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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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