DC to drop most indoor mask requirements next week The District of Columbia will lift its indoor mask requirement starting next week, as local COVID-19 infection cases continue to trend downward. Nov 16, 2021 0 2
Some cirrhosis patients given opioid prescriptions at outpatient visits (HealthDay)—Almost one in five patients with cirrhosis receive opioid prescriptions during outpatient visits, according to a study presented at The Liver Meeting, the annual meeting of the American Association for the Study ... Nov 16, 2021 0 2
Spanish regions eye COVID-19 passports amid infection surge Worried by a rise in COVID-19 infections, some of Spain's regional governments are asking courts to authorize the introduction of virus passports that can help control the pandemic's spread. Nov 16, 2021 0 4
Liver transplant outcomes worse for nonoverweight NAFLD patients (HealthDay)—Nonoverweight patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) cirrhosis who are on the transplant wait list have worse pre- and post-liver transplant (LT) outcomes, according to a study presented at The ... Nov 16, 2021 0 2
Researchers explain our perception of polysemous words Researchers from the HSE School of Linguistics and the Centre for Language and Brain carried out an experiment to find out how language speakers perceive the different meanings, or senses, of polysemous words. They found ... Nov 16, 2021 0 3
Higher serum iron may up liver cancer risk in NAFLD patients (HealthDay)—Elevated serum iron and transferrin saturation levels are significantly associated with an increased risk for developing liver cancer in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), according to a ... Nov 16, 2021 0 2
Study tackles reducing bladder cancer recurrence National and international guidelines call for administration of postoperative immediate chemotherapy to reduce recurrence of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. Yet this is done in less than half of cases. A new study ... Nov 16, 2021 0 6
Practice-changing trial results for advanced melanoma skin cancer Determining the optimal treatment sequence for patients with BRAF V600 mutant metastatic melanoma was the focus of the DREAMseq phase 3 clinical trial. The combination of nivolumab and ipilimumab (N/I), followed by the combination ... Nov 16, 2021 0 1
Study shows any contact with police may be detrimental to health, well-being of Black youth Marques Watts, 18, remembers his first encounter with police at the age of 13, when he was in eighth grade. Visiting his father, who lived in Skokie, Illinois, Watts was walking to Dunkin' Donuts with his headphones on listening ... Nov 16, 2021 0 13
Steroids best placebo in high-risk IgA nephropathy (HealthDay)—Steroids reduce the risk for major adverse kidney outcomes in people with high-risk immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), but full-dose methylprednisolone increased the risk for serious adverse events, according ... Nov 16, 2021 0 2
