THURSDAY, March 28, 2024-- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Winrevair (sotatercept-csrk) as an injectable treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in adults.The FDA previously granted Winrevair a breakthrough therapy...
https://www.drugs.com/news/fda-approves-winrevair-pulmonary-arterial-hypertension-adults-118425.htmlTHURSDAY, March 28, 2024-- Cases of a strain of highly antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea that first emerged in China in 2016 have tripled there in just five years, according to research published in the March 28 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease...
https://www.drugs.com/news/rise-resistant-gonorrhea-china-may-pose-global-threat-118426.htmlTHURSDAY, March 28, 2024 -- A brief opportunistic intervention to support sustained tobacco smoking abstinence in the emergency department is feasible and effective, according to a study published online March 26 in the Emergency Medicine...
https://www.drugs.com/news/ed-based-smoking-cessation-intervention-feasible-effective-118415.htmlTHURSDAY, March 28, 2024 -- For patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) undergoing coronary angiography, inorganic nitrate treatment reduces the rate of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN), according to a study published online March...
https://www.drugs.com/news/inorganic-nitrate-cuts-rate-contrast-induced-nephropathy-118418.htmlTHURSDAY, March 28, 2024 -- A stepped collaborative care intervention can improve health-related quality of life for patients with cancer and depression, pain, or fatigue, according to a study published online March 12 in The Lancet.Jennifer L....
https://www.drugs.com/news/stepped-collaborative-intervention-improves-quality-cancer-118420.htmlTHURSDAY, March 28, 2024 -- For patients with lower-extremity painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), nerve decompression is associated with reduced pain, although these effects may be partly due to a placebo effect, according to a study...
https://www.drugs.com/news/nerve-decompression-may-ease-painful-diabetic-peripheral-neuropathy-118417.htmlTHURSDAY, March 28, 2024 -- For older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (allo-HCT), posttransplant outcomes have improved over time, according to a study published online March 22 in...
https://www.drugs.com/news/improvements-seen-post-allo-hct-outcomes-seniors-leukemia-118424.htmlTHURSDAY, March 28, 2024 -- Young adults prescribed stimulant medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have an increased risk for cardiomyopathy, with the risk increasing with duration of treatment, according to a study...
https://www.drugs.com/news/acc-small-but-significant-risk-cardiomyopathy-seen-adhd-meds-118422.htmlTHURSDAY, March 28, 2024 -- Physically active people have a lower risk for some poor sleep outcomes, according to a study published online March 26 in BMJ Open.Erla Bjornsdottir, Ph.D., from Reykjavik University in Iceland, and colleagues...
https://www.drugs.com/news/regular-long-term-physical-activity-tied-better-sleep-outcomes-118423.htmlTHURSDAY, March 28, 2024 -- Patients with breast cancer that has started to spread to the lymph nodes can safely avoid extensive removal of the lymph nodes with tailored axillary treatment based on response to primary systemic therapy, according to...
https://www.drugs.com/news/tailored-axillary-safely-avoids-lymph-node-removal-breast-cancer-118421.htmlTHURSDAY, March 28, 2024 -- Patients with triple-negative breast cancer do not benefit from the addition of atezolizumab to their postsurgery chemotherapy treatment, according to a study presented at the annual European Breast Cancer Conference,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/atezolizumab-chemo-after-surgery-does-not-improve-survival-triple-negative-breast-cancer-118416.htmlTHURSDAY, March 28, 2024 -- Exclusive breastfeeding duration of at least three months may decrease the risk for childhood hematologic cancers, according to a study published online March 26 in JAMA Network Open.Signe Holst Søegaard,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/longer-exclusive-breastfeeding-may-lower-risk-childhood-hematologic-cancers-118419.htmlWEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 -- Large language models (LLMs) such as Generative Pretrained Transformers (GPTs) can potentially localize acute stroke lesions, according to a study published online March 27 in Neurology.Jung-Hyun Lee, M.D., from the...
https://www.drugs.com/news/artificial-intelligence-feasible-localizing-acute-stroke-lesions-118401.htmlWEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 -- Short sleep duration is associated with an increased risk of developing hypertension, according to a study scheduled for presentation at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology, held from April 6 to 8 in...
