MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are undermedicated with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), according to a study published in the April issue of ACR Open Rheumatology.Jiha Lee, M.D., f...
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Machine learning (ML) models can help predict outcome following abdominal wall reconstruction (AWR), according to a study published online April 7 in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.Abbas M. H...
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Less than half of U.S.-based trials report on race/ethnicity, and the median combined enrollment of minority race/ethnicity groups is below census estimates, according to a study published online April 10 in ...
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), mavacamten improves symptoms and reduces the need for septal reduction therapy (SRT), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of t...
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic device (CIED) infections, only about 20 percent undergo hardware removal as recommended by treatment guidelines, according to a study presented at the a...
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Clinical presentation, treatment, and outcomes of cardiovascular manifestations of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in children are detailed in a scientific statement fro...
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Among older adults with gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies, Black patients are more likely to be frail and to have limitations in function, according to a study published online April 11 in Cancer.Grant R. Wi...
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- About one-fifth of sexually active high school students report sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing in the previous year, according to a study published online April 11 in Pediatrics.Nicole Liddon, Ph...
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Age and higher ferritin levels are associated with more severe multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), resulting in intensive care unit (ICU) admission, according to a study published online Ap...
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- An immune system-based therapy that's proven effective against blood cancers also might prove useful in battling solid tumor cancers, early clinical trial data show.A small group of patients with testicular a...
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Catching COVID-19 appears to increase an older person's risk of developing a case of shingles.Researchers found that people 50 and older who had a COVID infection were 15% more likely to develop shingles, com...
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Too few sexually active teens are getting tested for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), according to a new report by U.S. health officials.In all, just 20% of sexually active high school students said they...
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MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Rising numbers of coronavirus infections in the United States are not surprising and not yet a cause for alarm, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious doctor, said Sunday.There are an average of 31,00...
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A new artificial intelligence approach can predict if and when heart patients might die of sudden cardiac arrest far more accurately than a doctor can, and could improve survival rates, according to its devel...
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Older children and teens are the most vulnerable to severe cases of a rare inflammatory disorder that can occur in youngsters who've had COVID-19, a new study finds. It included 232 children aged 18 and youn...
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Older Black American cancer patients have higher rates of frailty and disability than their white peers, which may help explain why Black patients also have higher cancer death rates, new research suggests.Th...
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Some patients with serious illnesses get cosmetic surgery to look healthier and be more comfortable in social situations or at work, a small study finds.Researchers interviewed 12 patients who had cosmetic su...
MONDAY, April 11, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Sitting tai chi provides stroke survivors with recovery benefits similar to those achieved with standard rehabilitation, a new study finds.Tai chi involves a series of slow movements of the hands, arms, neck,...
SUNDAY, April 10, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- When the world gets you down, go for a walk and make your heart happy.Physical activity is one of the best ways to manage stress and boost your mood, while reducing your risk for heart disease and stroke, acc...
SATURDAY, April 9, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- If you're thinking about getting a device to help you sleep better, an expert offers some advice.Sleep-tracking devices range from those that record how much you sleep to those that monitor your sleep stages...
Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of April 4 to 8, 2022. This roundup includes the latest research news from journal studies and other trusted sour...
FRIDAY, April 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Cereal fiber intake is associated with lower levels of various inflammatory markers and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published online March 31 in JAMA Network Open.Rupak S...
FRIDAY, April 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Supply chain problems are causing significant shortages of baby formula in the United States, and some retailers are now limiting how much people can buy at one time.About three-quarters of U.S. babies receive...
FRIDAY, April 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Two-thirds of U.S. community water systems have detectable levels of uranium, and the highest levels are in Hispanic communities, according to a study published in the April issue of The Lancet Planetary Healt...
FRIDAY, April 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- A rule requiring U.S. federal government employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 has been reinstated by a federal appeals court.The mandate was introduced in September, but enforcement was halted in Januar...
FRIDAY, April 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Medicare announced Thursday that it will limit its coverage of the pricey new drug Aduhelm to patients with Alzheimer disease enrolled in clinical trials of the drug.Approved amid controversy last year by the ...
JUEVES, 7 de abril de 2022 (HealthDay News) -- Los cánceres de mama que ocurren antes de los 40 años tienden a ser más agresivos. Pero las mujeres jóvenes que se someten a cirugías que "conservan los senos" tienen las mismas probabilidades de sobreviv...