Deficits in cancer screening at most facilities during pandemic
Mar 22, 2022
More than 80% of facilities reported deficits in monthly screening for colorectal cancer; there was a mean relative change of −17.7% in the monthly screening test volume.
Daily aspirin does not prevent recurrence of breast cancer
Feb 18, 2022
Compared with placebo, a daily aspirin did not improve invasive disease-free survival in patients with high-risk, HER2-negative breast cancer.
Healthy lifestyle tied to longer life, delayed onset of dementia
Apr 14, 2022
Healthy lifestyle in seniors is linked to longer life expectancy and a larger proportion of remaining years spent without Alzheimer’s dementia.
But there was no indication of protection against all-cause death, kidney disease progression or kidney failure, and there was increased risk of genital infection.
Health, economic impact of COVID-19 set to lessen in coming years
Apr 01, 2022
Healthcare use is projected to normalize after a decline in 2020; remaining federal supplemental spending is expected to decrease through 2024.
One in six older patients have reoperation for hernia recurrence
Mar 08, 2022
The findings seen over a 10-year follow-up period in a large study of Medicare beneficiaries.
Fat mass negatively linked to bone mineral density
Feb 14, 2022
The negative association of fat mass index with body mass index was stronger in men than in women.
CVS, Walgreens lift limits on purchases of rapid COVID-19 tests
Feb 07, 2022
Americans also can receive four free at-home tests directly from the U.S. government.
Racial disparity seen in initiation of newer diabetes meds
Feb 01, 2022
Significantly lower rates of initiation were seen in Black and American Indian or Alaskan Native individuals.
Skyrizi approved for psoriatic arthritis
Jan 26, 2022
The approval was based on two Phase 3 trials showing that more than 50% of patients receiving Skyrizi achieved an ACR20 response at 24 weeks.