Hepatitis C virus (HCV) positivity is associated with development of schizophrenia, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Psychiatry & Neuroscience.
Feb 24, 2022
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(HealthDay)—For people suffering from clots in their legs, a new study finds that one of two commonly used blood thinners is safer and more effective than the other.
Dec 7, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Overall, people taking immunosuppressive medications do not have a higher risk for dying from COVID-19 or being put on a ventilator compared with nonimmunosuppressed hospitalized COVID-19 patients, according ...
Dec 1, 2021
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A large case-control study of participants in the Veterans Administration (VA) health care system found that currently used SARS-CoV-2 vaccines are more than 95% effective in preventing confirmed infection. Because veterans ...
Jul 20, 2021
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(HealthDay)—Preoperative metformin prescriptions may be associated with decreased postoperative mortality and readmission among patients with diabetes undergoing a major surgical procedure, according to a study published ...
Apr 15, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Continued surveillance after mesh use in pelvic organ prolapse (POP) repairs is necessary, according to a study published online Feb. 6 in Obstetrics & Gynecology.
Feb 13, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Most estimates show no differences in effectiveness between classes of antihypertensive agents, according to a systematic, multinational, large-scale analysis published online Oct. 24 in The Lancet.
Nov 1, 2019
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Routine, in-hospital influenza vaccinations for all adults hospitalized with pneumonia may save lives and reduce hospitalizations, according to a study presented at CHEST 2019, the annual meeting of the American College of ...
Oct 24, 2019
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(HealthDay)—For carefully selected pediatric patients, operator-directed sedation (ODS) for congenital cardiac catheterization procedures is not associated with an increased risk for adverse events and may reduce case time ...
Apr 12, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Black patients have higher rates of 30-day complications and resource use than white patients after bariatric surgery, according to a study published online March 6 in JAMA Surgery.
Mar 7, 2019
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