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Anxiety/Depression Linked to HRQoL Losses in Seropositive RA
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Patients with seropositive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with moderate and extreme anxiety/depression have mean health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) losses,...
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More Than One-Third Have ED Visit Within 90 Days Before Cancer Diagnosis
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — More than one-third of patients have emergency department use within 90 days before a confirmed cancer diagnosis, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in...
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Certain Pesticides Tied to Increased Prostate Cancer Incidence, Mortality
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Some pesticides are associated with increased prostate cancer incidence and mortality, according to a study published online Nov. 4 in Cancer. Simon John...
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Nitrofurantoin, Cranberry Products May Cut UTI Episodes in Children
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For children with a history of recurrent urinary tract infection (RUTI), nitrofurantoin and cranberry products may reduce the incidence of symptomatic UTI...
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Risk for Meniere Disease Increased With Upper Respiratory Infections
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Individuals with a history of upper respiratory infections (URI) have an increased risk for developing Meniere disease (MD), according to a study published...
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Orbital Atherectomy No Better Than Balloon Angioplasty
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For patients with severely calcified coronary lesions, routine treatment with orbital atherectomy prior to drug-eluting stent implantation does not yield greater...
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Transcatheter Valve Replacement Best for Severe Tricuspid Regurgitation
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Transcatheter tricuspid-valve replacement is superior to medical therapy alone for patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation, according to a study published...
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New Set of Risk Factors Can Boost Detection of Suspicious Skin Lesions
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A new set of skin cancer risk factors can improve detection of suspicious skin lesions, according to a study published online Sept. 6 in Scientific Reports....
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Patient-Reported Lumbar Symptom Information Beneficial for Radiologists
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Patient-reported symptom information allows radiologists to achieve near-perfect diagnostic agreement with clinical experts for interpretation of lumbar spine...
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Multiple Penicillin Courses Linked to Modestly Lower Risk for Parkinson Disease
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Adults who have received multiple penicillin courses have a modestly lower risk for Parkinson disease (PD), according to a study published in the October issue...
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Early Exposure to Nitrogen Dioxide, PM2.5 Linked to Peanut Allergy
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Early-life exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter with diameter of 2.5 µm or less (PM2.5) is associated with peanut allergy prevalence and...
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In a National First, an Idaho Health Department Is Refusing to Give COVID...
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In what may be a first for the United States, a regional public health department in Idaho will no longer provide COVID-19 vaccines, following a close vote by...
View ArticlePrEP Use Increased From 2013 to 2023
PrEP use increased between 2013 and 2023, according to a research letter published in JAMA. Laura M. Mann, PhD, MPH, and colleagues used the IQVIA Real-World Longitudinal Prescription Data database to...
View ArticleDiagnostic Testing Rates Lower for Black Patients
Black patients are less likely than White patients with a non-specific diagnosis of interest to receive related diagnostic testing in the ED, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open....
View ArticleMany Patients With Sepsis Die Within 2 Years of Admission
Half of all patients with sepsis admitted to an ED died within 2 years, but the predictive ability of a model was poor, according to a study presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress. A...
View ArticleScreening for Iron Deficiency in First Trimester
Screening pregnant women during their first trimester with a target ferritin concentration greater than 60 μg/L may identify those at risk for iron deficiency later in pregnancy, according to a study...
View ArticleComparing Surgical Strategies for Endometriosis
A cohort study published in the Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics compared 30-day postoperative complications in patients undergoing minimally invasive total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) versus...
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One in Six Emergency Departments Have High Pediatric Readiness
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Raising all U.S. emergency departments to high levels of pediatric readiness would prevent more than one-quarter of deaths among children receiving emergency...
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Most Adults Lack Knowledge About Pancreatic Cancer
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Most people continue to believe that pancreatic cancer affects only the elderly and that there is nothing they can do to reduce their risk, according to the...
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Light Physical Activity Linked to Improved Vascular Parameters in RA
TUESDAY, Nov. 5, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Sedentary behavior (SB) is negatively associated and light physical activity (PA) is positively associated with vascular parameters among postmenopausal women...
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