https://www.drugs.com/news/acc-short-sleep-duration-linked-risk-developing-hypertension-118399.htmlWEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 -- Supervised exercise during palliative treatment leads to beneficial effects on fatigue and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among patients with metastatic breast cancer, according to a study presented at the annual...
https://www.drugs.com/news/supervised-exercise-improves-patient-reported-outcomes-metastatic-breast-cancer-118398.htmlWEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 -- Pubertal development and its timing may be an important pathway through which early-life exposures shape adulthood cardiometabolic health and disease, according to a study published online March 27 in PLOS...
https://www.drugs.com/news/timing-pubertal-development-tied-adult-cardiometabolic-risk-118400.htmlWEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 -- The use of electronic health record (EHR) systems for predicting operation times improves operating room (OR) scheduling accuracy, according to a study published in the March/April issue of the Journal of Healthcare...
https://www.drugs.com/news/ehr-scheduling-aids-operating-room-scheduling-accuracy-118389.htmlWEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 -- A simple risk score consisting of nine covariates predicts the risk for severe cisplatin-associated acute kidney injury (CP-AKI), according to a study published online March 27 in The BMJ.Shruti Gupta, M.D., from...
https://www.drugs.com/news/simple-risk-score-predicts-severe-cisplatin-linked-acute-kidney-injury-118388.htmlWEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 -- The majority of childbearing-age people would value predictive testing for preeclampsia and report they would act on this information, according to a study published online March 13 in BMC Pregnancy and...
https://www.drugs.com/news/patients-interested-learning-preeclampsia-risk-118390.htmlWEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 -- Fewer than half of adults have a follow-up colonoscopy within six months following an abnormal stool-based screening test (SBT) for colorectal cancer (CRC), according to a study published online March 25 in JAMA Network...
https://www.drugs.com/news/follow-up-colonoscopy-rate-low-within-six-months-abnormal-stool-test-118396.htmlWEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 -- Adults with diabetes living in small towns are disproportionately impacted by complications of diabetes, according to a study published online Feb. 22 in Diabetes Care.Kyle Steiger, M.D., from the Mayo Clinic in...
https://www.drugs.com/news/diabetes-complications-more-common-patients-not-living-urban-areas-118392.htmlWEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 -- Male and female p.C282Y homozygotes, including those undiagnosed with hemochromatosis, have increased morbidity risks, according to a study published in the March issue of BMJ Open.Mitchell R. Lucas, from the...
https://www.drugs.com/news/increased-morbidity-risks-seen-male-female-p-c282y-homozygotes-118397.htmlWEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 -- For young breast cancer patients after complete excision, high- versus low-dose radiation yields slightly better local control but increased incidence of marked or moderate fibrosis in the boost area, according to a...
https://www.drugs.com/news/local-recurrence-rate-low-radiation-boost-breast-cancer-patients-118394.htmlWEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 -- Emergency medicine (EM) culture may deter medical students from selecting the specialty, according to a study published online Feb. 9 in Academic Emergency Medicine Education and Training.Rosemarie Diaz,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/emergency-department-culture-may-deter-medical-students-selecting-specialty-118391.htmlWEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 -- Following implementation of direct potable reuse (DPR), which involves adding purified wastewater that has not passed through an environmental buffer into a water distribution system, there was a non-statistically...
https://www.drugs.com/news/nonsignificant-increase-birth-defects-seen-direct-potable-reuse-118393.htmlWEDNESDAY, March 27, 2024 -- Inappropriate diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in hospitalized adults is common, especially among older adults and those with dementia, according to a study published online March 25 in JAMA Internal...
https://www.drugs.com/news/inappropriate-diagnosis-pneumonia-common-hospitalized-adults-118395.htmlTUESDAY, March 26, 2024 -- Recreational activities — including golfing, gardening or yard work, woodworking and hunting — may be associated with an increased risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), according to a study...
