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Race, Ethnicity Influence Sodium Sources, Sodium Reduction Behavior
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 -- There are similarities and differences in the sources of sodium and sodium reduction behaviors between racial and ethnic groups...
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, May 16-18
The annual meeting of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) was held from May 16 to 18 in Minneapolis and was attended by more than...
High-Volume Exercise Tied to Increased Coronary Artery Calcification Score
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 -- Male athletes with high-volume exercise training have a higher burden of calcified plaque than male nonathletes, according to a...
Odds of Cardiovascular Events Up for RSV Hospitalization Versus COVID-19 Hospitalization
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 -- Patients with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) hospitalization have increased odds of any acute cardiovascular event compared with...
Sedentary Behavior in U.S. Adults Declined in Last Decade
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 -- Sedentary behavior among U.S. adults fell between 2013 and 2020 but plateaued after that, according to a research letter published...
Worse Mental Health Trajectories Seen for Survivors of Teen, Young Adult Cancer
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 -- Survivors of adolescent and young adulthood (AYA) cancer have significantly worse mental health trajectories into middle or older...
ASCO: GLP-1 Receptor Agonists May Reduce Risk for Obesity-Related Cancer, All-Cause Death
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 -- For adults with diabetes and obesity, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are associated with a reduced risk for...
Physically Active Adults Have Lower Risk for Overactive Bladder
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 – Physically active adults have a lower risk for overactive bladder compared with inactive adults, according to a study published...
Endolymphatic Sac Decompression Effective for Vertigo, Migraine
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 -- For Meniere disease (MD) patients with migraine, endolymphatic sac decompression (ELSD) is effective, providing postoperative relief...
Multiple Environmental Exposures Jointly Contribute to Asthma Risk
WEDNESDAY, May 28, 2025 -- Air pollution, built environment, and ambient temperature jointly contribute to incident asthma risk, according to a study published...
Parent-Mediated Intervention Beneficial for Toddlers Who Are Deaf
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 -- A parent-mediated intervention (PMI) is beneficial for child communication outcomes in children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH)...
Low, High HDL Linked to Risk for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 -- Low and high high-density lipoprotein (HDL) are associated with an increased risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD)...
One-Week Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer Safe, Effective Up to 10 Years
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 -- A five-fraction, one-week schedule of adjuvant breast radiotherapy is as safe and effective as a standard three-week schedule for...
ASCO: Alcohol-Associated Cancer Mortality Increased From 1990 to 2021
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 -- Alcohol-associated cancer mortality increased from 1990 to 2021, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American...
Replacing Sedentary Activity With Sleep, Exercise Beneficial in Acute Coronary Syndrome
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 -- For patients evaluated for acute coronary syndrome, replacing sedentary behavior with sleep, light-intensity physical activity, or...
Fine-Tuned Large Language Models Enhance Error ID in Radiology Reports
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 -- Large language models (LLMs), fine-tuned on radiology reports, enhance error detection in radiology reports, according to a study...
Patients Who Fear Cataract Surgery Less Likely to Believe Surgery Will Improve Vision
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 -- Neither health literacy nor understanding of cataract pathology is associated with fear of cataract surgery, according to a study...
ASCO: Maintenance Lurbinectedin + Atezolizumab Enhances Survival in Lung Cancer
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 -- Maintenance therapy with lurbinectedin (lurbi) and atezolizumab (atezo) helps some patients with extensive-stage small cell lung...
Post-Kidney Transplant Adverse Outcomes Increased With BMI-BSA Obesity
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 -- Combined body mass index (BMI)-body surface area (BSA) obesity is associated with an increased risk for post-kidney transplant (KT)...
Lasso-LR Model Best for Predicting AKI Mortality in Alcoholic Cirrhosis
TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 -- The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator-logistic regression (Lasso-LR) model is optimal for predicting in-hospital...
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