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FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- There was a decrease in the total number of pediatric emergency department visits in 2020, but the proportion of trauma-related visits increased, ac...

Jan 23, 2021

FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The incidence of accidental awareness is high among women receiving general anesthesia for obstetric surgery, according to a study published online ...

Jan 23, 2021

FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Opioid use seems to contribute to the increasing incidence of pancreatic cancer (PC) in the United States, according to a study published online Jan...

Jan 23, 2021

FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- There was a significant decrease in the number of patients undergoing screening tests for cancer and in the number of resulting diagnoses of cancero...

Jan 23, 2021

FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The incidence and prevalence of idiopathic intracranial hypertension are increasing in Wales, corresponding to increasing body mass index (BMI) in t...

Jan 23, 2021

FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Rates of overdose deaths involving methamphetamine increased for all racial/ethnic groups from 2011 to 2018, according to a research letter publishe...

Jan 23, 2021

FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- For patients with multiple myeloma (MM), those with renal insufficiency (RI) have an increased risk for disease progression or death, according to a...

Jan 23, 2021

FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with bamlanivimab and etesevimab, but not monotherapy with bamlanivimab, is associated with a reduction in severe acute respiratory syndro...

Jan 23, 2021

FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- An antibody drug that has emergency use authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for use in early-stage COVID-19 patients with sympt...

Jan 23, 2021

FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Two-thirds of Americans are concerned about going to medical appointments even for an emergency when COVID-19 rates are high in their area, accordin...

Jan 23, 2021

FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first monthly injectable, complete regimen for HIV-infected adults, the agency announced Thursday...

Jan 23, 2021

FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Despite increases in lung cancer screening eligibility, gender, racial, and ethnic screening disparities may still persist, according to a study pub...

Jan 23, 2021

FRIDAY, Jan. 22, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Physicians at a Canadian cardiovascular center report higher levels of prepandemic burnout than U.S. colleagues, according to a study published onli...

Jan 23, 2021

Here is what the editors at Physician's Briefing chose as the most important COVID-19 developments for you and your practice for the week of Jan. 19 to 22, 2021. This roundup includes the la...

Jan 23, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Maternal health and in utero exposures are associated with an increased risk for subsequent thyroid cancer in offspring, according to a study pub...

Jan 22, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Maternal health and in utero exposures are associated with an increased risk for subsequent thyroid cancer in offspring, according to a study pub...

Jan 22, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Pollen count increases past medium or higher thresholds are associated with increased flare onset among some individuals with urologic chronic pe...

Jan 22, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Abnormalities detected on noninvasive retinal imaging are associated with markers of cognitive dysfunction in older individuals with type 1 diabe...

Jan 22, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Abnormalities detected on noninvasive retinal imaging are associated with markers of cognitive dysfunction in older individuals with type 1 diabe...

Jan 22, 2021

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Hospitalized COVID-19 patients can safely continue using blood pressure medications, according to a study published online Jan. 7 in The Lancet R...

Jan 22, 2021