MRI-Based AI Can Distinguish Aplastic Anemia From MDS
MONDAY, April 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based machine learning method can distinguish aplastic anemia (AA) from myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), according to a study published online March 6 in Clinical Radiology….
Learn MoreTKA Complications Increased for Sickle Cell Disease Patients
FRIDAY, April 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA) have longer length of stay, incur greater health care costs, and have an increased risk for complications during the perioperat…
Learn MoreKnee Replacement More Challenging in People With Sickle Cell
WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While joint reconstruction surgeries are fairly common, they may be anything but routine for people with sickle cell disease.Patients with the blood disorder who undergo total knee replacement are at a hig…
Learn MoreHigh Refractive Error Risk Increased for Offspring Exposed to HDP
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Offspring prenatally exposed to maternal hypertensive disorder of pregnancy (HDP) have an increased risk for high refractive error (RE) in childhood, according to a study published online April 18 in JAMA Ne…
Learn MoreSome Bear Facts That Could Help Prevent Human Strokes
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Long periods of immobility can put people at risk of dangerous blood clots — yet hibernating bears lie around for months without any problem. Now scientists think they’ve figured out why.The researchers hope …
Learn MoreDonor Sex Does Not Affect Survival in Red-Cell Transfusion
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Donor sex has no impact on recipient mortality in red-cell transfusion, according to a study published in the April 13 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Michaël Chassé, M.D., Ph.D., from the Cent…
Learn MoreBlood Donors’ Gender Doesn’t Affect Outcomes for Recipients
THURSDAY, April 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Whether the gender of a blood donor could affect the recipient’s survival was an unanswered question in medicine. Until now.“Some observational studies had suggested female donor blood might be linked with …
Learn MoreInterferon Alfa-2b Effective for Low-Grade Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For low-grade lymphomatoid granulomatosis, interferon alfa-2b is efficacious, according to a study published online March 31 in The Lancet Haematology.Christopher Melani, M.D., from the National Institutes…
Learn MoreBalloon Pulmonary Angioplasty Becoming Safer Over Time
MONDAY, April 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Balloon pulmonary angioplasty (BPA) is becoming safer over time, with a reduction seen in complications from 2013-2017 to 2018-2022, according to a review published online March 22 in JACC: Cardiovascular Int…
Learn MoreSpinal Cord Injury Can Lead to Dangerously Low Blood Pressure, But New Implant Might Fix That
MONDAY, April 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Dangerously low blood pressure is considered an “invisible” consequence of paralysis, adding to the woes of as many as 9 out of 10 people with spinal cord injuries.Now, a new implant has been developed that t…
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