WEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- Tobacco smoking is negatively associated with resolution of psoriasis symptoms, according to a study published in the April issue of Tobacco Induced Diseases.Yan Qiang, from the School of Medicine at Tongji University...
https://www.drugs.com/news/tobacco-smoking-reduces-odds-psoriasis-improvement-118884.htmlWEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- Young-onset breast cancer (YOBC) with germline BRCA pathogenic variants (PVs) is associated with an increased risk for all-cause mortality if diagnosed within 10 years after childbirth, according to a study published...
https://www.drugs.com/news/mortality-up-breast-cancer-diagnosed-within-10-years-childbirth-118876.htmlWEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- Middle-aged Black women with better heart health are less likely to show a decline in mental function, according to a study published online April 24 in the Journal of the American Heart Association.Imke Janssen,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/good-heart-health-may-protect-against-cognitive-decline-black-women-118881.htmlWEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- Self-administered acupressure (SAA) is an efficacious and cost-effective approach to relieve knee pain in middle-aged and older adults with probable knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to a study published online April...
https://www.drugs.com/news/self-administered-acupressure-reduces-knee-pain-suspected-osteoarthritis-118880.htmlWEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- Northeastern U.S. seafood consumers may be exposed to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) concentrations that potentially pose a health risk, according to a study published online April 12 in Exposure and...
https://www.drugs.com/news/seafood-consumption-tied-forever-chemical-exposure-risk-118879.htmlWEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP1) receptor agonist use does not appear to be associated with an increased risk for thyroid cancer, according to a study published online April 10 in The BMJ.Björn Pasternak, M.D.,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/glp1-receptor-agonist-does-not-seem-increase-risk-thyroid-cancer-118877.htmlWEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- Computed tomography fractional flow reserve (CT-FFR) improves assessment of vessel blockages and reduces the number of stenosis patients referred for invasive revascularization procedures, according to a study published...
https://www.drugs.com/news/noninvasive-imaging-aids-selection-stenosis-patients-needing-revascularization-procedure-118878.htmlWEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- Wearable technology is feasible to assess postural ergonomics and provide objective biofeedback to neurosurgeons, according to a pilot study published online April 19 in the Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine.Alejandro...
https://www.drugs.com/news/wearable-technology-during-surgery-provides-neurosurgeons-postural-info-118882.htmlWEDNESDAY, April 24, 2024 -- ChatGPT shows promise in polypharmacy management and deprescribing medications among the elderly, according to a study published online April 18 in the Journal of Medical Systems.Arya Rao, from Harvard Medical...
https://www.drugs.com/news/ai-may-useful-polypharmacy-management-118883.htmlThe annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology was held this year from April 13 to 18 in Denver, drawing participants from around the world, including clinicians, academicians, allied health professionals, and others interested in...
https://www.drugs.com/news/american-academy-neurology-april-13-18-118860.htmlTUESDAY, April 23, 2024 -- Nearly one-quarter of patients show persistent early knee osteoarthritis (OA) symptoms six to 12 months after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), according to a study recently published in the Journal of...
https://www.drugs.com/news/knee-osteoarthritis-common-after-acl-reconstruction-118874.htmlTUESDAY, April 23, 2024 -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new online heat forecaster to help communities better prepare for summer's scorching temperatures.The HeatRisk Forecast Tool is a joint effort between...
https://www.drugs.com/news/cdc-launches-online-tool-help-americans-manage-extreme-heat-118861.htmlTUESDAY, April 23, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising people to use the Heimlich maneuver to aid a choking victim and not rely on over-the-counter anti-choking devices."The safety and effectiveness of over-the-counter...
https://www.drugs.com/news/fda-urges-public-heimlich-not-anti-choking-devices-save-lives-118862.htmlTUESDAY, April 23, 2024 -- Only 4 percent of cancer survivors are fully adherent to current American Cancer Society (ACS) nutrition and physical activity guidelines, according to a study published online April 18 in JAMA Oncology.Carter Baughman,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/few-cancer-survivors-fully-adherent-acs-nutrition-physical-activity-guidelines-118850.htmlTUESDAY, April 23, 2024 -- For longer-term nursing home residents, initiation of antihypertensive medication is associated with an increased risk for fractures and falls, according to a study published online April 22 in JAMA Internal...
