Twelfth Version of Living Guideline Issued for Drugs for COVID-19
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In the living guideline developed by the World Health Organization and published in The BMJ, recommendations on drug options for the treatment of COVID-19 have been updated.Arnav Agarwa, M.D., from McMaster U…
Learn MoreTwelfth Version of Living Guideline Issued for Drugs for COVID-19
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In the living guideline developed by the World Health Organization and published in The BMJ, recommendations on drug options for the treatment of COVID-19 have been updated.Arnav Agarwa, M.D., from McMaster U…
Learn MoreBedaquiline-Pretomanid-Linezolid Regimens Compared for XDR TB
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis, the overall risk-benefit ratio seems to favor patients receiving the bedaquiline-pretomanid-linezolid regimen with linezolid at a dose of 600 m…
Learn MoreWeight-Loss Surgery Has Long-Term Benefits for Pain, Mobility
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Bariatric surgery aims to help severely obese patients shed significant weight, and now new research shows that many can also look forward to lasting pain relief and mobility.Though many patients regain some …
Learn MoreExperts Say New Street Drug Is ‘as Deadly as Fentanyl’
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nitazenes: You’ve probably never heard of these highly toxic drugs, and neither have many Americans who abuse opioid street drugs.That lack of awareness could prove deadly, experts warn, because nitazenes are…
Learn MoreTear in Heart’s Aorta Often Deadly, Though Survival Improving
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A torn aorta can often be deadly, but a new study has found that survival has improved significantly over the past several decades.But it can still be five times more deadly if not repaired surgically, the re…
Learn MoreHormonal Breast Cancer Therapy May Work Differently, Depending on Patient’s Race
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For women with breast cancer, their race may help predict the success of hormone therapy given before surgery. In a new study, researchers found that Black women treated with hormone therapy before cancer su…
Learn MoreKids With Bell’s Palsy Typically Recover Without Treatment
FRIDAY, Sept. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — While adults typically need steroid medication to treat Bell’s palsy, most children can recover without treatment, a new study finds. Bell’s palsy temporarily causes weakness and paralysis in facial muscles, …
Learn MoreEl embarazo socava la imagen corporal de la mitad de las mujeres
MIÉRCOLES, 14 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Muchas mujeres se sienten descontentas con el aspecto de su cuerpo durante y después del embarazo, y se trata de un problema que puede desencadenar una depresión posparto y trastornos de la alime…
Learn MoreAumentan los casos de cáncer en personas de menos de 50 años en todo el mundo
MIÉRCOLES, 14 de septiembre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Los casos de cáncer entre los adultos más jóvenes son un creciente problema global, y es probable que se relacionen con factores como una mala dieta, la obesidad y la inactividad, encuentra una n…
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