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 ArticleWeight 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 ArticleRisk 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 ArticleLow 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 ArticleNursing-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 ArticleTricuspid 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 ArticleMachine 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 ArticleAI 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 ArticleAmerican 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 ArticleFlorida 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 ArticleAbortion 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...
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View ArticleCase 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 ArticleNivolumab 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 ArticleConsidering 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 ArticleWhy 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 ArticleLGBTQ 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 ArticlePostpartum 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 ArticleTravel 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 Article2008 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...
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