Sickle Cell Disease Highly Contributes to All-Cause Mortality
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Globally, sickle cell disease provides a high contribution to all-cause mortality, especially among children younger than 5 years, according to a study published online June 15 in The Lancet Haematology.Azal…
Learn MoreVerificar la presión arterial en casa salva vidas y ahorra dinero
MARTES, 18 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los pacientes podrían encontrar unos beneficios que salvan vidas cuando usan esfingomanómetros para medir su presión arterial en casa. Ahora, una nueva investigación encuentra que la monitorización de la…
Learn MoreConcerning CT Findings Increase Health Care Utilization With Low-Risk Pulmonary Embolism
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Concerning computed tomography (CT) findings among patients with low-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) are associated with increased hospitalization and resource utilization without short-term adverse clinical out…
Learn MoreHome BP Monitoring Can Cut Burden of CVD, Health Care Costs
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Home blood pressure monitoring can reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease and reduce health care costs, according to a study recently published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.Yan Li, Ph.D…
Learn MoreChecking Blood Pressure at Home Saves Lives, Money
TUESDAY, July 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients could find lifesaving benefits in using a home blood pressure cuff.New research finds that home blood pressure monitoring saves lives and cuts costs. It also reduces health care disparities in racial…
Learn MoreTicagrelor-Acetylsalicylic Acid More Beneficial for Obese With Minor Stroke, TIA
MONDAY, July 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with minor stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) who carry the CYP2C19 loss-of-function allele, those with obesity receive more clinical benefit from ticagrelor-acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) than…
Learn MoreAnticoagulants Do Not Reduce Arterial Thrombotic Event Risk in Cancer
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For ambulatory patients on systemic anticancer therapy, anticoagulants do not reduce the risk of arterial thrombotic events (ATEs) and are associated with increased bleeding risk, according to a review publishe…
Learn MoreLoneliness Can Really Break a Heart in People With Diabetes
THURSDAY, July 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Loneliness might be a true heartbreaker for people with diabetes — raising their odds of a heart attack even more than unhealthy lifestyle habits do.That’s according to a new study of over 18,000 adults with …
Learn MoreLa FDA aprueba la primera terapia genética para la hemofilia A grave
VIERNES, 30 de junio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — El jueves, la Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) de EE. UU. aprobó una costosa terapia genética de una sola dosis para los pacientes con una hemofilia A grave, que es un trastorno heredita…
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