October 15, 2020
Time to Results Faster With Point-of-Care COVID-19 Testing
THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Point-of-care testing is associated with large reductions in the time to results for patients presenting with suspected COVID-19, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Nathan J. Brendish, Ph.D., from the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom, and colleagues conducted a...
Black, White, and Hispanic Pediatric Patients Receive Enemas for Constipation at Similar Rates
According to a study published in the Journal of the National Medical Association racial and health disparities do not appear to impact a physician’s decision on giving an enema to children with constipation presenting to the ED. The retrospective cross-sectional study utilized ED 2005-2016 data from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS) in...
CAC Helps ID CVD Risk in Women Receiving RT for Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — For women with breast cancer, coronary artery calcium (CAC) detected on radiotherapy (RT)-planning computed tomography (CT) scan is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, according to a study presented at the annual European Breast Cancer Conference, held virtually from Oct. 2 to 3. Roxanne Gal, from the University...
Ertugliflozin Noninferior for CV Outcomes in T2DM With ASCVD
THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Ertugliflozin is noninferior to placebo with respect to major adverse cardiovascular events among patients with type 2 diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to a study published online Oct. 8 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Christopher P. Cannon, M.D., from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston,...
Polypharmacy Common in Seniors With Heart Failure
THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Polypharmacy, defined as taking 10 or more medications, is common at admission and hospital discharge among older adults with heart failure, according to a study published online Oct. 13 in Circulation: Heart Failure. Ozan Unlu, M.D., from Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City, and colleagues studied 558...
No Evidence Found of Vertical Transmission of SARS-CoV-2
THURSDAY, Oct. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — In a series of 101 newborns of mothers with perinatal severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), there was no clinical evidence of vertical transmission, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in JAMA Pediatrics. Dani Dumitriu, M.D., Ph.D., from Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New...
CA125 Can Detect Ovarian Cancer in General Practice
Elevated CA125 indicates higher risk for other cancers, especially in women aged ≥50 years Cancer antigen 125 (CA125) can predict ovarian cancer in general practice, and elevated CA125 can also indicate an increased risk for nonovarian cancer, according to two studies presented at the 2019 National Cancer Research Institute Cancer Conference, held from Nov....