Spleen Volume Linked to Outcome After HSCT for Leukemia Patients
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), higher spleen volume at the time of hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) is associated with inferior overall survival and an increased incidence of nonre…
Learn MoreExcess Alzheimer, Related Dementia-Linked Mortality Increased During COVID-19
WEDNESDAY, July 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In COVID-19 pandemic year 1, there was a large increase in mortality with Alzheimer disease and related dementias (ADRD) as an underlying or contributing cause of death, which was largely mitigated in year …
Learn MoreHome Discharge Down, Mortality Increased After ICU Stay for Dementia Patients
MONDAY, July 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Older adults with Alzheimer disease and related dementia (ADRD) have lower home discharge rates and increased mortality after intensive care unit (ICU) admission, according to a study published in the July 1 i…
Learn MoreLiving in Highly Segregated Neighborhood Tied to Lower Life Expectancy
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Residing in a highly segregated neighborhood is associated with significantly lower life expectancy, according to a research letter published online July 14 in JAMA Health Forum.Sadiya S. Khan, M.D., from the …
Learn MoreUnas tasas de mortalidad materna más altas en las mujeres negras se vinculan con racismo y sexismo: ONU
JUEVES, 13 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Es más probable que las mujeres negras mueran durante o poco después del parto, debido a un racismo y un sexismo sistémicos en el sistema médico, no a la genética ni al estilo de vida, según la Organizac…
Learn MoreReview IDs Certain Higher Mortality Risks for Patients With Fibromyalgia
FRIDAY, July 14, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Patients with fibromyalgia have an increased risk for mortality, particularly from infections and suicide; however, they appear to have a lower risk for death due to cancer, according to a review published onl…
Learn MoreHigher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, U.N. Says
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black women are more likely to die during or soon after childbirth due to systemic racism and sexism in the medical system, not genetics or lifestyle, according to the United Nations.A U.N. agency, the Unite…
Learn MoreEl melanoma es una enfermedad incluso más letal para los hombres negros
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Los hombres negros tienen más probabilidades de morir de melanoma, muestra una nueva investigación, y un motivo podría ser los lugares inusuales donde es probable que el letal cáncer de piel aparezca …
Learn MoreVinculan la fibromialgia con un mayor riesgo de muerte por muchas causas
MIÉRCOLES, 12 de julio de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Durante años, a las personas con fibromialgia, un trastorno común de dolor, les decían que sus síntomas eran imaginarios, pero ahora la enfermedad se toma mucho más en serio, por buenos motivos. Es má…
Learn MoreHigher Maternal Death Rates Among Black Women Tied to Racism, Sexism, UN Says
THURSDAY, July 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Black women are more likely to die during or soon after childbirth due to systemic racism and sexism in the medical system, not genetics or lifestyle, according to the United Nations.A U.N. agency, the Unite…
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