Quantcast
Channel: Physician's Weekly
Browsing all 3217 articles
Browse latest View live

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Work-Related Stress Linked to Lower Odds of Average, Optimal Heart Health

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Work-related stress is associated with lower odds of having average and optimal cardiovascular health (CVH), according to a study published online Nov. 6 in...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Weight Loss Durable for Years After Bariatric Surgery in Teens

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For teens undergoing bariatric surgery, weight loss and remission of coexisting conditions are durable after 10 years, according to a research letter...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Risk Factors Found for Neurogenic Bladder After Rectal Cancer Surgery

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Lower abdominal visceral fat area (VFA), older age, and prolonged surgery are independent risk factors for developing postoperative neurogenic bladder (PONB)...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Low Zinc Levels Seen With Liver Cirrhosis, Hepatic Encephalopathy

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Serum zinc is often deficient in patients with liver cirrhosis and hepatic encephalopathy (HE), according to a study published online in the September issue...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicators Negatively Impacted by Pandemic

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Rates for five nursing-sensitive quality indicators (NSIs) increased during the COVID-19 pandemic and have subsequently declined, according to a study...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Tricuspid Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair Explored in Severe Tricuspid...

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For patients with symptomatic and severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR), tricuspid transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (T-TEER) yields significant improvements in...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Machine Learning Can Predict Intradialytic Hypotension During Hemodialysis

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Clinical data and machine learning can help to predict intradialytic hypotension (IDH) for patients undergoing hemodialysis, according to a study published...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

AI Aids Risk Prediction Classification for Prostate Cancer

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Artificial intelligence (AI)-based risk classification improves prognostication with localized prostate cancer, according to a study published online Oct. 24...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

American Society of Nephrology, Oct. 23-27

The annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology (Kidney Week) was held this year from Oct. 23 to 27 in San Diego, attracting attendees from around the world, including nephrology specialists,...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Florida Fails to Pass Amendment Legalizing Recreational Weed

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — A ballot measure to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in the state of Florida failed on Tuesday. While 55.9% of Florida voters backed the proposed...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Abortion Rights Measures Pass in 7 States, Fail in 3

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In election results that showed protecting women’s reproductive freedoms matter to a majority of Americans, abortion rights measures passed in seven states...

View Article

Client Title

video-js.video-js.vjs-fluid:not(.vjs-audio-only-mode) { padding-top: 56.25%; } Test post for PW Site Sponsored Content Template Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Morbi id eros...

View Article

Case Management in Primary Care to Improve Health Equity for Complex Needs

The following is a summary of “Opportunities of integrated care to improve equity for adults with complex needs: a qualitative study of case management in primary care,” published in the November 2024...

View Article


Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab Improves OS in Advanced Melanoma

The following is a summary of “Pooled Long-Term Outcomes With Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab or Nivolumab Alone in Patients With Advanced Melanoma,” published in the November 2024 issue of Oncology by Long...

View Article

Considering Baseline Functional Status to Improve Prognostication in NSCLC

Baseline functional scores strongly improve overall survival and functional resilience prognostication in NSCLC compared with ECOG performance status. Baseline functional scores, assessed using the...

View Article


Why Aren’t Your Patients Taking Their Meds?

 All kinds of different reasons exist for why patients aren’t taking their medications. Learning patients’ reasons can help physicians address the problem. As doctors, we try to decide the best...

View Article

LGBTQ Underrepresentation In Value-Based Care

The success of inclusive value-based care is essential to improving population health disparities and health outcomes for the LGBTQ community. The growth of value-based care has not yet eliminated many...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Postpartum Exercise Cuts Odds of Postpartum Depression

THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Odds of postpartum depression are reduced by 45 percent in individuals who engaged in postpartum exercise, according to a review published online Nov. 5 in the...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Travel Time to Tanning Facilities Negatively Linked to Melanoma Incidence

THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There is a negative association between travel time to tanning facilities and county-level melanoma incidence rates, according to a study published online Nov....

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

2008 to 2020 Saw More Radiologists Involved in Teaching

THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 (HealthDay News) — From 2008 to 2020, there was an increase in the percentage of U.S. radiologists involved in resident teaching, but teaching radiologists’ total workload...

View Article
Browsing all 3217 articles
Browse latest View live