Opioid prescriptions in the emergency department linked to small increases in hospital admission and subsequent opioid prescription use

Risks for CVD readmissions increased in first year postpartum even in absence of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

Persistence of effects of behavioral intervention in older adults varies after discontinuation of intervention

Coronary artery lesions in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection more likely to become high-risk plaques

Manufacturer says recall was completed in early January and 'does not implicate anything that is currently, or was recently, on the market'

Three recommendations suggest monotherapy options for preventing episodic migraine headache in outpatient settings

By India Edwards HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have successfully performed the fourth pig kidney transplant in the U.S.The recipient of the genetically modified pig organ was a 66-year-old man with kidney failure, surgeons said.The transplant, performed in late January, came shortly …

Authors say that long-term weight maintenance should be a focus of this population

By India Edwards HealthDay ReporterMONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — The head of the United Nations AIDS agency (UNAIDS) is warning that a major spike in HIV infections and deaths could occur if the U.S. follows through on freezing foreign aid for HIV programs.UNAIDS Executive Director Winnie Byanyima told …

Additionally, during more than five years of follow-up, risk for stroke-related death also reduced