Earlier Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Lower Life Expectancy
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Every decade of earlier diagnosis of type 2 diabetes is associated with a lower life expectancy, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology.Stephen Kaptoge, Ph.D., …
Learn MoreAmazon to Test Drones to Deliver Prescriptions Directly to Patient Homes
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Amazon announced Wednesday that it has started to test drone deliveries of prescription medications, delivering drugs to consumers’ doorsteps within an hour.”We’re taught from the first days of medical schoo…
Learn MoreLa obesidad aumenta las probabilidades de recurrencia en las sobrevivientes de cáncer de mama
JUEVES, 19 de Octubre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Muchas sobrevivientes de cáncer de mama toman un medicamento hormonal después del tratamiento del cáncer para prevenir una recurrencia, pero una nueva investigación sugiere que estos medicamentos puede…
Learn MoreDisparities Seen in Prehospital Pain Care of Traumatic Injuries
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Non-White patients have a lower likelihood of having pain scores reported and of receiving analgesia during prehospital care for traumatic injuries, according to a study published online Oct. 17 in JAMA Netw…
Learn More2008 to 2020 Saw Increase in Survival for Advanced Prostate Cancer
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — During a time period with improvements in treatment of advanced prostate cancer, there was a simultaneous clinically meaningful increase in mean survival for men with de novo metastatic castration-sensitive …
Learn MoreIDSA: Piperacillin-Tazobactam, Cefepime Comparable for Suspected Infection
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For hospitalized patients with suspected infection for whom a clinician initiated an order for antipseudomonal antibiotics within 12 hours of presentation to the hospital, the incidence of acute kidney injur…
Learn MoreAmazon to Test Drones to Deliver Prescriptions to Your Door
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Soon, you may be able to step out on your front porch and wait for your prescription medication to drop from the sky. On Wednesday, Amazon Pharmacy announced that it is starting to test speedy prescription d…
Learn MoreExtra Antibiotic With Hip, Knee Replacement Won’t Prevent Infections: Study
THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Millions of people undergo joint replacement surgery every year. To prevent infection, doctors often give them a second antibiotic — but new research suggests this can backfire.Adding a second antibiotic at…
Learn MoreEnzalutamide + Leuprolide Top for Mets-Free Survival in Prostate Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with prostate cancer with high-risk biochemical recurrence, enzalutamide plus leuprolide is best for metastasis-free survival, according to a study published in the Oct. 19 issue of the New Eng…
Learn MoreAdding Vancomycin to Cefazolin Prophylaxis Does Not Prevent Surgical Site Infections
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The addition of vancomycin to cefazolin prophylaxis is not superior to placebo for prevention of surgical site infections in patients undergoing arthroplasty, according to a study published in the Oct. 19 i…
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