Risk for Advanced Neoplasm Low 10+ Years After Negative Colonoscopy
THURSDAY, Jan. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The risk for advanced colorectal neoplasms (ADNs) 10 or more years after a negative screening colonoscopy is low, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in JAMA Internal Medicine.Thomas Heisser, from …
Learn MoreDirect Exposure to Climate Trauma Tied to Chronic Neural Impact
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Recent climate trauma is associated with cognitive and underlying neural impacts, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in PLOS Climate.Gillian K. Grennan, from University of California in San Diego…
Learn MoreFeds to Investigate Overuse of Antipsychotic Drugs by Nursing Homes
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials say they plan to investigate whether some nursing homes are falsely labeling patients as schizophrenic so they can administer sedating antipsychotic drugs to them.The Centers for Medic…
Learn MorePandemic Funding Saved More Americans From Medical Debt
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The number of Americans who had trouble paying their medical bills dropped precipitously between 2019 and 2021, and funds from the American Rescue Plan and other federal pandemic relief programs may have be…
Learn MoreTotal Nitrite Consumption Tied to Higher Type 2 Diabetes Risk
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Total nitrites and additive-originated nitrites are linked to higher diabetes risk, according to a study published online Jan. 17 in PLOS Medicine.Bernard Srour, Ph.D., M.P.H., from Sorbonne Paris Nord Univ…
Learn MoreMRI-Guided Radiotherapy Bests CT Guidance for Prostate Cancer
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-guided radiotherapy offers significant benefit over computed tomography (CT)-guided therapy for treatment of prostate cancer, according to a study published online Jan. 12 i…
Learn MoreCannabis Legalization Tied to Increases in Pediatric Asthma
TUESDAY, Jan. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Children’s asthma appears to be increasing in states that have legalized cannabis, according to a study published online Dec. 30 in Preventive Medicine.Renee D. Goodwin, Ph.D., from the City University of New…
Learn MoreRooming-In Program Aids Infants With Critical Congenital Heart Disease
TUESDAY, Jan. 17, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Nurses perceive that a novel rooming-in program for caregivers of infants with critical congenital heart disease (CCHD) may improve outcomes, according to a study published in the January issue of the America…
Learn MoreWomen Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence More Likely to Contract HIV
FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Past-year physical or sexual intimate partner violence (IPV) is associated with tripled risk of HIV infection and lower likelihood of viral load suppression among women in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a st…
Learn MoreTelehealth Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Aids Child Behavior
FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Telehealth-delivered parenting interventions lead to significant and maintained improvements for young children with developmental disorders (DD) and their caregivers, according to a study published online Jan…
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