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Racial, Ethnic, Economic Disparities Identified in Adoption of PCI Services
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Hospitals serving communities with large proportions of Black and Hispanic residents and with residential segregation are less likely to adopt percutaneous...
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Long-Term Outcomes Similar for Cord Clamping, Umbilical Cord Milking
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For nonvigorous term and near-term infants, long-term outcomes do not differ significantly with early cord clamping (ECC) and umbilical cord milking (UCM),...
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Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy Recommended for Locally Advanced Lung Cancer
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is recommended for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and appears to have good long-term outcomes,...
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Acupuncture May Relieve Pain-Specific Disability in Degenerative Lumbar Stenosis
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For patients with degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) and predominantly neurogenic claudication pain symptoms, acupuncture may relieve pain-specific...
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PSA Levels Very Low Among Transgender Women Receiving Estrogen
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For transgender women receiving estrogen, the median prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level is 0.02 ng/mL, according to a research letter published online June...
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Rural Residents Continue to Have Higher Odds of Skin Cancer
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Urban-rural disparities in skin cancer prevalence continue to persist, according to a study published in the June issue of the Journal of Drugs in Dermatology....
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Semaglutide Cuts MACE in People With Overweight, Obesity, Regardless of HbA1c
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Semaglutide reduces cardiovascular events, regardless of baseline glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), among people with overweight or obesity and established...
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Racial Differences Seen in Epigenetic Age Acceleration in Childhood Cancer...
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For childhood cancer survivors, there are racial and ethnic disparities in epigenetic age acceleration (EAA), which are partially mediated by social...
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Premenopausal Bilateral Oophorectomy Before Age 40 Affects Brain White Matter
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Women who undergo premenopausal bilateral oophorectomy (PBO) before age 40 years have reduced brain white matter integrity in later life, according to a study...
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1999 to Mid-2000s Saw Increase in Seniors Using Prescription Meds
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — From 1999 to the mid-2000s, the proportion of U.S. adults aged 65 years or older who used prescription medications increased, according to a research letter...
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E-Cigarette Use Linked to Lower Use of Lung Cancer Screening
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Electronic cigarette use is associated with a lower use of lung cancer screening (LCS), according to a research letter published online July 2 in JAMA Network...
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More Americans Now Think Abortion Should Be Allowed in Any Circumstance
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, more Americans think their state should allow a woman to get a legal abortion for any reason, a...
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Untreated Water Likely Source of Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Cucumbers
TUESDAY, July 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials have determined that untreated water used by a Florida cucumber grower is one likely source of salmonella poisoning that sickened nearly...
View ArticleAnalysis of Synovial Tissue Macrophages: A Way to Predict RA Treatment Response?
Multimodal analysis of synovial tissue may identify patients with rheumatoid arthritis who subsequently respond to treatment with DMARDs. A study in treatment-naïve patients with rheumatoid arthritis...
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Perioperative Chemo Improves Progression-Free Survival in Pancreatic Cancer
For patients with resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the 12-month progression-free survival (PFS) may be increased with neoadjuvant modified 5-fluorouracil, leucovorin, oxaliplatin,...
View ArticleAchilles Tendon Involvement in PsA Linked to Persistent Pain and Severe...
Self-reported Achilles tendon involvement in PsA causes patients persistent pain, contributing to severe functional impairment and lower PsA-related QOL. According to a cross-sectional, observational...
View ArticleMedical Fiction: Brad’s BBQ Blast
In this medical fiction, a prickly CIO’s 4th of July hospital staff BBQ spirals into chaos when a mischievous little girl ignites more than just sparklers. This medical fiction tale is one of a...
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CDC: Suicide Leading Cause of Violent Deaths in 48 States and D.C. in 2021
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — There were 70,688 violent deaths that occurred in 48 states and the District of Columbia in 2021, more than half of which were suicides, according to...
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Mediterranean Diet Adherence Tied to Lower Mortality for Cancer Survivors
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — For cancer survivors, higher adherence to a traditional Mediterranean diet (MD) is associated with a reduction in all-cause mortality, specifically...
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Models Constructed to Predict Decline Over Time in MCI, Mild Dementia
WEDNESDAY, July 10, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Models can be constructed that predict cognitive decline using Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) scores over time for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and...
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