17 Percent of Patients Seeing Neurologist Travel Long Distance
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Seventeen percent of Medicare beneficiaries travel a long distance to visit a neurologist, according to a study published online Sept. 13 in Neurology.Chun Chieh Lin, Ph.D., from the University of Michigan…
Learn MoreRisk for Dementia Reduced in Association With Antihypertensive Use
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Antihypertensive use is associated with a reduced risk for dementia compared with untreated hypertension, according to research published online Sept. 12 in JAMA Network Open.Matthew J. Lennon, M.D., from …
Learn MoreReceipt of PT, Chiropractic Care Reportedly Low for Comorbid Chronic LBP, Opioid Use Disorder
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For Medicare beneficiaries with chronic low back pain (CLBP) and opioid use disorder (OUD), receipt of physical therapy (PT) and chiropractic care is low overall and lower for racial and ethnic minority gr…
Learn MoreWhites Have Greatest Magnitude of Association of Socioeconomic Status With LE8
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The magnitude of association of socioeconomic status (SES) with the American Heart Association Life’s Essential 8 (LE8) is greatest among non-Hispanic White Americans (NHWA), according to a study published…
Learn MoreMethylation Score Can ID Risk for Cervical Adenocarcinomas
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A methylation score, composed of the average methylation percentage across 35 CpG sites in the L2/L1 open reading frames of human papillomavirus (HPV)16, 18, and 45, and two human loci, can identify the ri…
Learn MoreHypoattenuation Thickening on CT Prognostic After Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO), high-grade hypoattenuation thickening (HAT) at follow-up computed tomography (CT) is associated with higher stroke r…
Learn MoreTime Spent in Sedentary Behavior Tied to Incident Dementia in Seniors
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For older adults, there is a significant association between more time spent in sedentary behavior and a higher incidence of all-cause dementia, according to a study published in the Sept. 12 issue of the Jo…
Learn MoreTime Spent in Sedentary Behavior Tied to Incident Dementia in Seniors
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For older adults, there is a significant association between more time spent in sedentary behavior and a higher incidence of all-cause dementia, according to a study published in the Sept. 12 issue of the Jo…
Learn MoreTime Spent in Sedentary Behavior Tied to Incident Dementia in Seniors
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For older adults, there is a significant association between more time spent in sedentary behavior and a higher incidence of all-cause dementia, according to a study published in the Sept. 12 issue of the Jo…
Learn MoreCoronary CTA-Derived Fractional Flow Reserve Can ID Three-Year Outcomes in Angina
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with stable angina pectoris, a coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA)-derived fractional flow reserve (FFR) can identify the three-year risk for all-cause death or nonfatal spontaneous m…
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