Today's Health News
Prostate Cancer Surgery Lagged for Black Men During Pandemic
Black men less likely than White men to undergo prostatectomy despite similar COVID-19 risk factors, biopsy Gleason grade groups
Abelacimab Prevents VTE After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Single, postoperative IV dose of abelacimab superior to enoxaparin for preventing venous thromboembolism, with no increase in bleeding risk
Most Inflammatory, Cardiac Manifestations of MIS-C Resolve
Most inflammatory markers normalized by one to four weeks; however, elevated double-negative T cells seen in 92 percent at one to four months
Effectiveness Similar for First-Line ACE Inhibitors, ARBs in HTN
Risks for angioedema, cough, pancreatitis, and GI bleeding significantly lower with ARBs for first-line HTN treatment
Better Strategies Needed for Managing NAFLD in Adults
Needs assessment survey conducted in response to increasing clinical burden of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis
Survival Up for Multiple Cancer Types for Teens, Young Adults
Limited or no improvement seen in female breast cancer, cervical cancer, ovarian cancer, and bone and joint sarcomas
SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies May Persist Nine Months After Infection
Seroprevalence found to be 3.5 percent in Vo', Italy, in May 2020; 98.8 percent of sera still reacted against one or more antigens in November
Links Between Genetic Risk, Glaucoma Prevalence Examined
Polygenic variants tied to similar risk for developing glaucoma as some monogenic variants and are more prevalent in the general population
Vaccinations Start to Climb in States Hit Hard by Delta Variant
Variant, which first emerged in India, now accounts for an estimated 83 percent of coronavirus samples genetically identified in the United States
Circulation of Respiratory Viruses Low During COVID-19 Pandemic
Influenza activity decreased in March 2020, remained low through May 2021; decrease seen in other viruses, with no increase until Spring 2021