Did the Decline in PSA Testing Lead to More Cases of Advanced Prostate Cancer?
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A large new study of U.S. veterans suggests that when prostate cancer screening rates go down, the number of men diagnosed with advanced cancer then rises.Researchers found that across 128 U.S. veterans health…
Learn MoreNeoadjuvant Combo Immunotherapy Studied in Resectable Melanoma
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with resectable clinical stage III or oligometastatic stage IV melanoma, neoadjuvant relatlimab and nivolumab combination immunotherapy results in a 57 percent pathologic complete response rate, a…
Learn MoreHaloperidol Not Beneficial for ICU Patients With Delirium
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Treatment with haloperidol does not yield a greater number of days alive and out of the hospital at 90 days than placebo among patients with delirium admitted to the intensive care unit, according to a study p…
Learn MoreVaping Might Trigger Irregular Heartbeat, Animal Studies Show
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In another strike against electronic cigarettes, a new mouse study has found that they can cause an irregular heartbeat, also called a cardiac arrhythmia. Researchers from the University of Louisville’s Christ…
Learn MoreNo Sign That Anesthesia in Pregnancy Affects Child’s Later Development
FRIDAY, Oct. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Moms who have had emergency surgery during pregnancy can rest assured that exposure to anesthesia is not linked to developmental issues in their children, a new study reveals.While surgery and anesthesia are t…
Learn MoreHigher Work Hours Linked to Depressive Symptoms for Interns
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For interns, higher work hours are associated with increased depressive symptoms, according to a letter to the editor published in the Oct. 20 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.Yu Fang, from the U…
Learn MoreDisparities ID’d in Dispensing of Oral Antivirals for COVID-19
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Disparities are seen in the dispensing of oral antiviral drugs for treatment of COVID-19 based on social vulnerability zip codes, according to research published in the Oct. 28 issue of the U.S. Centers for…
Learn MoreMany Parents Have Unused Prescription Meds at Home
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Parents commonly keep medicines long after they are expired or no longer needed in their home, according to the results of a survey released by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s …
Learn MoreTime-Restricted Eating Has No Impact on Sex Steroids in Women
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Sex steroid levels remain largely unchanged with short-term time-restricted eating (TRE) among women, according to a study published online Oct. 6 in Obesity.Faiza Kalam, Ph.D., from Northwestern University …
Learn MoreBlack Americans Less Likely to Receive Lifesaving CPR: Study
THURSDAY, Oct. 27, 2022 (HealthDay News) — When someone collapses in front of witnesses, the chances of receiving potentially lifesaving CPR may partly depend on the color of their skin, a new study suggests.Researchers found that when Black and Hisp…
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