Intra-Op Liposomal Bupivacaine Beneficial After Spinal Fusion in Scoliosis
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion (PSF), intraoperative liposomal bupivacaine (LB) infiltration is associated with lower total opioid consumption and shorter …
Learn MoreFDA Panel Recommends Approval of First Nasal Spray to Combat Severe Allergy Attacks
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Outside advisors for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted Thursday to recommend approval of Neffy, the first epinephrine nasal spray for severe allergic reactions.Although most of the Pulmonary-Allergy D…
Learn MoreHomozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia Has Variable Presentation
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH) is a severe disorder with a variable clinical presentation, which appears to be systematically underdiagnosed and undertreated, according to a study published onl…
Learn MoreLess Slow-Wave Sleep, Severe OSA Linked to White Matter Abnormalities
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who spend less time in slow-wave sleep have a higher burden of white matter abnormalities, according to a study published online May 10 in Neurology.Diego Z. Carv…
Learn MoreAddition of GLP1-RA Tied to Lower MACE, Heart Failure Risk in Those With Diabetes
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with diabetes without preexisting cardiovascular disease, the addition of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RA) is associated with a lower risk for major adverse cardiac events (MA…
Learn MoreNasal Colonization With Staph Bacteria Linked to Acute Radiation Dermatitis
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nasal colonization with Staphylococcus aureus (SA) before radiation therapy (RT) is associated with acute radiation dermatitis (ARD) severity, and bacterial decolonization (BD) is effective for ARD prophylaxis,…
Learn MoreAI Algorithms Trained on Fundus Photographs Infer Self-Reported Race
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms trained on fundus photographs infer the self-reported race (SRR) of infants, regardless of whether the images contain color, according to a study published online May 4 i…
Learn MoreThe Most Common Asthma Symptoms You Should Know
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Asthma can be a tough disease to control, but to control it you first need to know if you have it.A chronic condition, there are telltale symptoms that crop up when an asthma attack strikes and knowing what tho…
Learn MoreAHA News: Health Care Exec’s Heart Stops at the Airport
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — With her suitcase in tow, Kathy Wilson-Gold dropped off her 6-year-old twins, Michael and Megan, at school on a sunny Monday in October, then drove to the airport for a business trip to New Jer…
Learn MoreAHA News: High Blood Pressure, Pregnancy Complications May Greatly Raise Moms’ Future Heart Risks
FRIDAY, May 12, 2023 (American Heart Association News) — Women who have high blood pressure before they become pregnant may be twice as likely as those who don’t to develop cardiovascular disease within a decade of giving birth, new research finds.An…
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