Fatal Heart Infections Linked to Opioid Abuse Have Tripled Among Young Americans
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. opioid epidemic has been heartbreaking — literally.Young adults’ risk of dying from a devastating infection of the heart has doubled to tripled in the United States during the past two decades, a ne…
Learn MoreTargeting Key Cells in Spinal Cord Got Paralyzed Patients Walking Again
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In an advance in treating spinal cord injuries, researchers have pinpointed nerve cells that are key to allowing people with paralysis to walk again.The findings come, in part, from nine patients involved in…
Learn MoreVoters in 4 States Move to Safeguard Abortion Rights
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. voters spoke up for abortion rights Tuesday through ballot measures in four states in what was seen as a win for abortion rights supporters.In Michigan, California and Vermont, voters approved measures …
Learn MoreU.S. Deaths From Infective Endocarditis Increasing in the Young
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The risk for death from infective endocarditis (IE) increased twofold among young U.S. residents aged 15 to 44 years during 1999 to 2020, according to a research letter published online Nov. 9 in the Journal…
Learn MoreU.S. Deaths From Infective Endocarditis Increasing in the Young
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The risk for death from infective endocarditis (IE) increased twofold among young U.S. residents aged 15 to 44 years during 1999 to 2020, according to a research letter published online Nov. 9 in the Journal…
Learn MoreAHA: Other Defibrillation Strategies Studied for Refractory V-Fib
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with refractory ventricular fibrillation during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, use of double sequential external defibrillation (DSED) or vector-change (VC) defibrillation results in better sur…
Learn MoreAHA: Other Defibrillation Strategies Studied for Refractory V-Fib
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with refractory ventricular fibrillation during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, use of double sequential external defibrillation (DSED) or vector-change (VC) defibrillation results in better sur…
Learn MoreOptions Explored for MM That Relapses After BCMA CAR T Therapy
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients with multiple myeloma that relapses after B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-directed chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR T) therapy can potentially be treated with multiple lines of salvage therapy…
Learn MoreASN: Empagliflozin Cuts Risk for Progression in CKD
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with chronic kidney disease at risk for progression, the risk for progression of kidney disease or death from cardiovascular causes is reduced with empagliflozin treatment, according to a study …
Learn MoreUnexplained Outpatient Electrolyte Abnormality May Signal Eating Disorder
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly one in five individuals diagnosed with an eating disorder had a preceding outpatient electrolyte abnormality, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in JAMA Network Open.Gregory L. Hundemer, M.D…
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