low-carbohydrate (VLC) diet results in significantly greater improvements in risk factors over four months than t…
Learn MoreMultiple Concussions in Youth Tied to Variety of Greater Symptoms
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Young patients with a history of multiple concussions report greater cognitive, sleep, and neuropsychiatric symptoms than those with one prior head injury, according to a study published online May 9 in the Jou…
Learn MoreElon Musk’s Neuralink Says Brain-to-Computer Interface Has FDA Approval for Clinical Trial
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but Elon Musk’s company Neuralink announced Thursday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a human clinical trial of a device that may restore o…
Learn MoreAllowing Bedside Nurses to Order C. Difficile Testing Cuts Time to Results
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Allowing bedside nurses to independently order stool testing for Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) significantly decreases the amount of time to receive test results versus requiring physician approval, a…
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