Knee Replacement More Challenging in People With Sickle Cell
WEDNESDAY, April 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While joint reconstruction surgeries are fairly common, they may be anything but routine for people with sickle cell disease.Patients with the blood disorder who undergo total knee replacement are at a hig…
Learn MoreStimulant Misuse Rates Higher in Schools With More Students With Prescriptions
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Risk for nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NUPS) is higher for schools with a greater proportion of the student body that uses stimulant therapy for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), …
Learn MoreUna ‘biopsia líquida’ de la sangre podría detectar el cáncer en etapa temprana
LUNES, 17 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una prueba de sangre experimental podría ser capaz de detectar docenas de distintos tipos de cáncer con un alto grado de precisión, incluso algunos que son particularmente difíciles de detectar, sugiere u…
Learn MoreCon frecuencia, los pediatras son la única fuente de atención de los niños con problemas de salud mental
LUNES, 17 de abril de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Muchos niños y adolescentes de EE. UU. afrontan la depresión y la ansiedad, y, cada vez más, los pediatras intervienen como proveedores de atención de la salud mental. Ahora, un nuevo estudio sugiere que …
Learn MoreUSPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Screening Asymptomatic Patients for Skin Cancer
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes that the current evidence is insufficient for assessing the balance of benefits and harms of screening asymptomatic adults and adolescents for skin …
Learn MoreOral Fluvoxamine Plus Budesonide Cuts Severe Disease in COVID-19
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For high-risk outpatients with COVID-19, treatment with oral fluvoxamine plus budesonide reduces the incidence of severe disease needing advanced care, according to a study published online April 18 in the A…
Learn MoreStudy Offers Best Evidence Yet That Intervening Early Helps Curb Autism
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A leading doctors’ group recommends that toddlers get screening for autism at 18 months old. That may not be a moment too soon — and earlier may be even better, researchers say.A new randomized clinical tria…
Learn MoreOakland’s Soda Tax Cut Local Sales by 27%
TUESDAY, April 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Could taxing soda cut down on the consumption of sugary drinks?That’s exactly what happened when a local “soda tax” was launched in Oakland, Calif., according to researchers from the University of California…
Learn MoreTrends in U.S. Suicide Rates Described for 2001 to 2021
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Age-adjusted suicide rates in the United States increased from 2001 to 2018, then decreased to 2020, and increased in 2021, according to an April data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control a…
Learn MoreSupreme Court Issues Temporary Stay to Keep Abortion Pill Fully Available
FRIDAY, April 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Supreme Court issued a temporary stay on Friday to pause parts of a recent federal ruling that limits the availability of the abortion pill mifepristone.The temporary stay, which expires at midnight on We…
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