Quality Improvement Initiatives Can Cut Environmental Impact of OR
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Quality improvement initiatives can be implemented to reduce costs and the environmental impact of the operating room, according to a review published in the Nov. 30 issue of the Journal of the American Col…
Learn MoreDrop in Mortality Seen With AChEI, Memantine in Dementia With Lewy Bodies
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), treatment with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs) and/or memantine is associated with reduced hospital admissions and mortality, according to a study…
Learn MoreSABCS: Most Young Women With Breast Cancer Report Impact on Sexual Health
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Most women diagnosed with breast cancer before age 45 years report an impact to their sexual health, according to the results of a survey presented at the annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, held fr…
Learn More4 Genes May Raise Risk for Suicide
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have pinpointed four genes that seem to play a part in how vulnerable you are to suicidal thoughts or behaviors.”It’s important to note that these genes do not predestine anyone to problems, but …
Learn MoreSABCS: Interrupting Endocrine Therapy Does Not Pose Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For young women with early-stage hormone receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer (BC) desiring pregnancy, temporary interruption of endocrine therapy does not confer a greater short-term risk for recurrence th…
Learn MoreAHA News: Es el sabor de la temporada, pero ten cuidado con los clichés sobre la menta
MIÉRCOLES, 14 de diciembre de 2022 (American Heart Association News) — La menta, como Santa Claus, parece estar dondequiera que miras durante las fiestas decembrinas. Pero también como Santa, en lo que se refiere a evaluar lo que se alega acerca de e…
Learn MoreLong COVID Has Helped Kill More Than 3,500 Americans
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Long COVID is a collection of symptoms — brain fog, chronic fatigue, shortness of breath, stomach pain — that can torment people for months and even years on end.Worse, long COVID can also be is a killer….
Learn MoreMove to Electric Cars Will Save Lives Plus Billions in Health Care Costs
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As the United States moves towards a world in which electric vehicles (EVs) have fully replaced fossil fuel-driven engines, can Americans look forward to reliably cleaner air and better health? Absolutely, …
Learn MoreNew Drug Might Be Advance Against Eczema
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An experimental drug may one day be a cure for eczema, a new trial suggests.The drug, rocatinlimab, is a monoclonal antibody that researchers found prevented the recurrence of the symptoms of the skin condi…
Learn More‘All of Us’: Big U.S. Genetics Study Is Already Helping Participants
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 14, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More than 155,000 people who have taken part in a massive genetic study orchestrated by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) have already gotten something in return — personalized DNA results that …
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