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Remotely Delivered Behavioral Intervention Reduces Systolic BP Variation
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 -- A remotely delivered behavioral intervention can reduce variability in systolic blood pressure, expressed as the coefficient of...
Bariatric Surgery Linked to Improved IBD Outcomes in Patients With Obesity
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 -- For patients with inflammatory bowel disease and obesity, bariatric surgery is associated with improved inflammatory bowel...
Worse Emotional Health-Related QoL Seen for Women With Cirrhosis, Ascites
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 -- Women with cirrhosis and ascites experience worse health-related quality of life (HRQoL) than men, although no difference is seen in...
Helping Others Linked to Higher Level of Cognitive Function
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 -- Helping others, both via formal volunteering and informal helping, is associated with higher levels of cognitive function and slower...
TAR-200 Monotherapy Promising for BCG-Unresponsive Bladder Cancer
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 -- For patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive high-risk non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC), an...
Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Increased Risk for Parkinson Disease
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 -- Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with an increased risk for Parkinson disease (PD), according to a study published online...
Work-Related Income Drops for Parents of Children Diagnosed With Type 1 Diabetes
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 -- Work-related income decreases sharply for mothers and fathers of children diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, with similar effects...
Mothers of Children With Down Syndrome Report Need for Improved Screening Communications
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 -- A survey of mothers of children with Down syndrome (DS) reveals room for improvement to better support parental understanding of...
OTC Oral Contraceptive Pills Improve Access to Effective Contraception
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 -- The newly available over-the-counter (OTC) progestin-only oral contraceptive pill (OCP), Opill, is accessed by individuals who use...
Use of Vaginal Estradiol Tablets Not Linked to Recurrent Stroke
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 -- For women with a history of ischemic stroke, use of vaginal estradiol tablets is not associated with an increased rate of recurrent...
Molgramostim Beneficial in Autoimmune Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis
THURSDAY, Aug. 21, 2025 -- In adults with autoimmune pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (aPAP), once-daily inhaled molgramostim, a recombinant human...
Adults With Hearing Loss Using Hearing Aids Have Reduced Dementia Risk
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 -- Adults with hearing loss (HL) with hearing aids have a reduced risk for dementia, according to a research letter published online...
Seniors With Certain Cardiovascular Diseases Saw Life's Essential 8 Scores Decline 2013 to 2018
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 -- From 2013 to 2018, older adults with heart failure, stroke, and hypertension experienced significant declines in Life's Essential 8...
Subcutaneous EEG System Feasible, Acceptable for Monitoring Seizures
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 -- Novel subcutaneous electroencephalography (sqEEG) systems, consisting of a small electrode placed beneath the skin, are feasible...
One in 10 Mental Health-Related ED Visits Among Youths Involve Boarding
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 -- Boarding is a considerable issue for Medicaid-enrolled youths seeking mental health care in emergency departments (EDs), according...
Positive Childhood Experiences May Protect Against Disordered Eating During College
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 -- Benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) have a protective effect against disordered eating behaviors, according to a study...
Stapokibart Found to Be Superior to Placebo for Severe Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Polyps
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 -- In adults with severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps treated with a daily intranasal corticosteroid, the...
Quitting Smoking Tied to Recovery From Substance Use Disorder
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 -- Quitting smoking is associated with recovery from substance use disorder (SUD), according to a study published online Aug. 13 in...
Counties With Repeated Low Cervical Cancer Screening Have Worse Outcomes
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20, 2025 -- Women in counties with repeatedly lower cervical cancer screening rates have nearly double the rate of cervical cancer incidence...
High Response to PD-1 Therapy Seen in Unresectable Desmoplastic Melanoma
TUESDAY, Aug. 19, 2025 -- Patients with advanced desmoplastic melanoma have high response to single-agent anti-programmed death protein 1 (PD-1) therapy...
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