Genetic Study Suggests Causal Link for Vitamin D Deficiency, Mortality
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There seems to be a causal relationship between vitamin D deficiency and mortality in U.K. Biobank data, according to a study published online Oct. 25 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Joshua P. Sutherland, f…
Learn MoreGuía para el alivio del dolor tras una cirugía de reemplazo de rodilla o cadera
VIERNES, 21 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Ponerse una rodilla o una cadera nueva puede cambiarle la vida, pero primero hay que pasar por la recuperación postquirúrgica.Los expertos señalan que una combinación de los medicamentos correctos y a…
Learn MoreUn nuevo plan de Biden ayudaría a las mujeres embarazadas a luchar contra la adicción a los opioides
VIERNES, 21 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Las mujeres embarazadas que son adictas a los opioides tienen tanto un motivo convincente para cambiar como más dificultades para obtener medicamentos para luchar contra su trastorno de uso de sustanc…
Learn MoreLas cirugías son peligrosas para los adultos mayores. ¿Quién tiene el riesgo más alto?
VIERNES, 21 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una cirugía puede ser una idea aterradora a cualquier edad. Ahora, unos investigadores afirman que han detectado dos factores claves que aumentan las probabilidades de que los adultos mayores tengan m…
Learn MoreNivolumab Promising for Treatment of Advanced Cutaneous SCC
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For advanced cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (aCSCC), first-line treatment with nivolumab shows robust antitumor activity and good tolerability, according to a study published online Oct. 24 in Cancer.Rodrig…
Learn MoreEffectiveness of Antipsychotics Dips for Women After Age 45 Years
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Antipsychotic effectiveness declines in women after the age of 45 years, according to a study published online Oct. 5 in Schizophrenia Bulletin.Iris E. Sommer, M.D., Ph.D., from the University Medical Center G…
Learn MoreTopical Cream May Restore Skin Pigmentation in People With Vitiligo
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For the millions of people who live with vitiligo, a disease that robs the skin of its natural color, a newly approved cream called ruxolitinib (Opzelura) is quickly becoming a game changer.The U.S. Food and D…
Learn MoreRisk for All-Cause Mortality No Higher With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The risk for cardiovascular diseases and infections may be higher in some subgroups of Crohn disease (CD) patients, according to a study published online Oct. 14 in the Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis.Benoit Fo…
Learn MoreSmoking Tied to Earlier Death in Dialysis Patients
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Current and former smokers face worse outcomes while undergoing dialysis, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in Nephrology.Sibel G. Bek, M.D., from Kocaeli University Hospital in Turkey, and colleag…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Death Rate Increased With Age, Was Higher for Men
MONDAY, Oct. 24, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 mortality increased with age, reaching 1,645 per 100,000 population for U.S. adults aged 85 years and older in 2020, according to an October data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Contr…
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