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Patient Care Experience Worse After Private Equity Acquisition of Hospitals
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 – After private equity acquisition of U.S. hospitals, global measures of patient care experience worsened, according to a study published online Jan. 9 in the Journal of the...
Long COVID Burden Has Decreased Over Time in Health Care Workers
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 – The prevalence and burden of post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) has decreased over time in health care workers, according to a study published online Nov. 12 ...
Seniors Engaged in Volunteering Activities Have Lower Depression Prevalence
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 – The prevalence of depression in older adults is impacted by age, gender, marital status, education, income, and volunteering, according to a study published online Jan. 8 in...
Neglect Can Be as Damaging to Child Development as Abuse, in Some Ways
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – Simple neglect can be as damaging to a child’s social development as physical, sexual or emotional abuse. Children whose basic needs aren’t met can have lifelong damage done t...
First-Time Moms In This State May Be Using Welfare for Paid Family Leave
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 (HealthDay news) – Low-income single mothers appear to be using welfare as a form of paid family leave following childbirth. Most women who enter the Temporary Assistance for...
Candidate Genetic Variants Have Minimal Impact on Opioid Addiction Risk
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – Fifteen candidate genetic variants account for only 0.40 percent of variation in opioid use disorder (OUD) risk, according to a study published online Jan. 9 in JAMA Network...
Polypill Treatment Offers High Value in Low-Income, Underserved Population
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – Polypill treatment for cardiovascular disease prevention is of high value in a low-income, underserved population, according to a study published online Jan. 8 in JAMA...
MEK Inhibition Beneficial for Children With Subset of Severe Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – For children with severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy caused by gain-of-function RAS/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) mutations (RASopathy), trametinib reduces...
Dementia Index Shows Validity for Predicting Age of Onset of MCI, Alzheimer Disease
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – The Florey Dementia Index (FDI) is valid for predicting the age of onset of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a study published online...
Adding Depression, Anxiety Measures to CVD Prediction Model Has Little Impact
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – Inclusion of measures of depression and anxiety to the American Heart Association Predicting Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Events (PREVENT) prediction model has little...
Database Shows Degree of Processing for More Than 50,000 Food Items
MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – A new database, GroceryDB, can show the degree of processing of more than 50,000 food items sold at Walmart, Target, and Whole Foods, according to a study published online...
No Evidence Found for Health Care Integration Improving Value of Health Care
THURSDAY, Jan. 9, 2025 – Evidence is lacking to support integration for improving the value of health care, according to a review published online Dec. 5 in the Journal of the American College of...
Can Doctors Estimate Life Expectancy After a Dementia Diagnosis?
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 – The clock is running for people who’ve been diagnosed with dementia, but the time they have left depends on their age. Average life expectancy for people with dementia is l...
15.4 Percent of 0- to 35-Month-Olds Receive Invalid Vaccine Dose
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 – Overall, 15.4 percent of children aged 0 to 35 months receive an invalid vaccine dose, receiving a vaccine earlier or later than recommended, according to a study published...
Some Maternal Medications Lower Levels of Protein, Fat in Breastmilk
FRIDAY, Jan. 10, 2025 – Some maternal medications are associated with lower levels of protein and fat in breastmilk, according to a study published online Jan. 7 in JAMA Network Open. Essi Whaites...