U.S. Health Care Spending Increased 4.6 Percent in 2019
TUESDAY, Jan. 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Health care spending in the United States increased...
Read More
Pharmacy
Jaw Osteonecrosis Tied to Treatment for Bone Metastases
MONDAY, Jan. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The cumulative three-year incidence of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) is 2.8 percent in cancer patients receiving zoledronic acid for metastatic bone disease (MBD), according to a...
Read More
mRNA-1273 Vaccine Highly Effective for Preventing COVID-19
MONDAY, Jan. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — The mRNA-1273 vaccine has 94.1 percent efficacy for...
Read More
Britain to Try Mix-and-Match COVID-19 Vaccinations
MONDAY, Jan. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — If a second dose of the first COVID-19 vaccine is...
Read More
U.S. COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Struggling
MONDAY, Jan. 4, 2021 (HealthDay News) — As U.S. officials ramped up efforts to vaccinate...
Read More
Bariatric Surgery Patients Not Getting Recommended Follow-Up Care
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Many bariatric surgery patients do not receive...
Read More
Dexamethasone Not Favored for Chronic Subdural Hematoma
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Dexamethasone results in fewer favorable...
Read More
Gaps Found in Opioid Use Disorder Treatment During Pandemic
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Patients already receiving opioid use disorder...
Read More
U.K. Is First Country to Approve Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Britain became the first country to give...
Read More
More Dangerous Mouthwashes and Hand Sanitizers Recalled
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) — A hand sanitizer has been recalled because it...
Read MoreOral Azacitidine Benefits Some Older Adults With AML
TUESDAY, Dec. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For older patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) who are in remission after chemotherapy, those receiving maintenance therapy with the oral formulation of azacitidine (CC-486)...
Read More
Anticoagulants Not Tied to Higher Risk for GI Bleed in COVID-19
TUESDAY, Dec. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Use of anticoagulation or antiplatelet agents is...
Read More
Timing of Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Examined for C-Section
TUESDAY, Dec. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For women undergoing cesarean section, the risk...
Read More
Another COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate Begins Final Clinical Trials
TUESDAY, Dec. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Vaccine maker Novavax, along with federal health...
Read More
Primary Aldosteronism Testing Rare in Treatment-Resistant HTN
TUESDAY, Dec. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Patients with apparent treatment-resistant...
Read More
Seizure Frequency Not Up in Pregnancy for Women With Epilepsy
TUESDAY, Dec. 29, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Among women with epilepsy, the percentage who have...
Read More
SARS-CoV-2 Infection Rate Low in Patients Receiving Antitumor Therapy
MONDAY, Dec. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The rate of severe acute respiratory syndrome...
Read More
LY-CoV555 Not Efficacious for Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19
MONDAY, Dec. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — The neutralizing monoclonal antibody LY-CoV555,...
Read More
Triple Treatment Combo Beneficial in BRAF-Mutant CRC
MONDAY, Dec. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Irinotecan and cetuximab combined with vemurafenib...
Read More
CDC: Travelers From the U.K. Must Have Negative COVID-19 Test
MONDAY, Dec. 28, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Travelers flying to the United States from the...
Read More