Dispensing Meds in Emergency Department Likely to Improve Adherence
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For pediatric patients, dispensation of medication in the emergency department is likely to improve medication adherence, according to a technical report published online May 30 in Pediatrics.In the report, S…
Learn MoreMyosteatosis Linked to Increase in Mortality in Asymptomatic Adults
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Myosteatosis is associated with increased mortality risk among asymptomatic adults, according to a study published online May 16 in Radiology.Maxime Nachit, M.D., Ph.D., from the UCLouvain in Brussels, and co…
Learn MoreSleeve Gastrectomy + Hiatal Hernia Repair or Fundoplication Reduces GERD
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients undergoing bariatric surgery with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and/or hiatal hernia, sleeve gastrectomy (SG) with concomitant hiatal hernia repair (HHR) and SG with fundoplication (FP) …
Learn MoreHealthy Lifestyle Does Not Entirely Offset Risks for Obesity
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adherence to a healthy lifestyle is associated with a lower risk for a wide range of obesity-related diseases, but this association was modest in adults with obesity, according to a study published online May…
Learn MoreASCO: Minimally Invasive Noninferior to Open Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with resectable pancreatic cancer, minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy (MIDP) is noninferior to open distal pancreatectomy (ODP), according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the …
Learn MoreMost Injection Drug Users Are Not Seeking Out Fentanyl: Study
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans who inject illicit drugs are unknowingly getting fentanyl mixed in with their heroin, which can increase their risk for overdose and perhaps their tolerance for the drug.About 80% of injection …
Learn MoreStress-Management Interventions May Aid Health Care Workers
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Stress-management interventions may help individual health care workers over the short term, according to research published online May 12 in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.Sietske J. Tamminga, …
Learn MoreAPA: Ketamine Noninferior to ECT for Treatment-Resistant Depression
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with treatment-resistant major depression without psychosis, ketamine is noninferior to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), according to a study published online May 24 in the New England Journal o…
Learn MoreFDA Issues Warning About Compounded Versions of Wegovy, Ozempic
WEDNESDAY, May 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients taking semaglutide for type 2 diabetes or weight loss should be careful about where they are getting the medication, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned Tuesday. Shortages of the drug, comm…
Learn MoreUna clave para que los adolescentes duerman bien: cero redes sociales a la hora de acostarse
MARTES, 30 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los adolescentes necesitan dormir, y un nuevo estudio destaca una forma de ayudarlos a lograrlo: dejar los teléfonos celulares y las pantallas fuera del dormitorio.”Dormir lo suficiente es esencial para l…
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