Nursing Care Shortages Likely to Have Predated Pandemic
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is no evidence that large numbers of nurses left health care or hospital practice during the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in Nursing Outlook.Lin…
Learn MoreClinical Report Addresses Screening, Management of Congenital Hypothyroidism
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Newborn screening (NBS) and management of congenital hypothyroidism is addressed in a clinical report published online Dec. 19 in Pediatrics.Noting that prompt diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism by NBS, l…
Learn MoreRisk for T2DM Reduced With Higher Daily Step Count
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Being more active is associated with a reduced risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), according to a study published online Dec. 2 in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.Andrew S. Perry, M.D…
Learn MorePET Changes Similar for Alzheimer Disease, Down Syndrome
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Positron emission tomography (PET) changes are similar for people with autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease and those with Down syndrome, according to a study published in the January issue of The Lancet Neur…
Learn MoreCoinfection With Flu, SARS-CoV-2 Described in Children
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In a report published in the Dec. 16 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, data are presented on coinfection with influenza and severe acute respi…
Learn MoreRenal Impairment Linked to Worse Prognosis in IgD Multiple Myeloma
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with immunoglobulin D multiple myeloma (IgD MM), those with renal impairment (RI) have poorer prognosis and shorter median survival than those with no renal impairment (no-RI), according to a stu…
Learn MoreLate-Onset Meningitis ID’d in 1 Percent of Extreme Preemies
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — One percent of children born extremely preterm have late-onset meningitis (LOM), which is associated with an increased risk for death or neurodevelopmental impairment (NDI), according to a study published onl…
Learn MoreOverdose Deaths Up in Teens From July to December 2019 to 2021
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — From July to December 2019 to July to December 2021, there was an increase in overdose deaths and deaths involving illicitly manufactured fentanyls (IMFs), according to research published in the Dec. 16 issue…
Learn MoreLeft Atrial Reservoir Strain Plus CHA₂DS₂-VASc Ups Stroke Prediction
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Left atrial reservoir strain improves stroke prediction in people without prior atrial fibrillation (AF) or stroke when added to CHA2DS2-VASc variables, according to a study published online Dec. 20 in the Ann…
Learn MoreDecision Aid Improves Decision Quality for Seniors With CKD
MONDAY, Dec. 19, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), a decision aid about kidney replacement therapy improves decision quality and clarifies treatment preferences, according to a study published online Dec. 20 …
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