AAP Addresses Management of Pediatric Mental, Behavioral Health Emergencies
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In a policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and published online Aug. 16 in Pediatrics, recommendations are presented for improving emergency care for pediatric mental and behav…
Learn MoreDuration of T2D Negatively Linked to Mean Cortical Thickness
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Pima American Indians with longer duration of type 2 diabetes (T2D) have decreased cortical thickness and gray matter volumes and increased volume of white matter hyperintensity, according to a study publis…
Learn MoreSpring, Summer Births Linked to Development of Pollinosis
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Spring and summer births are associated with development of pollinosis and summer births are associated with house dust mite (HDM) sensitization, according to a study published in the July issue of Allergol…
Learn MoreGut Microbiota Influences Survival After Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For pediatric patients, gut microbiota diversity and composition before allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) influences survival and likelihood of acute graft-versus-host disease, …
Learn MoreRecent Rise in Disability, Years of Life Lost From CVD Due to Air Pollution
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 16, 2023 (HealthDay News) — From 1990 to 2019, all-age disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) due to cardiovascular diseases attributable to particulate matter (PM) air pollution increased 31 percent, according to a study published on…
Learn MoreMindfulness-Based Interventions Recommended for Anxiety in Cancer
TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In evidence-based guidelines issued by the Society for Integrative Oncology and American Society of Clinical Oncology and published online Aug. 15 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, recommendations are pres…
Learn MoreMost Infants With RSV-Related Critical Illness Born at Term
TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Most infants requiring intensive care for respiratory syncytial virus are born at term, and do not have underlying medical conditions, according to a study published online Aug. 15 in JAMA Network Open.Natash…
Learn MoreLong COVID Symptoms Persist Through 12 Months
TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Long COVID symptoms can persist for up to 12 months, according to research published in the Aug. 11 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Juan Car…
Learn MoreRate of Positive Laparoscopy High for Patients With Pancreatic Cancer
TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the rate of positive laparoscopy (PL) is high and is associated with younger age, indeterminate extrapancreatic lesions on preoperative imaging, and …
Learn MoreAtezolizumab Monotherapy Beneficial for NSCLC Ineligible for Platinum-Based Chemo
TUESDAY, Aug. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ineligible for platinum-based chemotherapy, first-line atezolizumab monotherapy is associated with improved overall survival compared to single-agent chemo…
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