Choroidal Microvasculature Dropout Linked to Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thinning in Glaucoma
The presence of choroidal microvasculature dropout (cMvD) was linked to retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thinning in glaucoma. In 294 eyes, a multivariable analysis showed that presence of cMvD was linked to a faster rate of RNFL thinning in eyes with…
Learn MoreChildhood Maltreatment Is Partial Causal Factor for Later Mental Health Problems
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Experiencing abuse or neglect as a child can cause multiple mental health problems, according to a review published online Jan. 11 in The American Journal of Psychiatry.Jessie R. Baldwin, Ph.D., from Universi…
Learn MoreBreast Milk of Vaccinated Moms Provides COVID-19 Protection to Infants
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Breast milk of people vaccinated against COVID-19 provides protection to infants, according to a study published online Jan. 12 in the Journal of Perinatology.Lauren Stewart Stafford, from University of Flori…
Learn MoreNearly Half of People With Dementia Experience a Fall Annually
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of people with dementia experienced a fall in 2016, according to a study published online Jan. 12 in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.Safiyyah M. Okoye, Ph.D., from the Johns Hopkins University School of Nu…
Learn MoreOne in Four Female Internal Medicine Residents Experience Sexual Harassment
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — One in four female internal medicine residents report experiencing sexual harassment, according to a research letter published online Jan. 17 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Elizabeth M. Viglianti, M.D., from the U…
Learn MoreNegative Fecal Tests Tied to Low Risk for Advanced Colorectal Cancer
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There was a low risk for advanced neoplasia after multiple rounds of negative fecal immunochemical tests (FIT) in people undergoing surveillance colonoscopy, according to a study published online Jan. 4 in C…
Learn MoreDiabetes Tied to Higher Risk for Frozen Shoulder
MONDAY Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — People with diabetes are more likely to develop frozen shoulder, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Jan. 4 in BMJ Open.Brett Paul Dyer, from the School of Medicine at Keele Univ…
Learn MoreOne in Four People With Diabetes Worldwide Have Osteoporosis
TUESDAY, Jan. 31, 2023 (HealthDay News) – More than one-quarter of people with diabetes have osteoporosis (OP), according to a review published online Jan. 3 in BMC Endocrine Disorders.Xueying Liu, from First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical Unive…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Pandemic at a Tipping Point: WHO
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The pandemic has reached a “transition point,” the World Health Organization said Monday.
Still, that does not mean the public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) designation declared by the WHO …
Utah Becomes First State to Ban Transgender Health Care for Minors
MONDAY, Jan. 30, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Transgender youth in Utah are now blocked from receiving gender-affirming surgery and hormone therapy after Gov. Spencer Cox signed a bill Saturday that largely bans such care for youth. Cox said that the ban …
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