Neuroscience
Study examines polyneuropathy and long-term opioid use
Polyneuropathy is a common painful condition, especially among older patients, which can result in functional impairment.
May 22, 2017
0
1
Page 7 - News tagged with adverse outcomes
Health
Anticholinergic cognitive burden scale IDs adverse outcomes
(HealthDay)—For older adults, the Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB) shows good dose-response relationships between anticholinergic burden and adverse outcomes, according to a study published in the November/December ...
Nov 28, 2017
0
2
Pediatrics
Breastfed Vietnamese babies have fewer health issues
Vietnamese infants who are fed with infant formula or prelacteal foods such as water and honey soon after birth are more likely to experience higher rates of hospitalization and childhood illnesses during their first year ...
Sep 16, 2019
0
7
Surgery
Study spotlights risks in anesthesiologist handoffs
Most patients are totally unaware that the anesthesiologist who put them under for surgery might not be the same one who brings them out even though that 'handoff' between the two doctors has been linked to a series of negative ...
Feb 9, 2018
0
4
Surgery
Femtosecond laser safer for post-vitrectomy cataract surgery
(HealthDay)—Femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery demonstrates comparable visual outcomes to conventional phacoemulsification, with a trend toward better intraoperative and postoperative safety, according to a study ...
Dec 20, 2017
0
5
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Pregnancy risks upped in women with intellectual disability
(HealthDay)—Pregnant women with intellectual and developmental disabilities are at increased risk for adverse maternal and offspring outcomes, according to a study published in the April issue of BJOG: An International ...
Mar 29, 2017
0
1
Surgery
Postoperative delirium results in poor outcomes in older adults
Researchers from the Aging Brain Center at the Institute for Aging Research (IFAR) at Hebrew SeniorLife confirm that delirium is a significant and independent contributing factor to poor postsurgical outcomes in older adults. ...
Sep 9, 2015
0
6
Sports medicine & Kinesiology
Weight cycling is associated with a higher risk of death
Weight cycling is associated with a higher risk of death, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
Nov 29, 2018
0
0
Obstetrics & gynaecology
COVID-19 vaccine uptake more likely in pregnancy if receiving other vaccines: Study
Pregnant patients are more likely to accept COVID-19 vaccination if they receive other routine vaccines during pregnancy, according to a study published in the December issue of the Journal of Infection.
Jan 19, 2024
1
11
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Asthma rates climb for high school students as cannabis use increases
Asthma is more common among high school students who use cannabis, relative to those who do not and the prevalence of asthma increases with the frequency of its use among the students, according to a new study at Columbia ...
Jan 29, 2024
0
1
