Por primera vez, California condena a un traficante de fentanilo por asesinato
MARTES, 11 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un traficante de fentanilo fue declarado culpable de asesinato en segundo grado en lo que las autoridades creen que es la primera condena de la historia por asesinato por traficar con la peligrosa droga….
Learn MoreUna herramienta de IA ‘analiza’ los tumores durante una cirugía, para ayudar a orientar las decisiones
MARTES, 11 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unos científicos han desarrollado una herramienta de inteligencia artificial (IA) capaz de descifrar el código genético de un tumor cerebral en tiempo real, durante una cirugía, un avance que podría acel…
Learn MoreReguladores europeos investigan el riesgo de ideación suicida con unos populares fármacos para perder peso
MARTES, 11 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — La Agencia Europea de Medicamentos (European Medicines Agency, EMA) está investigando preocupaciones de que Ozempic y Saxenda, unos populares medicamentos para perder preso, pudieran estar vinculados con…
Learn MoreFibromyalgia Tied to Higher Risk of Death From Many Causes
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For years, people with the widespread pain disorder fibromyalgia were told their symptoms were all in their heads, but now the illness is being taken much more seriously with good reason.Folks with fibromya…
Learn MoreTreatment Effect of Tofacitinib, Adalimumab Compared in RA
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), there is a modest reduction in the mean Disease Activity Score in 28 joints using C-reactive protein (DAS28-CRP) at three months for patients receiving tofacitinib…
Learn MoreCoexisting Conditions Impact Survival in Oral Cancer
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma, excluding the effects of coexisting conditions can lead to underestimation or overestimation of survival, according to a study published online July 10 in JAM…
Learn MoreProlonged Time to Postop Radiation Linked to Worse Survival in Oral Cavity Cancer
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with oral cavity cancer, prolonged surgery to initiation of postoperative radiation therapy (S-PORT) is associated with worse overall survival, according to a study published online July 9 in J…
Learn More1999 to 2020 Saw Rise in Poisoning, Firearm, and Injury Deaths
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 1999 to 2020, death rates due to poisonings, firearms, and all other injuries increased substantially in the United States, according to a study published online July 3 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Wayne …
Learn MoreDeterminants of Overall Survival in Metastatic Uveal Melanoma Identified
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Factors associated with improved survival in metastatic uveal melanoma include female sex and use of anti‐cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen (CTLA)‐4 and anti‐programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) t…
Learn MoreAs the Popularity of Pickleball Soars, So Do Related Injuries, Poll Finds
WEDNESDAY, July 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pickleball is a hot trend and it’s getting folks exercising who haven’t been so active in a long time.It’s also racking up injuries — both overuse type and acute traumas — often in those aged 50 and up.A ne…
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