Las tasas de diabetes siguen en aumento entre los estadounidenses jóvenes
JUEVES, 9 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una preocupante nueva investigación encuentra que las tasas de diabetes tipo 1 y tipo 2 siguen en aumento entre los niños y los adultos jóvenes.Los niños asiáticos o de las Islas del Pacífico, los negros …
Learn MoreRetiran más de 3 millones de juguetes de ‘Calico Critters’ después de que 2 niños murieron asfixiados
JUEVES, 9 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unas figuras y sets de animales de Calico Critters que se vendían con accesorios para biberones y chupetes se están retirando, debido a un peligro de asfixia.Epoch Everlasting Play ha retirado más de 3.2 …
Learn MoreFor Seniors on Antidepressants, Adding a Drug May Work Better Than Switching
FRIDAY, March 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Many older adults with depression don’t respond to their first antidepressant, so doctors will switch them to another one to see if that does the trick.Now, new research suggests that the best strategy for t…
Learn MoreShorter Primary Care Visit Length Linked to Inappropriate Prescribing
FRIDAY, March 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with primary care visits, shorter visit length is associated with potentially inappropriate prescribing decisions, according to a study published online March 10 in JAMA Health Forum.Hannah T. Ne…
Learn MoreFDA Expands Indication for Use of Abemaciclib With Early, High-Risk Breast Cancer
FRIDAY, March 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Abemaciclib (Verzenio) with endocrine therapy (tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor) is now approved for the adjuvant treatment of adult patients with hormone receptor-positive, human epidermal growth factor r…
Learn More1999 to 2018 Saw Increase in Number of Metabolically Healthy Adults With Obesity
FRIDAY, March 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The prevalence of metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) among U.S. adults increased significantly in the past two decades, according to a study published online March 9 in JAMA Network Open.Jiang-Shui Wang, M.B…
Learn MoreNeoadjuvant, Adjuvant Pembrolizumab Beneficial in Resectable Melanoma
FRIDAY, March 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with resectable stage III or IV melanoma, event-free survival is longer for those receiving neoadjuvant and adjuvant pembrolizumab compared with those receiving only adjuvant pembrolizumab, accor…
Learn MoreHydrochlorothiazide Does Not Affect Recurrence of Kidney Stones
FRIDAY, March 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Hydrochlorothiazide does not reduce the risk for recurrence among patients with recurrent kidney stones, according to a study published in the March 2 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Nasser A. Dh…
Learn MoreACC: 1999 to 2020 Saw National Decrease in Heart Attack-Related Deaths
FRIDAY, March 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There has been a significant decline in the overall rate of acute myocardial infarction (AMI)-related deaths during the past 20 years across races and ethnic groups, according to a study presented at the annu…
Learn MoreNew York City Rats Can Carry COVID Virus
FRIDAY, March 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Rats can become infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a new study that found many rodents in New York City’s sewer system and elsewhere had been exposed.Rats collected in the study tested…
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