Artificial Intelligence-Aided Colonoscopy Does Not Increase Cancer Detection
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adenoma and polyp detection rates (ADR/PDR) are lower with use of artificial intelligence-aided colonoscopy (AIAC), according to a study published in the November issue of The American Journal of Gastroenter…
Learn MoreShorter Regimen of Radiotherapy Safe for Soft Tissue Sarcoma
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For adults with nonmetastatic soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities or superficial trunk, a moderately hypofractionated, shorter regimen of radiotherapy is safe, according to a study published online Nov. …
Learn MoreSeroprevalence to SARS-CoV-2 Has Increased Over Time
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Seroprevalence to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) increased sharply in 2021, according to research published online Nov. 10 in PLOS Medicine.Isabel Bergeri, from the World Health…
Learn MoreU.S. Home Births Reach Highest Level in Three Decades
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — More pregnant women in the United States are choosing to deliver their babies at home rather than in hospitals, a trend that may have been influenced by the pandemic. A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and P…
Learn MoreAHA News: Some Reduced-Carb Diets May Decrease Diabetes Risk, But Others May Raise It
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — When it comes to reduced-carb diets, it may be quality, not quantity, that matters most.New research finds that animal-based, low-carbohydrate eating was associated with a higher Type 2 diab…
Learn MoreAHA News: ‘I Need to Walk Again’: Stroke Survivor Keeps Promise to Her Husband, Who Died On 9/11
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (American Heart Association News) — From her hospital bed, Beth Murphy demanded that a television be brought into her room. She needed to see the face of her husband.Kevin Murphy died on 9/11 as he worked at the World Trade Ce…
Learn MoreCould Wireless Earbuds Help Boost Poor Hearing?
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Over-the-counter hearing aids now offer older Americans a more affordable option to deal with mild to moderate hearing loss.But some hard-of-hearing seniors already tote around a device that might help just …
Learn MoreDangerous Parasite That Can Infect People Now Found in U.S. Foxes
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A rare parasitic disease that has long been documented in Europe seems to have taken root in the United States.Researchers in Vermont are reporting on two human cases of the disease, called alveolar echinoco…
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