Two-Thirds of Survivors of the Most Severe COVID-19 Face Impairment at One Year
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 -- Nearly two-thirds of survivors of severe COVID-19 discharged to long-term acute care hospitals have persistent impairments at one year, according to a study published online April 10 in Critical Care Medicine.Anil... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 26, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Births in the United States Declined in 2023
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 -- In 2023, birth rates in the United States were down, according to an April Vital Statistics Rapid Release provisional report, a publication from the National Center for Health Statistics.Brady E. Hamilton, Ph.D., from the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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Serum Biomarkers Predict Knee OA Before Radiographic Abnormalities
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 -- Serum biomarkers can predict knee osteoarthritis before radiographic abnormalities, according to a study published in the April 26 issue of Science Advances. Virginia Byers Kraus, M.D., Ph.D., from the Duke Molecular... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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Antenatal Corticosteroids Do Not Negatively Impact Offspring
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 -- Administration of antenatal corticosteroids to persons at risk for late preterm delivery is not associated with adverse childhood neurodevelopmental outcomes at age 6 years or older, according to a study published online... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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Use of Acid-Suppression Therapy Linked to Migraine, Severe Headache
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 -- Use of acid-suppression therapy is associated with higher odds of migraine or severe headache, according to a study published online April 24 in Neurology: Clinical Practice.
Margaret Slavin, Ph.D., from the University of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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Electroconvulsive Therapy Safe, Effective for Range of Serious Mental Illnesses
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 -- Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe and effective treatment for serious mental illness, according to a study presented at the annual congress of the European Psychiatric Association, held from April 6 to 9 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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PECARN Prediction Rules for CT Imaging Show High Accuracy
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 -- The Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) intra-abdominal injury and traumatic brain injury rules show a high degree of accuracy in pediatric emergency departments, according to a study published in the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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Nursing Home Staff Shortages Tied to More Inappropriate Antipsychotic Use
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 -- Nursing homes with staffing shortages have higher inappropriate antipsychotic medication use, particularly among nursing homes in severely deprived neighborhoods, according to a study published online April 24 in JAMA... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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Gains in Heart Failure Mortality Have Been Erased
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 -- Declines in heart failure-related mortality from 1999 to 2012 were entirely reversed from 2012 to 2021, according to a research letter published online April 24 in JAMA Cardiology.
Ahmed Sayed, M.B.B.S., from Ain Shams... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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AI Shows Good Clinical Knowledge, Reasoning for Eye Issues
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 -- Large language models (LLMs) are approaching expert-level knowledge and reasoning skills in ophthalmology, according to a study published online April 17 in PLOS Digital Health.
Arun James Thirunavukarasu, M.B., B.Chir.,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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Vosoritide Safe, Effective for Children With Hypochondroplasia
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 -- Vosoritide is safe and effective in increasing growth velocity in children with hypochondroplasia, according to a study published online April 11 in eClinicalMedicine.
Andrew Dauber, M.D., from the Children ' s National... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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Cabozantinib Promising for Advanced Adrenocortical Carcinoma
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 -- For patients with advanced adrenocortical carcinoma, cabozantinib shows promising efficacy, according to a study published online April 9 in The Lancet Oncology.
Matthew T. Campbell, M.D., from The University of Texas MD... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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FDA Approves Anktiva for BCG-Unresponsive, Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
FRIDAY, April 26, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Anktiva (N-803, or nogapendekin alfa inbakicept-pmln) plus Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) for the treatment of patients with BCG-unresponsive, non-muscle... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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Antibiotics Not Helpful for Cough Due to Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 -- Antibiotics have no measurable impact on the severity or duration of cough due to acute lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) among adults presenting to primary care or urgent care, according to a study published... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
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Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Raise Risk for Postpartum Mortality for One Year
THURSDAY, April 25, 2024 -- Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDPs) are strong risk factors for pregnancy-associated mortality due to cardiovascular disease (CVD) at delivery through one year postpartum, according to a study published online... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 25, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
