ACS: Surgery May Follow Initial Antibiotic Therapy for Appendicitis
THURSDAY, Oct. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Many patients with appendicitis who initially...
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Itepekimab Bests Placebo for Moderate-to-Severe Asthma
THURSDAY, Oct. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For adults with moderate-to-severe asthma,...
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Stronger Breast Implant Safety Measures Announced by FDA
THURSDAY, Oct. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A boxed warning and a checklist of risks that...
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Blood Lead Reference Value in Children Updated to 3.5 µg/dL
THURSDAY, Oct. 28, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The blood lead reference value (BLRV) in children...
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Steroid Injection No Better for Long-Term Carpal Tunnel Symptoms
FRIDAY, Oct. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — At five years, symptom severity does not differ,...
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Risankizumab Not Beneficial for Severe Asthma in Adults
FRIDAY, Oct. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For adults with severe asthma, risankizumab is not...
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ASTRO: EBRT Underused in Liver Cancer Patients Awaiting Transplant
FRIDAY, Oct. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Few patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)...
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Genetic Risk for Mental Health Conditions May Affect Living Choices
FRIDAY, Oct. 29, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Genetic risk for a variety of mental health...
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Conference Highlights: CHEST 2021
New research was presented at CHEST 2021, the virtual Annual International Scientific Assembly of...
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Preterm Delivery May Up Risk for Chronic Hypertension in Women
TUESDAY, Oct. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Preterm delivery is associated with an increased...
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Mobile Tech Program Helps Adults Control High Blood Pressure
TUESDAY, Oct. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A mobile technology hypertension self-management...
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Sodium Content of Processed Foods Varies by Type, Country
TUESDAY, Oct. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — There are considerable differences in the sodium...
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Varenicline Combo, Extension No Better for Quitting Smoking
TUESDAY, Oct. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — For adults smoking five cigarettes/day or more,...
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USPSTF: Evidence Lacking for Screening for Eating Disorders
TUESDAY, Oct. 19, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)...
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AHA Provides Strategies to Improve BP Medication Adherence
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Strategies to address improving medication...
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Long-Term Bone Loss Studied in Postmenopausal Women
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Postmenopausal bone loss averaged about 10...
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Many Minority, Women Cardiologists Face Discrimination
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Cardiologists in racial and ethnic-minority...
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In 2020, More Than One in Five Adults Received Mental Health Treatment
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — In 2020, 20.3 percent of adults had received any...
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Doctors Report That Kidney Grown in Pig Worked in a Human
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A kidney grown in a genetically altered pig...
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Skin Cancer App Fails to Identify Rare, Aggressive Cancers
THURSDAY, Oct. 14, 2021 (HealthDay News) — A direct-to-consumer machine learning model for...
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