TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), an initial strategy of surgical revascularization is better than endovascular therapy for those with a single segment of great saphenous vein that co...
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with treatment-resistant hypertension who receive baxdrostat versus placebo have dose-dependent reductions in systolic blood pressure at 12 weeks, according to a study published online Nov. 7 in the N...
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with type 2 diabetes, hypertriglyceridemia, and low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, the incidence of cardiovascular events is not lower with pemafibrate versus placebo, according to a...
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Just over one in 10 adults aged 50 to 64 say they are very likely to participate in a dementia drug prevention trial, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in the Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer’s D...
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- First-line intervention for hip or knee osteoarthritis (OA) may reduce pain whether delivered in-person or digitally, according to a study published online Nov. 3 in JAMA Network Open.Therese Jönsson, Ph.D., f...
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A novel hip brace is significantly effective in preventing the progression of hip displacement among children with nonambulatory cerebral palsy, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in JAMA Network Ope...
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Use of vaginal progesterone is not associated with a reduction in recurrent preterm birth, according to a study published online Oct. 31 in JAMA Network Open.David B. Nelson, M.D., from the University of Texas...
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There was a significant increase in adolescents and young adults seeking inpatient and outpatient care for eating disorders after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Nov....
The annual meeting of the American Society for Radiation Oncology was held from Oct. 23 to 26 in San Antonio and attracted approximately 11,000 participants from around the world, including physicians, oncology nurses, radiation therapists, biologist...
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Lipid-lowering drugs (LLDs) and antidiabetic drugs are associated with lower prevalence of any age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to a meta-analysis published online Nov. 7 in the British Journa...
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- More and more nervous patients are showing up stoned for dental appointments, often forcing dentists to postpone treatment until the patient sobers up, new survey data shows.As more states are legalizing marij...
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (American Heart Association News) -- Being physically active in middle age – before having a heart attack – may reduce the risk of having a second heart attack, according to new research.Scientists have long known that regular ph...
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug may help people with Parkinson's disease find relief from constant constipation -- a common and troublesome feature of the disease.In a trial involving 150 people with Parkinson's and chro...
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Mindfulness is a centuries-old practice that's become trendy in recent years -- and a new study now says it can help your heart health.Training in mindfulness can help people better manage their high blood pre...
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have used a transplant procedure to apparently cure diabetes in lab mice, without the need for immune-suppressing drugs afterward.The success is a first step in developing a safer way to use cell tr...
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) – Some patients with high blood pressure can’t get it under control with standard medications, but a new study shows an experimental drug is up to the task of treating these tough-to-treat cases.Why do some folks...
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Women who have both ovaries removed before menopause may have a heightened risk of developing Parkinson's disease years later, a new study suggests.Looking at decades of data on more than 5,000 women, research...
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- There's good news for aging adults: Prevalence of dementia declined in the United States from 2000 to 2016, a new study reveals. In people ages 65 and up, prevalence of dementia dropped by 3.7 percentage poin...
Ovary removal before menopause could raise a woman's risk for Parkinson's. In a study of 5,000 women, those who had both ovaries removed before age 43 were five times more likely to eventually be diagnosed with the disease. Read moreScientists use 'g...
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Patients with heart failure are often prescribed a diuretic or "water pill" to prevent fluid buildup. A new study has found that two often-prescribed medications work equally well at reducing deaths. "Given th...
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Telemedicine became widespread during the pandemic, and that may have shifted patient views about using technology as way to communicate with their doctors, a new study suggests.Certain groups, including Black...
TUESDAY, Nov. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Heat waves may be killing prisoners in Texas, according to an analysis that found far-higher-than-normal death rates in the state's non-air-conditioned prisons.“The majority of Texas prisons do not have univer...
MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- In African American patients, telmisartan is associated with a reduced risk for Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a study published online Nov. 4 in Alzheimer's & Dementia.Pengyue Zhang, Ph.D., from Indiana ...
MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Oral ENT-01, which inhibits the formation of α-synuclein aggregation, is safe and improves constipation among patients with Parkinson disease (PD) and constipation, according to a study published online Nov. 8 ...
MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Monkeypox infection is rare among children and adolescents, and infections are usually not severe, according to research published in the Nov. 4 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Mor...
MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to a second or third dose of COVID-19 vaccine is associated with an increased risk for relapse for adults with glomerular disease, according to a study published online Nov. 3 in the Journal of the Ame...
MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD) reduces lead-related complications, according to a study published online Nov. 8 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Jeff S. Healey, M.D., from the...
MONDAY, Nov. 7, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Children and adolescents with migraine have a higher risk for anxiety and depression symptoms and disorders compared with healthy controls, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Oc...