Vedolizumab Aids Remission in Chronic Pouchitis After Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with chronic pouchitis after undergoing restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) for ulcerative colitis, treatment with vedolizumab is more effective than placebo for …
Learn MoreThorough Medication History in ED Cuts Med Discrepancy Rates
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — System- and patient-level interventions, including taking a best possible medication history (BPMH) in the emergency department, can reduce medication discrepancy rates, according to a study published online …
Learn MoreADHD Med Prescriptions Spiked Early in Pandemic
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Prescriptions for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications spiked during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new government report shows.The trend may reflect both greater awareness among adults of AD…
Learn MoreInitiating Salvage RT When PSA >0.25 ng/mL Linked to All-Cause Mortality
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For men with one high-risk factor, initiating post-radical prostatectomy salvage radiation therapy (sRT) when prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels are greater than 0.25 ng/mL is associated with an increased…
Learn MoreSuspicious Mammogram? Out-of-Pocket Costs Keep Some Women From Follow-Up
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Breast cancer screening may be free for women with health insurance, but high costs may still keep some from getting needed follow-up tests, a new study finds.The study, of more than 230,000 U.S. women who un…
Learn MoreFDA Approves Drug for Cats With Allergic Skin Disease
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Cats constantly licking and chewing because of a skin condition called feline allergic dermatitis may benefit from a new generic treatment approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The FDA approved M…
Learn MoreTelehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Helped Curb Fatal ODs During Pandemic
FRIDAY, March 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Telehealth appointments — meetings with a doctor through a phone or video call — are valuable tools in the fight against opioid use disorder in the United States, researchers say.The use of telehealth during …
Learn MoreEmergency Visits for Firearm Injuries Higher During Pandemic
THURSDAY, March 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Emergency department visits for firearm injuries were higher during 2020, 2021, and 2022 than 2019, according to research published in the March 31 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevent…
Learn MoreUnited States Exceeds Western Europe for Excess Deaths
THURSDAY, March 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The United States had a marked increase in the standardized number of excess deaths compared with peer West European countries between 2000 and 2017, according to a study published online March 29 in PLOS O…
Learn MoreReport Reveals Big Rise in U.S. Carbon Monoxide Deaths
THURSDAY, March 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reveals deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning are increasing in the United States.
The report looked at carbon monoxide deaths from 2009 …