Smartphone-Based Scleral Imaging Can ID Jaundice in Decompensated Cirrhosis
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Smartphone-based assessment of jaundice in patients with decompensated cirrhosis is feasible and accurate, mirroring levels of bilirubin and its correlations with clinical parameters, according to a study p…
Learn MoreU.S. Birth Rates Continue to Fall
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Continuing a decades-long trend, the percentage of American women who’ve ever had a child declined again in the latest figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.”A lower percentage of w…
Learn MoreJust 4% of Men Who Apply as Sperm Donors Are Accepted
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sperm donation is apparently a grueling and exacting process through which not many men emerge.Fewer than four out of every 100 men who apply to be sperm donors actually wind up providing a sample that’s used…
Learn MoreLayered Approach Recommended for Patients With Diabetes, CKD
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A layered approach to care is recommended for patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to an updated clinical practice guideline published online Jan. 10 in the Annals of Internal Medi…
Learn MoreUna nueva esperanza contra una enfermedad ‘incurable’ del hígado que acaba con la vida de niños
VIERNES, 6 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los pacientes con una enfermedad del hígado genética e incurable tienen una nueva esperanza, después de que un estudio con animales mostró que un solo fármaco podría revertir sus efectos.El síndrome de A…
Learn MoreDelay in Time to Antibiotics Permissible for Inpatient Neutropenic Fever
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with hematologic malignancy who develop inpatient neutropenic fever, delays in time to antibiotics do not significantly affect overall survival at 180 days, according to a study published in the Ja…
Learn MoreThere May Be a Better Way to Allocate Precious Donor Lungs for Transplant
MONDAY, Jan. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new way of allocating donor lungs that eliminates geographical restrictions could save more lives, new research suggests.In early 2023, the current U.S. system, which looks for compatible candidates within a …
Learn MoreNew Hope Against ‘Incurable’ Liver Disease That Kills Children
FRIDAY, Jan. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with an incurable, genetic liver disease have new hope after an animal study showed that a single drug could reverse its effects.Alagille syndrome is caused by a mutation that prevents the formation an…
Learn MorePatient-Centered Texting Platform Beneficial for Interstitial Cystitis
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A patient-centered text message-based platform can enhance self-efficacy of symptom management for patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), according to a study published online Dec…
Learn MoreNomogram Predicts Upper Urinary Tract Damage in Pediatric Neurogenic Bladder
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For children with neurogenic bladder (NB), a nomogram including five factors can predict the risk for upper urinary tract damage, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in Frontiers of Pediatrics.Qi Li,…
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