Mental, Substance Use Disorder Health Care Use Increased With Food Insecurity
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Children and adolescents living in food-insecure households have greater use of health services for mental and substance use disorders, according to a study published online July 24 in CMAJ, the journal of the…
Learn MoreWatching TV in Childhood Linked to Metabolic Syndrome at 45 Years
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Time spent watching television in childhood and adolescence is associated with metabolic syndrome at age 45 years, according to a study published online July 24 in Pediatrics.Nathan MacDonell and Robert J. Han…
Learn MoreExposure to Extreme Temperatures, Pollution Linked to MI Death
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to extreme temperature events (ETEs) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is associated with myocardial infarction (MI) mortality, according to a study published in the July 25 issue of Circulation.Rui…
Learn MoreRisk for Incident Dementia Increased With Diagnosed Depression
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Men and women with diagnosed depression have an increased risk for dementia, according to a study published online July 24 in JAMA Neurology.Holly Elser, M.D., Ph.D., from Aarhus University in Denmark, and col…
Learn MoreToxicity Reduced With MRI-Guided Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients with prostate cancer, magnetic resonance‐guided daily adaptive stereotactic body radiotherapy (MRg-A-SBRT) is associated with reduced toxicity compared with computed tomography‐guided nonadaptive …
Learn MoreInitiating Patient-Controlled Epidural in OR Beneficial for Pain Control
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Initiating patient-controlled epidural anesthesia (PCEA) infusion in the operating room (OR) may improve pain control, according to a study presented at the annual American Society of Anesthesiologists Anesthe…
Learn MoreUse of Manometer Can Reduce Endotracheal Tube Cuff Overinflation
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Provider education on use of endotracheal tube (ETT) cuff overinflation can reduce overinflation and related complications, according to a study presented at the annual American Society of Anesthesiologists An…
Learn MoreIncidence Rate of Diagnosed Vitiligo 22.6 per 100,000 Person-Years
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Vitiligo diagnosis is more common in older adults and in Hispanic/Latino and Asian American patients, according to a study published online July 19 in JAMA Dermatology.Nicole Mastacouris, from the Donald and B…
Learn MoreNo Cognitive Benefits Seen for Meditation, Nonnative Language Training
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Meditation and nonnative language training appear not to confer cognitive effects, according to a study published online July 14 in JAMA Network Open to coincide with the annual Alzheimer’s Association Interna…
Learn MoreNo Cognitive Benefits Seen for Meditation, Nonnative Language Training
MONDAY, July 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Meditation and nonnative language training appear not to confer cognitive effects, according to a study published online July 14 in JAMA Network Open to coincide with the annual Alzheimer’s Association Interna…
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