Only 10 Percent of U.S. Counties Have a Pediatric Ophthalmologist
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Only 10 percent of U.S. counties have a pediatric ophthalmologist, according to a study published online Jan. 27 in JAMA Ophthalmology.Hannah L. Walsh, from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, a…
Learn MoreSleep Disorders in Children and Parents Increase Parental Stress
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Stress is higher among adults with sleep disorders and whose children have sleep disorders, according to a study published online Jan. 25 in PLOS ONE.Ray M. Merrill, M.P.H., Ph.D., and Kayla R. Slavik, both fr…
Learn MoreIVF Not Tied to Worse Developmental, Educational Outcomes
FRIDAY, Jan. 27, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There are no differences in school-age childhood developmental and educational outcomes between in vitro fertilization (IVF) and spontaneously conceived children, according to a study published online Jan. 24 …
Learn MoreHealthy Lifestyle Lowers Memory Decline, Even for Those With Genetic Risk
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A healthy lifestyle is associated with slower memory decline in older adults, even in the presence of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) ε4 allele, according to a study published online Jan. 25 in The BMJ.Jianping …
Learn MoreTop FDA Official Involved in Baby Formula Debacle Resigns
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug Administration official who has led the agency’s food policy efforts since 2018 announced his resignation on Wednesday.Frank Yiannas was also among the top officials leading the agency r…
Learn MoreRecord 16.5 Million Americans Have Signed Up for Affordable Care Act
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — More than 3 million new people signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) this year, swelling enrollment numbers to a record 16.3 million Americans.”On the 10th anniversary of the AC…
Learn MoreAdolescent Sleep Patterns Tied to Later Multiple Sclerosis Risk
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Insufficient sleep and low sleep quality during adolescence may increase the risk for subsequently developing multiple sclerosis, according to a study published online Jan. 23 in the Journal of Neurology, N…
Learn MoreRestrictive, Liberal Fluid Strategies Yield Similar Outcomes for Sepsis-Induced Hypotension
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 25, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A restrictive fluid strategy does not significantly improve mortality among patients with sepsis-induced hypotension, according to a study published online Jan. 21 in the New England Journal of Medicine to …
Learn MoreGeneral, Abdominal Obesity in Middle Age Tied to Later Frailty Risk
TUESDAY, Jan. 24, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Both general and abdominal obesity, especially over time during adulthood, is associated with an increased risk for subsequent prefrailty/frailty, according to a study published online Jan. 23 in BMJ Open.Shr…
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