https://www.drugs.com/news/some-recreational-activities-might-up-amyotrophic-lateral-sclerosis-risk-118375.htmlTUESDAY, March 26, 2024 -- The cumulative incidence of heart transplant offer acceptance is highest for White women, according to a study published online March 25 in the Journal of the American Medical Association.Khadijah Breathett, M.D., from...
https://www.drugs.com/news/heart-transplant-offer-acceptance-highest-white-women-118374.htmlTUESDAY, March 26, 2024 -- For stroke, nontraditional risk factors are as important as traditional risk factors among young adults, according to a study published online March 26 in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.Michelle H....
https://www.drugs.com/news/nontraditional-risk-factors-stroke-key-younger-adults-118377.htmlTUESDAY, March 26, 2024 -- Global adult mortality rates increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, reversing previous decreasing trends, according to a study published online March 11 in The Lancet.Austin E. Schumacher, Ph.D., from the Institute for...
https://www.drugs.com/news/global-adult-mortality-rates-increased-during-covid-19-118376.htmlTUESDAY, March 26, 2024 -- An earlier menopausal transition is associated with poorer perceived work ability, according to a study published online in the April issue of Menopause.Tiia Saarinen, from Oulu University Hospital in Finland, and...
https://www.drugs.com/news/earlier-menopause-tied-poorer-self-perceived-work-ability-118368.htmlTUESDAY, March 26, 2024 -- The presence of generalized joint hypermobility (GJH) is associated with not recovering fully from COVID-19, according to a study published online March 19 in BMJ Public Health.Jessica A. Eccles, M.B.Ch.B.,...
https://www.drugs.com/news/generalized-joint-hypermobility-may-increase-risk-long-covid-118367.htmlTUESDAY, March 26, 2024 -- Mothers often engage in nonrecommended practices to improve their infant's sleep, according to a study published online March 26 in Pediatrics.Rachel Y. Moon, M.D., from the University of Virginia School of Medicine in...
https://www.drugs.com/news/mothers-often-engage-nonrecommended-practices-infant-sleep-118365.htmlTUESDAY, March 26, 2024 -- Annual administration of a second dose of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) vaccine five months after the initial dose results in fewer hospitalizations and deaths, according to a study published...
https://www.drugs.com/news/annual-two-sars-cov-2-vaccination-campaign-beneficial-118366.htmlTUESDAY, March 26, 2024 -- Insulin out-of-pocket (OOP) cost caps are associated with a reduction in insulin OOP costs, but no increase in insulin use, according to a study published online March 26 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Laura F....
https://www.drugs.com/news/insulin-out-pocket-cost-caps-do-not-increase-insulin-118364.htmlTUESDAY, March 26, 2024 -- Outdoor light at night (LAN) and air pollution are associated with the risk for cerebrovascular disease (CeVD), according to a study published in the April issue of Stroke.Yohghao Wu, from the Zhejiang University School...
https://www.drugs.com/news/outdoor-light-night-air-pollution-linked-cerebrovascular-118373.htmlTUESDAY, March 26, 2024 -- Cryoablation can be performed effectively in nonsurgical breast cancer patients with varying tumors, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Society of Interventional Radiology, held from March 23 to 28...
https://www.drugs.com/news/cryoablation-effective-breast-cancer-patients-even-large-tumors-118372.htmlTUESDAY, March 26, 2024 -- A deep-learning model based on a chest radiograph (CXR) for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk (CXR CVD-Risk) predicts major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) beyond the clinical standard, according to a study published...
https://www.drugs.com/news/deep-learning-model-based-chest-x-ray-helps-predict-mace-118371.htmlTUESDAY, March 26, 2024 -- For young children, concussion is associated with more postconcussive symptoms (PCS) than orthopedic injury (OI) or no injury, according to a study published online March 21 in JAMA Network Open.Dominique Dupont, from...
https://www.drugs.com/news/more-postconcussive-seen-after-early-childhood-concussion-118369.htmlTUESDAY, March 26, 2024 -- Adenotonsillectomy (AT), the primary pediatric obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) treatment, is not associated with an increased risk for being overweight in adulthood, according to a study published online Feb. 28 in...
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