https://www.drugs.com/news/antihypertensive-meds-initiation-linked-fractures-nursing-home-seniors-118851.htmlTUESDAY, April 23, 2024 -- Higher diet quality at diagnosis of breast cancer is associated with a lower risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) events and death, especially the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet quality index, according to a...
https://www.drugs.com/news/higher-dietary-quality-breast-cancer-diagnosis-linked-lower-cvd-risk-118853.htmlTUESDAY, April 23, 2024 -- Implementing a structured seizure action plan (SAP) in an adult epilepsy center increases provider utilization and is associated with increased patient knowledge, according to a study published in the June issue of...
https://www.drugs.com/news/structured-seizure-action-plan-beneficial-adults-epilepsy-118859.htmlTUESDAY, April 23, 2024 -- The addition of arthroscopic surgery to nonoperative management of knee arthritis does not delay or hasten total knee arthroplasty (TKA) during 10 years of follow-up, according to a study published online April 18...
https://www.drugs.com/news/arthroscopic-surgery-arthritis-does-not-impact-incidence-total-knee-arthroplasty-118852.htmlTUESDAY, April 23, 2024 -- Therapist burnout is associated with reduced effectiveness of trauma-focused psychotherapies, according to a study published online April 17 in JAMA Network Open.Nina A. Sayer, Ph.D., from the Center for Care...
https://www.drugs.com/news/clinician-burnout-reduces-efficacy-trauma-focused-psychotherapy-118856.htmlTUESDAY, April 23, 2024 -- Atopic dermatitis (AD) negatively impacts patients’ mental health (MH), especially when a patient has severe AD, according to a study published online March 14 in Dermatitis.Jessica K. Johnson, M.P.H., from...
https://www.drugs.com/news/atopic-dermatitis-negatively-impacts-mental-health-118854.htmlTUESDAY, April 23, 2024 -- Intravascular microaxial left ventricular assist device (LVAD) manufacturer payments to cardiologists are associated with increased use of LVADs by cardiologists who perform percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs),...
https://www.drugs.com/news/payments-tied-more-expensive-medical-devices-118855.htmlTUESDAY, April 23, 2024 -- Younger women are less likely to develop musculotendinous injury (MTI) relative to total injuries when compared with men, according to a study published online in the March issue of Medicine & Science in Sports...
https://www.drugs.com/news/women-less-likely-experience-musculotendinous-injury-than-men-118857.htmlTUESDAY, April 23, 2024 -- Time-restricted eating (TRE) is not associated with weight loss or glycemic improvements compared with a usual eating pattern (UEP) when calories are held constant in both groups, according to a study published online...
https://www.drugs.com/news/acp-time-restricted-eating-may-not-aid-weight-loss-glycemic-measures-118858.htmlMONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- Modest changes were seen in early childhood development milestone achievement during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online April 22 in JAMA Pediatrics.Sara B. Johnson, Ph.D., M.P.H., from the Johns...
https://www.drugs.com/news/pandemic-had-modest-early-childhood-development-milestones-118836.htmlMONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- The SaFETy score, a clinical screening tool specific to firearm violence, can identify young adults with past six-month firearm violence, according to a research letter published online April 23 in the Annals of Internal...
https://www.drugs.com/news/higher-safety-scores-id-increased-prevalence-firearm-violence-118837.htmlMONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Alecensa (alectinib) as adjuvant treatment following tumor resection in patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).The...
https://www.drugs.com/news/alecensa-approved-first-only-alk-inhibitor-non-small-cell-lung-cancer-118839.htmlMONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- Patients have lower hospital mortality and readmission rates when treated by female physicians, with a larger benefit observed for female patients, according to a study published online April 23 in the Annals of Internal...
