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Positive Family Relationships May Protect Against Pain in Older Adults
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 -- Family support may protect against pain incidence and persistence among aging African Americans, according to a study published...
Past-Year Pap Testing Rates Were Lower in 2022 Than 2019
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 -- Past-year Papanicolaou testing rates were lower in 2022 than in 2019, overall, and lower rates were seen in rural versus urban women...
FDA Approves Generic Emflaza Oral Suspension for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first generic version of Emflaza (deflazacort) oral suspension for Duchenne...
Midlife Inflammation Tied to Slowing of Gait Speed in Later Life
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 -- Inflammation in midlife may contribute to clinically meaningful late-life slowing of gait speed, according to a study published online...
Prolonged β-Lactam Antibiotic Infusions Aid Sepsis, Septic Shock Outcomes
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 -- Among adults in the intensive care unit with sepsis or septic shock, the use of prolonged β-lactam antibiotic infusions is...
Neighborhood Deprivation Only Tied to Breast Cancer Mortality for White Women
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 -- Factors aside from neighborhood deprivation are responsible for increased breast cancer mortality among Black women, according to a...
First Responders With More Debris Exposure Have Higher Risk of Early Dementia
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 -- More severe exposure to dust or debris among World Trade Center (WTC) responders is significantly associated with a higher risk of...
Preoxygenation With Noninvasive Ventilation Yields Lower Hypoxemia
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 -- For critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation, preoxygenation with noninvasive ventilation results in lower incidence of...
1990 to 2019 Saw Increase in Life Expectancy in Seniors With T1DM
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 -- From 1990 to 2019, there was an increase in life expectancy in older people with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), according to a study...
No Evidence That Live Vaccines Are Unsafe for Patients on Dupilumab
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 -- There is no evidence to suggest that administration of live vaccines to patients receiving dupilumab is unsafe, and vaccine efficacy...
Anorexia Tied to Quadrupled Risk of Early Death in Both Men, Women
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 -- Early mortality in people with anorexia nervosa (AN) is high, particularly among those with a psychiatric comorbidity, according to a...
Second Tumors Are Rare After Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell Therapy
FRIDAY, June 14, 2024 -- Second tumors are rarely seen after chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy, according to a study published in the June 13...
4.0 Percent of Seniors Had Received Dementia Diagnosis in 2022
THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 -- In 2022, 4.0 percent of adults aged 65 years and older reported ever having received a dementia diagnosis, with similar percentages...
Many With Firearm in the House Store Firearms Loaded, Unlocked
THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 -- Among individuals with a firearm kept in the house, a considerable proportion report that the firearm was stored loaded, and about...
Health Care Spending Growth Projected to Outpace GDP to 2032
THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 -- Health care spending growth is projected to outpace that of the gross domestic product (GDP) during the coming decade, according to...
Some Environmental Stressors Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Risk
THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 -- Several climate change-related environmental stressors are associated with increased cardiovascular risk, according to a review...
Residual Risk Seen for Death, Postacute Sequelae in Third Year After COVID-19 Hospitalization
THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 -- For individuals with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, the risks for death and postacute...
Bidirectional Link ID'd for Change in Depressive Symptoms, Memory Change
THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 -- A linear change in depressive symptoms is associated with accelerated memory change and vice versa in adults aged 50 years or older...
GLP-1 RA Use Linked to Lower Quality of Bowel Preparation
THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 -- The use of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) for diabetes or obesity is associated with a lower quality of bowel...
Lifestyle Intervention Can Improve Cognition, Function in Early Alzheimer Disease
THURSDAY, June 13, 2024 -- For patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or early dementia due to Alzheimer disease (AD), comprehensive lifestyle changes...
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