Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis Less Accurate in Minorities
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) variant panels have lower detection rates when used for newborn screening (NBS) in racial and ethnic-minority groups, according to a study published …
Learn MoreTrajectories of CKD Symptoms May Predict Later Health Outcomes
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Distinct trajectories of chronic kidney disease (CKD) may predict subsequent health outcomes, according to a study published online Oct. 28 in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.Moustap…
Learn MoreSequencing of ADT, RT Examined in Localized Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When short-term androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) is indicated in combination with prostate-only radiotherapy (PORT) for localized prostate cancer, concurrent/adjuvant ADT may result in better outcomes, accor…
Learn MoreAir Pollution Adversely Linked to Body Composition in Women
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to air pollution is adversely associated with body composition in women, according to a study published online Sept. 9 in Diabetes Care.Xin Wang, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the University of Michigan School …
Learn MoreCancer Death Rates Continuing to Decline for Adults, Children
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cancer death rates are continuing to decline overall, although incidence is stable in men and increasing among women, according to a report published online Oct. 27 in Cancer.Kathleen A. Cronin, Ph.D., M.P.H.,…
Learn MorePatients Favor Single-Port Robotic System for Uro-Oncology Surgery
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing urologic oncology procedures, use of the da Vinci single-port (SP) robotic system is perceived favorably by patients compared with a multiport platform, according to a study published i…
Learn MoreAmerican College of Chest Physicians, Oct. 16-19
The annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians was held this year from Oct. 16 to 19 in Nashville, Tennessee, and attracted participants from around the world, including specialists and health care professionals focused on pulmonary, …
Learn MoreViral Shedding Common After First-Episode Genital HSV-1 Infection
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Genital viral shedding is frequent after first-episode genital herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection, particularly among those with primary infection, according to a study published online Oct. 22 in t…
Learn MoreASTRO: Medical Physicist-Patient Consult May Ease Stress of RT
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A patient-facing role for medical physicists may improve the experience of patients receiving radiation therapy as part of oncology care, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American So…
Learn MoreTreated or Untreated, COVID Symptoms Can Ease and Then Return, Study Finds
MONDAY, Oct. 31, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly everyone has heard of Paxlovid rebound, where COVID-19 symptoms return after taking the antiviral and then feeling better. It even happened to President Joe Biden. But new research shows it also happens…
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