https://www.drugs.com/news/hospital-mortality-lower-patients-treated-female-physicians-118838.htmlMONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is safe and shows short-term efficacy in reducing suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in adults with suicidal behavior and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study published...
https://www.drugs.com/news/dialectical-behavior-therapy-reduces-suicidal-behavior-adults-autism-118829.htmlMONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- A new prostate cancer test has higher diagnostic accuracy for high-grade disease than current guideline-endorsed biomarkers, according to a study published online April 18 in JAMA Oncology.Jeffrey J. Tosoian, M.D.,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/new-prostate-cancer-urine-test-has-diagnostic-accuracy-118833.htmlMONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- In a clinical guideline issued by the American College of Physicians (ACP) and published online April 19 in the Annals of Internal Medicine, recommendations are presented regarding newer pharmacologic treatments for adults...
https://www.drugs.com/news/acp-recommendations-developed-newer-type-2-diabetes-118834.htmlMONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- For patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), a high preoperative leukocyte glucose index (LGI) is associated with arteriovenous fistula (AVF) failure, according to a study published online April 1 in the Journal of...
https://www.drugs.com/news/leukocyte-glucose-index-arteriovenous-fistula-failure-linked-eskd-118830.htmlMONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- The three-month blanking period (BP) after atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation, when recurrences are not thought to predict long-term outcome, is called into question in two studies recently published in Heart Rhythm.Dan L....
https://www.drugs.com/news/three-month-blanking-period-after-fib-ablation-should-shortened-researchers-say-118832.htmlMONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- Aspirin may promote an immune response against cancer, with fewer nodal metastases and higher infiltration of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes among aspirin users with colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study published...
https://www.drugs.com/news/aspirin-may-enhance-immunosurveillance-against-colorectal-cancer-118828.htmlMONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- Clinicians frequently treat gram-negative infection with older, generic antibiotics, despite recent approval of next-generation, gram-negative antibiotics, according to a study published online April 19 in the Annals of...
https://www.drugs.com/news/acp-next-generation-antibiotics-underused-gram-negative-infections-118835.htmlMONDAY, April 22, 2024 -- In a Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound expert consensus statement published online April 9 in Radiology, recommendations are presented for the diagnosis and management of endometriosis.Scott W. Young, M.D., from Mayo...
https://www.drugs.com/news/recommendations-developed-improve-endometriosis-diagnosis-118831.htmlFRIDAY, April 19, 2024 -- Neighborhood disadvantage is associated with shorter breast cancer-specific survival, according to a study published online April 18 in JAMA Network Open.Neha Goel, M.D., M.P.H., from the University of Miami Miller School...
https://www.drugs.com/news/neighborhood-disadvantage-tied-shorter-breast-cancer-specific-survival-118817.htmlFRIDAY, April 19, 2024 -- For children younger than 5 years, the incidence of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) hospitalization increased in 2021 and 2022 compared with 2015 to 2019, according to a study published online April 18 in JAMA Network...
https://www.drugs.com/news/rsv-burden-children-under-5-increased-2021-2022-versus-2015-2019-118814.htmlFRIDAY, April 19, 2024 -- For non-critically ill patients with urinary tract infection (UTI), computerized provider order entry (CPOE) prompts providing patient- and pathogen-specific multidrug-resistant organism (MDRO) risk estimates can reduce...
https://www.drugs.com/news/computer-prompts-could-reduce-empiric-antibiotic-uti-118816.htmlFRIDAY, April 19, 2024 -- Visual impairment is associated with an increased risk for suicide, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online April 18 in JAMA Network Open.Chung Young Kim, M.D., from the Seoul National...
https://www.drugs.com/news/visual-impairment-linked-increased-risk-suicide-118815.htmlFRIDAY, April 19, 2024 -- Cutaneous manifestations of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) are described in a perspective piece published in the April issue of Skin Health and Disease.Xiang Li Tan, M.B.B.S., from St. George's University Hospitals NHS...
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