Albuminuria Testing Falling Short in Patients at Risk for CKD
Many cases of albuminuria may be missed in the U.S. due to lack of testing among patients at risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD), a cohort study suggested. Examining electronic health records for nearly 200,000 patients with hypertension or diabetes, only 17.5% underwent albuminuria testing, reported Chi D. Chu, MD, MAS, of the University of […]
25 Million Kids Missed Routine Vaccinations Because Of Coronavirus Pandemic, UN Says
GENEVA (AP) — About 25 million children worldwide have missed out on routine immunizations against common diseases like diptheria, largely because the coronavirus pandemic disrupted regular health services or triggered misinformation about vaccines, according to the U.N. In a new report published Friday, the World Health Organization and UNICEF said their figures show 25 million […]
Pandemic Caused Millions of U.S. Women to Skip Cancer Screenings
Latest Cancer News FRIDAY, June 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) Millions of U.S. women missed breast, cervical and colon cancer screenings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new study. It found that compared to 2018, the number of women in 2020 who said they had breast cancer screening in the past year fell by […]
Study Leaves Transvaginal Mesh Controversy at Impasse
Transvaginal mesh proved noninferior to native tissue repair for vaginal prolapse but missed the superiority target in an FDA-mandated, postmarket, prospective parallel-cohort study. The 36-month composite treatment success rates were 89.3% with mesh repair and 80.2% with native tissue repair, falling within the prespecified 12% margin for noninferiority but not achieving superiority. However, mesh demonstrated […]
Missed Cancer Screenings During Pandemic Could Raise Death Rate for Years
Title: Missed Cancer Screenings During Pandemic Could Raise Death Rate for YearsCategory: Health NewsCreated: 3/21/2022 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 3/22/2022 12:00:00 AM
I Am ‘Unhealthy.’ That Doesn’t Make Me Any Less Valuable.
When I was a kid, I occasionally “faked” being sick to stay home. Not often, but I missed my first week of middle school because of it, all the while feeling the burden of guilt about not actually being ill. The truth was more complex: I was unwell, just not in the way I was […]
My Belly Button Saved My Life
I knew what to look for, but I missed the signs. I went to an ovarian cancer awareness walk a decade before I was diagnosed with it at the age of 44. I took home pamphlets describing it as a “silent killer” because most people miss the symptoms, which include frequent urination, feeling full quickly, […]
AI’s Help in Colonoscopy Led to Fewer Missed Adenomas
An artificial intelligence-based system missed fewer adenomas and found more first-pass adenomas per colonoscopy than high-definition white light (HDWL) colonoscopies, a multicenter randomized trial found. In an analysis of 223 patients, the adenoma miss rate among those who initially underwent a computer aided detection (CADe) colonoscopy was significantly lower than those who initially underwent HDWL […]
Targeting Bacteria in COPD Shows Promise
One study of an immunotherapy for reducing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) exacerbations missed its primary endpoint and failed to show a statistically significant benefit even in the subgroup that showed the greatest response. Another study, involving a similar product, showed results so dramatic that an independent expert suspected they were “too good to be […]