America’s Emergency Medicine Physicians Alarmed by Rising Violence From Patients
FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The stories grabbed headlines during the pandemic: violent episodes in U.S. emergency departments where patients attacked doctors.Now, a new poll shows just how widespread the problem has become: Two-thirds o…
Learn MoreUn mundo más caliente podría empeorar la insuficiencia cardiaca
JUEVES, 22 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — El cambio climático podría acarrear problemas para las personas con insuficiencia cardiaca, sugiere un estudio reciente.Cuando las temperaturas se dispararon en Francia en 2019, la ola de calor pare…
Learn MoreLa CPSC advierte que unos detectores de monóxido de carbono para el hogar quizá no den la alarma
JUEVES, 22 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los consumidores deben dejar de usar de inmediato los detectores de monóxido de carbono (CO) con pantalla digital de HECOPRO, porque quizá no adviertan sobre la presencia del peligroso gas, advirtió…
Learn MoreUn dulce estudio: unos osos bien alimentados ofrecen pistas sobre la diabetes en humanos
JUEVES, 22 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cada año, los osos que hibernan son capaces de darse festines, aumentar una cantidad inmensa de peso, y entonces no hacer nada durante meses, todo esto sin sufrir diabetes como consecuencia para la …
Learn MoreBariatric Surgery Tied to Lasting, Clinically Important Improvements in Pain
FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Bariatric surgery is commonly associated with long-term clinically important improvements (CII) in pain and physical function among severely obese patients, according to a study published online Sept. 14 in …
Learn MoreOutcomes May Be Better for Warfarin Users Who Stop Aspirin Use
FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Cutting aspirin use among patients treated with concomitant warfarin and lacking a clear indication for using both is associated with improved clinical outcomes, according to a study published online Sept. 19…
Learn MoreEarly Mortality High for Aortic Dissection Patients Not Planned for Surgery
FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The overall mortality rate for type A acute aortic dissection (TAAAD) is about 6 percent at 48 hours, according to a study published online Aug. 24 in JAMA Cardiology.Kevin M. Harris, M.D., from Minneapolis …
Learn MoreKnee Trouble? Losing Weight May Help Slow Arthritis
FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Losing excess weight may not only help prevent knee arthritis, but also slow its progression in people who already have the condition, a recent study suggests.Researchers found that among over 9,000 middle-ag…
Learn MoreMultidose Antibiotic Prophylaxis No Better for Breast Implant Surgery
FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Multiple-dose antibiotic prophylaxis is not superior to a single-dose regimen in preventing surgical site infection (SSI) after implant-based breast reconstruction, according to a study published online Sept….
Learn MoreMI Outcomes May Be Worse in Patients With Rheumatic IMID
FRIDAY, Sept. 23, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The risks for mortality, heart failure, and recurrent myocardial infarction (MI) and the need for coronary reintervention are increased for patients with MI and rheumatic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases…
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