Black Patients With Overactive Bladder Less Likely to Receive β3-Adrenoceptor Agonists
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black individuals are significantly less likely than non-Hispanic White individuals to fill a prescription for a β3-adrenoceptor agonist for overactive bladder (OAB), according to a study published online May 2…
Learn MoreStudy Weighs Timing of Platelet Transfusion With Central Venous Catheter Placement
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with severe thrombocytopenia, withholding of prophylactic platelet transfusion before ultrasound-guided placement of a central venous catheter (CVC) results in more CVC-related bleeding events than…
Learn MoreVery Low-Carb Diet Improves Risk Factors in Adults With Comorbidities
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adults with hypertension, prediabetes or type 2 diabetes, and overweight or obesity, a very low-carbohydrate (VLC) diet results in significantly greater improvements in risk factors over four months than t…
Learn MoreMinimally Invasive Surgery May Be Good Option for People With Pancreatic Cancer
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Minimally invasive surgery works just as well as full-scale open surgery in removing early-stage pancreatic cancers, allowing patients a faster recovery with less infection risk, a new clinical trial has found….
Learn MoreAre ERs Safe? Patients, Nurses and Doctors Say No in New Survey
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Emergency departments aren’t perceived as safe for professionals or their patients, according to an international survey from the European Society of Emergency Medicine (EUSEM).More than 90% of emergency profes…
Learn More8 Key Factors Are Shortening the Lives of Black Americans
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black Americans face a greater risk of early death than white people do, and now a new study points to the reasons why.Known as the social determinants of health, these eight factors are critical for health and…
Learn MoreMenstrual Cycle Length Linked to Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes
THURSDAY, May 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Long and short menstrual cycle length is associated with increased risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and atrial fibrillation, according to a study published online May 24 in the Journal of the American H…
Learn MoreLos sobrevivientes a una sobredosis de opioides tienen un riesgo más alto de morir en el año posterior
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Sobrevivir a una visita a la sala de emergencias por una sobredosis de opioides aumenta de forma dramática las probabilidades de un paciente de morir en el año posterior, informaron el martes las autor…
Learn MoreMás estadounidenses mayores utilizan ‘portales del paciente’ en línea para acceder a la atención
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los estadounidenses mayores son cada vez más propensos a entrar en “portales del paciente” para acceder a información sobre su atención de la salud, pero los niveles de confianza varían. Alrededor de u…
Learn MoreLa mayoría de los estadounidenses no saben para qué sirve la línea de crisis de suicidio 988: encuesta
MIÉRCOLES, 24 de mayo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Apenas un 13 por ciento de los adultos estadounidenses comprenden el propósito de la Línea 988 de Prevención del Suicidio y Crisis, casi un año después de su lanzamiento, que fue muy publicitado, muest…
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