Toxicity Reduced With MRI-Guided Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with prostate cancer, magnetic resonance‐guided daily adaptive stereotactic body radiotherapy (MRg-A-SBRT) is associated with reduced toxicity compared with computed tomography‐guided nonadaptive …
Learn MoreInitiating Patient-Controlled Epidural in OR Beneficial for Pain Control
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Initiating patient-controlled epidural anesthesia (PCEA) infusion in the operating room (OR) may improve pain control, according to a study presented at the annual American Society of Anesthesiologists Anesthe…
Learn MoreUse of Manometer Can Reduce Endotracheal Tube Cuff Overinflation
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Provider education on use of endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff overinflation can reduce overinflation and related complications, according to a study presented at the annual American Society of Anesthesiologists An…
Learn MoreResearchers Identify Genes That Influence What You Eat
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — You’ve likely heard that “you are what you eat,” but a new study suggests what you eat also has something to do with who you are — genetically speaking.Researchers have identified nearly 500 genes that appear …
Learn MoreFewer Than Half of Parents Use a Patient Portal for Their Child
FRIDAY, July 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Only 43 percent of parents say they have a patient portal to communicate with their child’s health care provider, according to the results of a survey released by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Po…
Learn MoreUn hombre europeo podría ser la sexta persona que se ‘cura’ del VIH
JUEVES, 20 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Es raro que una persona con VIH entre en remisión y se considere “curada”, pero un hombre europeo podría ser la sexta persona que lo logra. El hombre, que recibió un diagnóstico inicial de VIH en 1990, h…
Learn MoreEuropean Man May Be Sixth Person to Be ‘Cured’ of HIV
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — It is rare for someone with HIV to go into remission and be considered “cured,” but a European man may be the sixth to do so.First diagnosed with HIV in 1990, the man had been taking antiretroviral drugs sin…
Learn MoreEn unos estudios, el razonamiento clínico de una IA se acercó al de residentes y estudiantes de medicina
MIÉRCOLES, 19 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — ChatGPT podría tener algunas de las habilidades de razonamiento que los médicos necesitan para diagnosticar y tratar los problemas de la salud, sugieren dos estudios, aunque nadie predice que los chat…
Learn More¿Podrían sus genes protegerlo de los síntomas de una infección con la COVID?
MIÉRCOLES, 19 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — En el mundo de las infecciones con la COVID-19, la mayoría de los pacientes desarrollan síntomas, mientras que alrededor de una quinta parte misteriosamente no desarrollan tos, dolor de garganta ni ot…
Learn MoreHearing Intervention May Have Effect on Cognitive Change
THURSDAY, July 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A hearing intervention did not reduce three-year cognitive decline in a total cohort composed of two populations, but the intervention protected against cognitive decline in a population of older adults at g…
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