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Experts Warn Marijuana Ads Are Reaching Kids Through Social Media
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2025 – A legal loophole is allowing marijuana ads to slip past regulations and land right in front of kids on social media, a new report shows. Although the federal Controlled...
Number of Caregiving Hours Affect Menopause Symptom Burden
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2025 – Caregiving is associated with menopause symptom burden, according to a study published in the January issue of the Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Mariam Saadedine, M.D., from the...
Venous Thromboembolism Risk Higher for Certain Hormonal Contraceptives
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2025 – Venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk varies across hormonal contraceptives, according to a research letter published online Feb. 10 in the Journal of the American Medical...
AI Contributes to Early Detection of Clinically Relevant Breast Cancer
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2025 – Artificial intelligence (AI) contributes to early detection of clinically relevant breast cancer, according to a study published online Feb. 3 in The Lancet Digital Health....
Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Linked to Facial Development at Age 6 to 8 Years
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2025 – Prenatal alcohol exposure is associated with facial development, and the associations persist to age 6 to 8 years, according to a study published online Feb. 10 in JAMA...
Ethnoracial Disparities Seen in Access to Genetic Testing in Pediatric Neurology
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2025 – For pediatric neurology patients, there are marked ethnoracial disparities in genetic testing completion, according to a study published online Feb. 12 in Neurology. Jordan...
Boarding Common While Awaiting Acute Pediatric Psychiatric Care
THURSDAY, Feb. 13, 2025 – Boarding for pediatric mental health (MH) conditions while awaiting acute psychiatric care is common, with significant variation observed in boarding practice by hospital...
'E-reporting' Daily Symptoms Boosts Cancer Patients' Well-Being
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2025 – Patients with advanced cancers who checked in daily with their care teams electronically gained a better quality of life, a new study concludes. This "patient-reported...
In 2023, 1.4 Percent of U.S. Children Ever Experienced Post-COVID Condition
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2025 – Post-COVID condition (PCC) continues to affect children, and 80 percent of those currently experiencing PCC have activity limitation, according to a research letter...
Overdiagnosis of Thyroid Cancer Persists
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2025 – Overdiagnosis of thyroid cancer in the United States remains a persistent problem, according to a study published online Feb. 5 in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology....
Performance of AI Preeclampsia Prediction Models Deteriorates Over Time
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2025 – For the Preeclampsia Integrated Estimate of RiSk (PIERS) Machine Learning (PIERS-ML) model and the logistic regression-based fullPIERS model, consecutive performance...
Almost Half of Rural Americans Face Long Drives for Surgery
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2025 – As closures of rural hospitals across the United States continue, more Americans are facing hour-plus drives to reach surgical centers, two new reports find. By 2020, data...
Use of Secondary CVD Prevention Medications Low in Most Countries
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12, 2025 – Use of secondary cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention medications has improved little over time, according to a study published in the Feb. 11 issue of the Journal of...
Mass Shootings That Claim Most Kids' Lives Are Done by Family Members
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 – When most people think of kids killed in mass shootings, they imagine it occurring at the hands of a stranger, and at school. The reality, according to a new report, is that...
Effect of Behavioral Intervention on Reducing Care Overuse in Seniors Not Sustained
MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 – Clinical decision support (CDS) aimed at reducing overuse of care in seniors does not yield durable changes in terms of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening in older...