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SGLT2i Use Linked to Lower Risk for Neurodegenerative Disease in T2DM
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 -- For patients with type 2 diabetes, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitor (SGLT2i) use is associated with reduced risks for...
Greater Adherence to MIND Diet Linked to Reduced Cognitive Impairment
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 -- Greater Mediterranean-Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet adherence is...
FDA Approves Ebglyss for Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Ebglyss (lebrikizumab-lbkz) for adults and children aged 12 years and older...
Trends in Prehospital Encounters for Youth Opioid Overdose Identified
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 -- Prehospital encounters for youth opioid overdoses increased before the COVID-19 pandemic, then increased with onset, and then...
Acute Myocardial Infarction Up in People With Epilepsy, 2008 to 2017
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 -- The prevalence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in people with epilepsy increased from 2008 to 2017, according to a study...
Neoadjuvant Chemo Boosts Structure Preservation Rates in Nasal, Sinus Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 -- Neoadjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy improves structure preservation (SP) for patients with T3, T4a, and selected T4b...
Current National Prevalence of Diagnosed A-Fib, 10.55 Million
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 -- The prevalence of diagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF) in the United States is 4.48 percent among the adult population, according to...
Study Explores Demand for Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy in U.S.
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 -- The demand for psilocybin-assisted therapy (PSIL-AT) for major depressive disorder (MDD) and treatment-resistant depression (TRD)...
Erenumab Effective for Nonopioid Medication Overuse Headache in Chronic Migraine
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 -- Monthly use of erenumab injections (140 mg) is safe and effective in achieving medication overuse headache (MOH) remission in...
Racial Disparities Seen in Prehospital Stroke Care
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 -- Black race is associated with prolonged onset to time of arrival intervals with stroke and significantly decreased odds of...
Discrepancies Seen Between Young People's Preferred, Actual Sources of Contraceptive Info
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 -- There are discrepancies between preferred and actual sources of contraceptive information for U.S. adolescents and young adults...
Caffeine, Coffee Linked to Lower Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity Risk
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 -- Habitual coffee or caffeine intake is associated with a lower risk for new-onset cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CM), according to...
Break Wave Lithotripsy Safe, Effective for Urolithiasis
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 18, 2024 -- Break Wave lithotripsy (BWL) is a safe and effective noninvasive stone therapy, according to a study published online Sept. 11 in...
Model Can Predict, Stratify Liver Cancer Risk in Noncirrhotic Chronic Hep B
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 -- A new prognostic model can predict and stratify hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) risk in noncirrhotic adult patients with chronic...
Postpartum Anxiety, Depression Not Up After Pandemic Onset, but Benzodiazepine Rx Increased
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 -- Among privately insured women, diagnoses of postpartum anxiety and depression did not increase following onset of the COVID-19...
2020 to 2021 Saw Age-Adjusted Rates of Drug Overdose Rise in Colombia
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 -- During 2010 to 2021, there was an increase in age-adjusted rates of drug overdoses in Colombia, especially from 2018 to 2021...
Aromatase Inhibitors Not Linked to CAC in Postoperative Breast Cancer Patients
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 -- For postoperative patients with breast cancer, the duration of aromatase inhibitor (AI) treatment is not associated with the risk...
Rx Amphetamine Use Linked to Increased Odds of Psychosis, Mania
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 -- Past-month prescription amphetamine use is associated with increased odds of psychosis and mania, with increased odds for high doses...
Personality Tied to Cardiovascular Disease Risk With Type 2 Diabetes
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 -- Personality traits can influence cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), according to a study...
Lactated Ringer Solution Better Than Normal Saline for Sickle Cell Pain Crises
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2024 -- Administration of lactated Ringer (LR) solution has a small but significant improvement on sickle cell disease outcomes versus...
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