Archive: 10/01/2019
African-Americans may live longer after liver transplant if their donors are the same race
Among African-American adults undergoing liver transplant to treat liver cancer, patients whose organ donor was also African-American lived significantly longer than those with a racially unmatched donor, report authors of ...
Jan 10, 2019
Medication-assisted treatment helps patients avoid opioid withdrawal complications
Much attention is given to opioid overdose, but opioid withdrawal is a high-risk period where patients could experience serious health complications or revert to misuse or abuse, according to a new clinical review in Annals ...
Jan 10, 2019
Learning about the impact of multiple symptoms in older adults
"Symptoms" is the medical term for any sign of a health problem, even if that sign doesn't help your healthcare provider diagnose a specific illness. Symptoms, such as feeling tired or rundown (also called fatigue), are among ...
Jan 10, 2019
Risk factors for obesity may differ for Hispanic and non-Hispanic white babies
The factors that put children at risk of becoming obese within the first 12 months of their life may differ for Hispanic and non-Hispanic babies. This is a conclusion of a new study in the journal Pediatric Research, which ...
Jan 10, 2019