Study Looks at Clonal Hematopoiesis in Pediatric Cancer Survivors
FRIDAY, Feb. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Clonal hematopoiesis (CH) occurs more often in pediatric cancer survivors than community controls, according to a study published online Feb. 8 in Cancer Discovery.Kohei Hagiwara, Ph.D., from St. Jude Children…
Learn MoreOutcomes for R-CHOP Worse in Morning for Female Patients With Lymphoma
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Female patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) have worse outcomes when receiving rituximab plus cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, and prednisone (R-CHOP) in the morning, according to a st…
Learn MoreUnas llamadas telefónicas podrían mejorar la supervivencia de los pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca
JUEVES, 2 de febrero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Una llamada telefónica de un enfermero podría ser la mano amiga necesaria para ayudar a mejorar la supervivencia de los pacientes con insuficiencia cardiaca.Una nueva investigación del Instituto Cardiac…
Learn MoreHow Phone Calls Could Boost Survival for Heart Failure Patients
THURSDAY, Feb. 2, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A phone call from a nurse may be the lifeline needed to help improve survival for heart failure patients. New research from the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles finds that check-in calls m…
Learn MoreBody Mass Index Tied to Multiple Myeloma Survival
FRIDAY, Jan. 20, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Underweight and severe obesity are associated with decreased survival in patients with multiple myeloma (MM), according to a study published online Jan. 12 in the Blood Cancer Journal.Urvi A. Shah, M.D., from …
Learn MoreRSNA: 20-Year Survival Shows Lung Cancer Screening Effective
THURSDAY, Dec. 8, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is a high cure rate for screen-detected lung cancers, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, held from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1 in Chicago.Claudia He…
Learn MoreDynamically Updating Models Can Improve Prediction of COVID-19 Survival
MONDAY, Dec. 5, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Dynamically updating models can improve prediction of 28-day survival in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, according to a study published online Nov. 10 in Nature Communications.Todd J. Levy, from the Feinstein I…
Learn MoreType of Medicare Could Influence Cancer Patients’ Outcomes
MONDAY, Nov. 28, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Your chances of surviving cancer could depend on the type of Medicare plan you have, a new study reports.Americans enrolled in a privatized, cost-saving Medicare Advantage plan are more likely to die within a …
Learn MoreLas cirugías son peligrosas para los adultos mayores. ¿Quién tiene el riesgo más alto?
VIERNES, 21 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — Una cirugía puede ser una idea aterradora a cualquier edad. Ahora, unos investigadores afirman que han detectado dos factores claves que aumentan las probabilidades de que los adultos mayores tengan m…
Learn MoreSu habitación en el hospital podría afectar los resultados tras una cirugía
JUEVES, 20 de octubre de 2022 (HealthDay News) — En bienes raíces, la ubicación lo es todo, y un nuevo estudio plantea que el lugar donde su habitación está ubicada en el hospital podría salvar su vida tras una cirugía.Los pacientes son más propensos…
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