Factors Identified That Predict Glycemia Trajectory in Type 2 Diabetes
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a research article published online Jan. 4 in Clinical Epidemiology, long-term glycemia trajectories, which can be predicted by a combination of factors, are identified for patients with type 2 diabetes.P…
Learn MoreOptimism, Happiness as Teen Tied to Cardiometabolic Health Maintenance
THURSDAY, Jan. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Adolescent psychological assets — including optimism, happiness, self-esteem, belongingness, and feeling loved — contribute to cardiometabolic health (CMH) maintenance later in life, according to a study p…
Learn MoreRacial/Ethnic Minorities Less Likely to Use Newer Antiseizure Meds
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For people with epilepsy, those who see a neurologist are more likely to be on newer-generation antiseizure medications (ASMs), while Black, Hispanic, and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Island individual…
Learn MoreOverall Increase Seen in COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptance Globally
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 vaccine acceptance has increased, reaching 79.1 percent, but there is considerable variation in vaccine hesitancy between countries, according to a study published online Jan. 9 in Nature Medicine….
Learn More1975 to 2019 Saw Decrease in Stroke Mortality for Men, Women
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 1975 to 2019, there was a decrease in age-standardized stroke mortality for men and women, according to a study recently published in the International Journal of Epidemiology.Cande V. Ananth, Ph.D., M…
Learn MoreOral Immunotherapy With Boiled Then Roasted Peanuts Feasible
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Oral immunotherapy (OIT) using boiled followed by roasted peanuts is feasible and safe for treating children with peanut allergy, according to a study published online Jan. 11 in Clinical & Experimental All…
Learn MoreAntipsychotics Increasingly Being Prescribed to Children
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Antipsychotics are increasingly being prescribed to children, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in The Lancet Psychiatry.Maja R. Radojčić, Ph.D., from the University of Manchester in the United …
Learn MoreGardening, Cooking, Nutrition Intervention at Schools Is Beneficial
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A gardening, nutrition, and cooking intervention can improve glucose control and reduce low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in school children, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in JAMA Network …
Learn MoreSmartphone-Based Scleral Imaging Can ID Jaundice in Decompensated Cirrhosis
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Smartphone-based assessment of jaundice in patients with decompensated cirrhosis is feasible and accurate, mirroring levels of bilirubin and its correlations with clinical parameters, according to a study p…
Learn MoreRobotic Bronchoscopy Plus Advanced Imaging Accurate for Diagnosing Lung Malignancy
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Combined use of shape-sensing robotic-assisted bronchoscopy (ssRAB) with radial endobronchial ultrasound (r-EBUS) and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) for lung lesions has high diagnostic accuracy for m…
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