Archive: 04/05/2023

New breast cancer screening guidelines call for earlier and more-intensive screening for high-risk women

New American College of Radiology breast cancer screening guidelines now call for all women—particularly Black and Ashkenazi Jewish women—to have risk assessment by age 25 to determine if screening earlier than age 40 ...

May 4, 2023

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Blood thinners and COVID: The findings guiding patient care

When SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, first emerged in late 2019, researchers quickly assembled to understand its effects and figure out how to stop its spread. Soon, late-night phone calls and global collaborations ...

May 4, 2023

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Bypassing contrast in patients with kidney disease and contrast allergies may lead to less accurate scans

Upon an arrival to the emergency department for abdominal pain of unknown cause, most non-pregnant adult patients receive a CT scan with IV contrast to diagnose the source of the pain.

May 4, 2023

Study validates organoids as tool for studying fetal intestine development

Developmental biologists have learned a great deal about how the human digestive tract functions through many years of studies involving fish, frogs, and rodents along with detailed explorations of individual human cells. ...

May 4, 2023

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Many older adults take multiple medications; updated criteria will help ensure they are appropriate

Today, the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) released the 2023 update to the AGS Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. The AGS Beers Criteria serves as a comprehensive list of medications ...

May 4, 2023

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Older people have better mental well-being than 30 years ago, says study

Older people have better mental well-being than 30 years ago, according to a study conducted at the Gerontology Research Center at the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä (Finland). The study, ...

May 4, 2023

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Epilepsy medicine during pregnancy associated with increased risk of psychiatric disorders in children

Some types of epilepsy medicine taken during pregnancy are associated with an increased risk of severe psychiatric disorders in children.

May 4, 2023

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Report: US death rate declined in 2022, COVID deaths fell by almost half

Preliminary mortality data for 2022 finds America making its way back from the devastation of the pandemic, with a significant 5.3% decline in deaths compared to 2021. The data was published in the May 5 issue of the CDC ...

May 4, 2023

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FTD-TPI plus bevacizumab found to increase survival in refractory advanced CRC

Treatment with trifluridine-tipiracil (FTD-TPI) plus bevacizumab yields longer overall survival than FTD-TPI alone among patients with refractory metastatic colorectal cancer, according to a study published in the May 4 issue ...

May 4, 2023

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Kids with nonverbal autism may still understand much spoken language

About a third of children with autism aren't able to speak—but that doesn't mean they're unable to listen and comprehend, a new study reports.

May 4, 2023

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