Cirujanos realizan trasplante de corazón de cerdo genéticamente modificado en un segundo paciente
MARTES, 26 de septiembre de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Un segundo paciente humano ha recibido un corazón de cerdo genéticamente modificado mientras lucha contra los estragos de una enfermedad cardíaca en etapa terminal.El hombre de 58 años, Lawrence Fauc…
Learn MoreaHSCT Beneficial for Most Patients With Relapsing-Remitting MS
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (aHSCT) for treatment of relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) yields freedom from disease activity for most patients, according to a study publishe…
Learn MoreHumans Outperform AI in Interpreting Chest X-Rays
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — AI tools may help boost radiologists’ confidence in their diagnoses, but they can’t be relied on to identify common lung diseases on chest X-rays, a new study says.Researchers pitted 72 radiologists against …
Learn MoreBuying Marijuana Online Easy for Minors, Study Finds
TUESDAY, Sept. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) – The lax enforcement of age limits by many online marijuana dispensaries makes it easier for minors to buy weed, claims new research that looked at online weed sales in 32 states.“It is imperative to require s…
Learn MoreFamily History Influences Penetrance of Hereditary Cancers
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with a pathogenic variant in the major genes responsible for hereditary breast cancer or Lynch syndrome, having a first-degree family history is associated with increased cancer risk, accordin…
Learn MoreNovel Model Aids Prediction of Survival in Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), a new model facilitates prediction of lifelong overall and heart failure hospitalization-free survival and treatment benefit, accordi…
Learn MoreCombo Immunotherapy With Durvalumab Effective for NSCLC
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), combination immunotherapy with the anti-programmed death-ligand 1 monoclonal antibody durvalumab and other novel agents outperforms durvalumab …
Learn MoreMachine Algorithm IDs Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms That Get Missed
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Unruptured cerebral aneurysms (UCAs) of sizes that warrant attention and possibly treatment that are missed in routine care can be identified by a machine learning algorithm, according to a study published on…
Learn MoreSurgeons Perform Transplant of Gene-Tweaked Pig Heart Into Second Patient
MONDAY, Sept. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A second human patient has received a genetically altered pig heart as he battles the ravages of end-stage heart disease.The 58-year-old man, Lawrence Faucette, received the pig organ at the University of Mar…
Learn MoreHigh Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index Tied to Higher Mortality With Peritoneal Dialysis
FRIDAY, Sept. 22, 2023 (HealthDay News) — An elevated systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) is independently associated with increased risks for all-cause and cardiovascular-specific mortality in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis, according …
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