Position Paper Backs Bronchial Allergen Challenge Use
Although bronchial allergen challenge (BAC) is occasionally used to distinguish patients with allergic asthma among those with atopic asthma, it is currently considered a research tool without any protocols for use beyond diagnosing mild asthma and fulfilling study needs, according to Ioana Agache, MD, and colleagues. Expanding Bronchial Allergen Challenge Application A European Academy […]
In Patients With Diabetic Retinopathy, Repeat Hospitalization Is a Substantial Burden
Guangdong Eye Institute,Department of Ophthalmology,Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospita,lGuangdong Academy of Medical Sciences,The Second School of Clinical Medicine,Southern Medical University,China Prior research indicates that patients with diabetes for at least 20 years will almost always be diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy (DR). Evidence also suggests a high prevalence of DR in China, thus creating the largest DR […]
Thematic & Content Analysis of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Interviews with Women
Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic autoinflammatory skin condition that affects more women than males. The condition causes a terrible quality of life as well as physical and psychological complications. For a study, researchers sought to analyze how HS affected women’s self-perception and life experiences. Interviews were done with 22 women ranging in age and […]
Adverse Events After Posterior Lumbar Fusion Are Not Sufficiently Characterized
Because of database constraints, many studies only monitor outcomes after surgeries like posterior lumbar fusion (PLF) for 30 days. However, detrimental occurrences may not have reached a halt by that point. As a result, researchers employed a different database for a study to assess the timing of adverse events 90 days following PLF. Adult PLF […]
US Secures 105 Million Doses Of Pfizer Vaccine For Fall
The United States on Wednesday announced an agreement with Pfizer and BioNTech for 105 million doses of Covid vaccine for Americans this fall. The $3.2 billion contract, signed between the companies and the US health and defense departments, includes vaccines for babies, young children, teens and adults, and may include Omicron-specific vaccines, which a panel […]
Article Authorship in Flagship Orthopaedic Journals by Gender
For many years, there has been a gender discrepancy in orthopedic surgery. Because research has an impact on promotions, researchers for a study sought to determine the patterns in female authorship in three journals over the last 25 years for both first and senior authors. From 1995 through 2020, all publications from the Journal of […]
Hormone Therapy-Related Hot Flashes Tied to Worse Breast Cancer Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, June 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Adjuvant hormone therapy (AHT)-related hot flashes predict worse breast cancer outcomes among patients in clinical routine practice, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Erwei Zeng, from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues used data from the National Quality […]
Nearly Three in 10 U.S. Adults Report Insomnia
WEDNESDAY, June 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Insomnia negatively impacts nearly 30 percent of adults, according to the results of a survey released online by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The online survey of 2,010 U.S. adults was conducted from Feb. 17 to 24, 2022. According to the results of the survey, 64 percent […]
Overall Cardiovascular Health Score Less Than Optimal for U.S. Adults
WEDNESDAY, June 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The average cardiovascular health (CVH) score is 64.7 (out of a possible 100) for adults based on the American Heart Association’s Life’s Essential 8 metric, according to a study published online June 29 in Circulation. Donald M. Lloyd-Jones, M.D., from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in […]
ACIP Recommends COVID-19 Vaccines for Children Aged ≥6 Months
WEDNESDAY, June 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In the June 28 early-release issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, interim recommendations are presented for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for young children aged 6 months to 5 years. Katherine E. Fleming-Dutra, M.D., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues […]