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Parental Diseases of Despair Linked to Suicidal Events in Offspring
MONDAY, Sept. 15, 2025 -- Parental diseases of despair (DoD; i.e., substance use disorder, alcohol-related disease, or suicidal behavior) are associated with...
Childhood Loneliness Linked to Cognitive Decline in Adulthood
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2025 -- Childhood loneliness is associated with cognitive decline and dementia risk in adulthood, according to a study published online Sept...
Globally, Diabetes Underdiagnosed, Poorly Controlled With Treatment
MONDAY, Sept. 15, 2025 -- In 2023, 55.8 percent of those with diabetes were diagnosed, and 41.6 percent had optimal glycemic concentrations on treatment...
Methotrexate Cuts Systolic BP in Rheumatoid Arthritis
MONDAY, Sept. 15, 2025 -- For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), methotrexate significantly reduces systolic blood pressure (SBP), according to a study...
2016 to 2023 Saw Decline in U.S. Pediatric Radiologists
MONDAY, Sept. 15, 2025 -- The number of U.S. pediatric radiologists declined from 2016 to 2023, according to a study published online Sept. 9 in the Journal of...
Machine, Deep Learning Models Improve Prediction of CKD Progression
MONDAY, Sept. 15, 2025 -- Machine learning and deep learning models applied to integrated clinical and claims data can improve prediction of chronic kidney...
hsCRP Levels Increased With Intake of High Levels of Ultraprocessed Food
MONDAY, Sept. 15, 2025 -- Consuming high levels of ultraprocessed foods is associated with increased levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP)...
Rural Patients Less Likely to Have Minimally Invasive Colon Cancer Surgery
MONDAY, Sept. 15, 2025 -- Rural residents with colon cancer are significantly less likely to undergo minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and significantly more...
HIV Infections Projected to Rise With Cessation of Ryan White Services
MONDAY, Sept. 15, 2025 -- Cessation of Ryan White services, which provide care for more than half of people with HIV in the United States, could yield an...
2010 to 2019 Saw Global Decline in Noncommunicable Disease Mortality
FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 -- Noncommunicable disease (NCD) mortality decreased in most countries around the world from 2010 to 2019, according to a study...
Prenatal Detection Rates of Congenital Heart Disease Increasing Over Time
FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 -- Prenatal detection rates of congenital heart disease (CHD) have increased over time, according to a study published online Sept. 2 in...
RSV Vaccine Prevents RSV-Linked Hospitalization Among Older Adults Over Two Seasons
FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 -- The respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine reduces RSV-associated hospitalization among older adults over two seasons, according...
FDA Sends 100 Cease-and-Desist Letters in Crackdown on DTC Drug Advertisements
FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking new steps to regulate direct-to-consumer drug advertisements and eliminate misleading...
Lung Cancer Screening Beneficial to Age 80 for Candidates Fit for Surgery
FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 -- People aged 75 to 80 years at last screen who are diagnosed with screen-detected lung cancer (LC) have lower overall survival, but...
Sex Differences Seen in Characteristics, Course of Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder
FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 -- Significant sex differences are seen in the characteristics and course of schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BD), according to...
Potentially Inappropriate Medications Linked to Frailty at Cancer Diagnosis
FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 -- For patients with newly diagnosed cancer, an increasing number of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs), as identified by the...
Elevated BP at Age 7 Years Linked to Premature CVD Mortality
FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 -- Higher blood pressure (BP) at age 7 years is associated with an increased risk for premature cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality...
Video Head Impulse Test, Caloric Test Can Differentiate Meniere Disease, Vestibular Migraine
FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 -- The video head impulse test (vHIT) and caloric test can help differentiate Meniere disease (MD) from vestibular migraine (VM)...
Voice-Based AI Enables Collection of BP Measurements at Home
FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 -- Use of voice-based artificial intelligence (AI) enables collection and validation of self-reported blood pressure (BP) measurements...
Biparametric MRI Noninferior for Diagnosing Prostate Cancer
FRIDAY, Sept. 12, 2025 -- Biparametric magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which omits the gadolinium contrast sequence used in multiparametric MRI, is...
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