Children Report Changing Symptoms in Year Following COVID-19
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — In the year following severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-COV-2) infection, self-reported symptoms evolve in children and youth, according to a study published online Dec. 5 in The Lancet Re…
Learn MoreModerna, Merck Report on Promising Melanoma Vaccine
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two pharmaceutical companies said Tuesday that they have made notable progress with a vaccine that could prevent melanoma.Moderna, well known for its work on the COVID-19 vaccine, and Merck, which makes the c…
Learn MoreCalifornia’s Flavored Tobacco Ban Will Not Be Blocked by Supreme Court
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — An attempt to block California’s flavored tobacco ban was stopped Monday when the Supreme Court declined to hear the case. That now means the ban will go into effect on Dec. 21.The ban includes everything fro…
Learn MoreChildren’s Firearm Injuries Up Risk for New Mental Health Diagnoses
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Children were found to have more than 50 percent increased odds of a new mental health diagnosis in the year following a firearm injury versus a motor vehicle collision, according to a study published in the …
Learn MoreFinancial Incentives Encourage Weight Loss in Low-Income Adults
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Financial incentive strategies are more effective than providing resources only for clinically significant weight loss in low-income populations with obesity, according to a study published online Dec. 5 in J…
Learn MorePost-COVID-19 Syndrome Triples Use of Further Health Care Services
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — People with long COVID are more likely to use health care services following acute infection, according to a study published online Nov. 30 in PLOS Global Public Health.Maciej Debski, M.D., Ph.D., from the Un…
Learn MoreVitamin D No Aid for Statin-Associated Muscle Symptoms
TUESDAY, Dec. 13, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Vitamin D supplementation does not prevent statin-associated muscle symptoms (SAMS) or reduce statin discontinuation, according to a study published online Nov. 23 in JAMA Cardiology.Mark A. Hlatky, M.D., fro…
Learn MoreRadiological Society of North America, Nov. 27 to Dec. 1
The annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America was held from Nov. 27 to Dec. 1 in Chicago and attracted nearly 25,000 participants from around the world, including radiologists, radiation oncologists, physicists in medicine, radiolog…
Learn MoreTelehealth Navigator Program Ups Video Visit Adherence in Primary Care
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — A telehealth navigator program is associated with significant improvement in video visit adherence as well as a positive return on investment, according to a study published online Dec. 8 in JAMA Network Open….
Learn MoreU.S. Health Officials Urge Indoor Masking in Major Cities as ‘Tripledemic’ Rages
MONDAY, Dec. 12, 2022 (HealthDay News) — As three highly contagious respiratory viruses spread across the United States, straining hospitals and triggering drug shortages, health officials in some major cities and states are calling for a return to i…
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