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One Hundred Seventeen Cases of MIS-C Identified During 2023

THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 -- In 2023, 117 cases of multisystem inflammation syndrome in children (MIS-C) were reported, with 26 percent of patients having...

High Rate of PrEP Discontinuation Seen for Sexual Gender-Minority People

THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 -- Among sexual and gender-minority people who initiate preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV, the annual rate of discontinuation is...

Rheumatology Workforce Increased 20 Percent From 2009 to 2019

THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 -- The overall number of clinically active rheumatology providers grew more than 20 percent during the last decade, according to a...

Black Men Face Highest Incidence of Prostate Cancer in the U.K.

THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 -- Among primary care patients in the United Kingdom, the incidence of prostate cancer with an elevated prostate-specific antigen...

Chronic School Absenteeism 5.8 Percent for 5- to 17-Year-Olds in 2022

THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 -- In 2022, 5.8 percent of children ages 5 to 17 years experienced chronic school absenteeism for health-related reasons, according to...

Multitarget Stool DNA Test Has Higher Sensitivity for CRC Than FIT

THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 -- A next-generation multitarget stool DNA test has higher sensitivity for colorectal cancer and advanced precancerous lesions than...

Dapivirine Vaginal Ring Safe, Effective at Preventing HIV During Pregnancy

THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 -- Adverse pregnancy outcomes related to use of the dapivirine vaginal ring (DVR) or daily oral tenofovir disoproxil...

Reduced Levels of CSF β-Amyloid Seen in Veterans With Blast-Related mTBI

THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 -- Middle-aged veterans with blast-related mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) have reduced levels of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)...

CAC Score Predicts MACE in Patients With Stable Chest Pain

THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 -- For people with stable chest pain referred for invasive coronary angiography (ICA), the risk for major adverse cardiovascular...

Poison Center Calls for 'Magic Mushrooms' Spiked Starting in 2019

THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 -- Calls to U.S. poison centers involving psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” among adolescents and young adults rose...

Spring Daylight Savings Transition Tied to Increase in Cardiovascular Events

THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 -- Spring daylight saving time (DST) transitions may be associated with a minor increase in adverse cardiovascular event rates...

Widening of Disparities in Pollution-Attributed Health Burden Observed

THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 -- There has been a widening of racial and ethnic relative disparities in the pollution-attributable health burden within the United...

Infant Respiratory Tract Disease Risk Lower With Maternal RSV Vaccine

THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 -- Pregnant women receiving the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) prefusion F protein-based maternal vaccine (RSVPreF3-Mat) have...

Low Emergency Nurse Staffing Tied to Adverse Events

THURSDAY, March 14, 2024 -- Lower levels of nurse staffing in the emergency department are associated with adverse events, according to a review published...

Disease Knowledge Limited Among Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes

WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 -- There is considerable room for improvement of disease knowledge among individuals with type 2 diabetes (T2D), according to a study...

Many U.S. Seniors Do Not Intend to Vaccinate Against RSV

WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 -- Many U.S. seniors do not intend to vaccinate against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in the 2023 to 2024 season, according to a...

Annual Indirect Economic Burden of Sickle Cell Disease Over $2 Million

WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 -- Adults with sickle cell disease (SCD) are more likely to report employment loss, and caregivers of children with SCD report more...

Risk for A-Fib Increased With Consumption of Sugar-Sweetened and Diet Beverages

WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 -- Consumption of >2 L/week of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) or artificially sweetened beverages (ASB) is associated with an...

Maternal Deaths Overestimated With Reliance on Pregnancy Checkbox

WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 -- Lower, stable maternal mortality rates are seen on identification of maternal deaths by requiring mention of pregnancy among...

Childhood Cancer Survivors Have High Risk for Mortality After Cardiovascular Events

WEDNESDAY, March 13, 2024 -- Childhood cancer survivors have a high risk for mortality after major cardiovascular events, according to a study published in the...

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