Experts from the University's School of Medicine have revealed that the Cancer Aging Research Group (CARG) score—a tool used to estimate the risk of severe chemotherapy-related side effects for patients—is not robust ...
Sep 6, 2024
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A team of doctors and medical researchers from Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that vaccinating people 60 years and older against the respiratory syncytial ...
The benefits of complete revascularization over culprit-only coronary artery revascularization were confirmed in older patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) and multivessel disease over the first ...
Sep 3, 2024
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An invasive strategy vs. optimal medical therapy alone after a non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) in older adults did not affect the combined risk of cardiovascular death or MI, although non-fatal MIs and subsequent ...
Sep 2, 2024
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Updated European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Guidelines on the management of elevated blood pressure and hypertension include a new elevated blood pressure category, more ambitious and intensive treatment targets, and for ...
Aug 30, 2024
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Acute kidney injury is associated with an increased risk of developing dementia, according to a new study published in the journal Neurology by researchers at Karolinska Institutet and others.
Aug 26, 2024
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Chronic cough, with symptoms lasting more than eight weeks, affects approximately one in 10 adults. Cough is among the most common reasons for seeking medical care in the United States, yet chronic cough is difficult to treat.
Aug 22, 2024
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While Lyme disease is the most recognized and prevalent tick-borne disease in the United States, other infections transmitted through tick bites can be equally or even more dangerous. One of these is the Powassan virus (POWV). ...
Aug 20, 2024
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Older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) have high health care utilization and poor survival outcomes, according to a study published online Aug. 13 in Hematological Oncology.
Aug 19, 2024
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Daniel Hall has shimmied gallbladders out of half-inch-wide laparoscopic incisions and performed life-saving surgeries at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System since 2007.
Aug 19, 2024
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