Adverse Outcomes Up With Medical Consult Before Elective Surgery
MONDAY, March 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Preoperative medical consultation prior to elective surgery is associated with an increase in adverse postoperative outcomes, according to a study published online March 27 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Weiwei Be…
Learn MorePerder al cónyuge podría ser más letal para los hombres
VIERNES, 24 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Aunque perder al cónyuge puede acortarle la vida a cualquier persona, una nueva investigación danesa sugiere que los hombres que enviudan son mucho más vulnerables que las viudas.Tras seis años de monit…
Learn MoreExcess Mortality Seen for People With Epilepsy
FRIDAY, March 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People with epilepsy (PWE) have excess mortality, even those without comorbidities and receiving monotherapy, according to a study published online March 22 in Neurology.Hye-Jin Moon, M.D., Ph.D., from Soonch…
Learn MoreMortality Reduced With Adherence to Low-Carb Diet in Type 2 Diabetes
FRIDAY, March 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For individuals with incident type 2 diabetes (T2D), a greater adherence to low-carbohydrate diet (LCD) patterns is associated with lower mortality, according to a study published online Feb. 14 in Diabetes C…
Learn MoreLosing a Spouse May Be More Lethal for Men
FRIDAY, March 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — While losing a spouse can shorten anyone’s life, new Danish research suggests widowers may be far more vulnerable than widows.After six years spent tracking health outcomes among nearly 925,000 Danish seniors…
Learn MoreMore Testing of Staff Linked to Drop in COVID-19 Cases, Deaths at SNFs
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Reductions in COVID-19 cases and deaths were seen among residents of skilled nursing facilities in association with greater surveillance testing of staff members, according to a study published in the March…
Learn MoreDrug Overdose Deaths Increased in 2020, Except for Heroin
THURSDAY, March 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. drug overdose deaths from all drug categories except heroin increased significantly in 2020, as did racial disparities in U.S. drug overdose fatalities, according to a study published March 22 in PLOS …
Learn MoreRisk for Premature Adult Death Up With Childhood Lower Respiratory Infection
TUESDAY, March 21, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in early childhood are associated with an increased risk for dying from respiratory disease by age 73 years, according to a study published online March 7 in The La…
Learn MoreSe reducen las muertes durante el embarazo en EE. UU. tras el pico de la pandemia
JUEVES, 16 de marzo de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Después de que las muertes durante el embarazo se dispararan en 2021 en EE. UU., están en vías de reducirse hasta los niveles anteriores a la pandemia en 2022, muestra un nuevo informe del gobierno.Aunqu…
Learn More2020 to 2021 Saw Increase in Maternal Mortality Rates
THURSDAY, March 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 2020 to 2021, there was an increase in the maternal mortality rate, which was seen across racial and ethnic groups and across ages, according to a report published in the March Health E-Stats, a publi…
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