El delirio postoperatorio podría ser señal de un deterioro mental más rápido
MARTES, 21 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los adultos mayores con frecuencia desarrollan delirio después de una cirugía, y una nueva investigación encuentra que se asocia con una ritmo más rápido de deterioro mental.El estudio resalta la importa…
Learn MoreUna escasez de un fármaco hace que muchos con un cáncer de próstata avanzado no reciban tratamiento
MARTES, 21 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una escasez actual de un medicamento para los hombres con un cáncer de próstata avanzado está haciendo que algunos pacientes no reciban un tratamiento con el potencial de alargar sus vidas durante meses….
Learn MoreLos pacientes desean acceso a los resultados de las pruebas médicas, sean buenas o malas noticias
MARTES, 21 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cuando se esperan los resultados de las pruebas médicas, los días pueden parecer interminables.En una nueva encuesta, los pacientes afirmaron de forma abrumadora que les gustaría tener sus resultados de …
Learn MoreSlight Increase in Breast Cancer Risk Seen With Progestogen-Only Contraceptives
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Progestogen-only contraceptive use is associated with a slight increase in breast cancer risk, according to a study published online March 21 in PLOS Medicine.Danielle Fitzpatrick, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., from t…
Learn MoreBirth Control Pills Tied to Slight Rise in Breast Cancer Risk, Regardless of Formulation
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Taking progestogen-only birth control pills comes with a slightly increased risk of breast cancer — about the same degree of risk associated with taking pills that contain both progestogen and estrogen, n…
Learn MoreScientists Pinpoint Brain Area Needed for Vision-Guided Walking
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study hones in on what part of your brain controls walking.Researchers discovered that two main regions of the cortex were activated as people moved in various ways through an environment. But the oc…
Learn MoreExercise Does Help People With Parkinson’s Disease, Review Finds
WEDNESDAY, March 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Exercise can help improve movement-related symptoms for people who have Parkinson’s disease, a new review finds.And any type of structured exercise is better than none, researchers added. The findings were…
Learn MoreSmoking Independently Tied to Higher Risk for Psoriasis
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Smoking is tied to an increased risk for psoriasis, but may not be a cause of psoriasis, according to a study published online Feb. 22 in Frontiers in Immunology.Charlotte Näslund-Koch, from Copenhagen Unive…
Learn MoreMedication Shortage Means Many With Advanced Prostate Cancer Are Missing Treatments
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An ongoing shortage of a drug for men with advanced prostate cancer is causing some patients to miss months of potentially life-extending treatment. The drug’s maker, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp., has said…
Learn MoreUrothelial Cancer Prediction Model Has High Sensitivity, Specificity
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A urothelial cancer (UC) prediction model, which considers 10 genes with the highest performance from the UroAmp urinary comprehensive genomic profiling (uCGP) test, has high sensitivity and specificity, acc…
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