Risk for Suicide Still Elevated for Individuals With Cancer
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Despite a decreasing trend, the risk for suicide is still elevated among individuals with cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in JAMA Network Open.Xin Hu, M.S.P.H., from Emory University Roll…
Learn MoreRate of Opioid Rx at Discharge From Emergency Department Declining
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2017-2018 to 2019-2020, there has been a decrease in opioid prescribing at discharge from the emergency department, according to a January data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
Learn MoreRate of Opioid Rx at Discharge From Emergency Department Declining
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2017-2018 to 2019-2020, there has been a decrease in opioid prescribing at discharge from the emergency department, according to a January data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and…
Learn MoreFunctional Burden Ameliorated With Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), together with access to disease-modifying therapies, improves functional burden, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in The Lancet Child & Adolesc…
Learn MoreFunctional Burden Ameliorated With Newborn Screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), together with access to disease-modifying therapies, improves functional burden, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in The Lancet Child & Adolesc…
Learn MoreAspirin Noninferior to Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin After Fracture
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with orthopedic trauma, thromboprophylaxis with aspirin is noninferior to low-molecular-weight heparin for preventing death, according to a study published in the Jan. 19 issue of the New England …
Learn MoreAspirin Noninferior to Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin After Fracture
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with orthopedic trauma, thromboprophylaxis with aspirin is noninferior to low-molecular-weight heparin for preventing death, according to a study published in the Jan. 19 issue of the New England …
Learn MoreInflammatory-Nutritional Score Helps Predict Survival in New Multiple Myeloma
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM), a nomogram based on the inflammatory-nutritional score (INS) may help to predict survival, according to a study published online Jan. 5 in the Journal…
Learn MoreInflammatory-Nutritional Score Helps Predict Survival in New Multiple Myeloma
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with newly diagnosed multiple myeloma (NDMM), a nomogram based on the inflammatory-nutritional score (INS) may help to predict survival, according to a study published online Jan. 5 in the Journal…
Learn MoreGender-Affirming Hormones Tied to Improved Psychosocial Functioning in Teens
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Use of gender-affirming hormones (GAH) improves appearance congruence and psychosocial functioning among transgender and nonbinary youth, according to a study published in the Jan. 19 issue of the New England …
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