Personalized Counseling May Overcome Non-Follow-Up After Positive FIT Test
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Lack of knowledge and decision-making difficulties are associated with non-follow-up to positive fecal immunochemical test (FIT) results, according to a study published in the November/December issue of the Ann…
Learn MoreSleeve Gastrectomy Compared to Gastric Bypass for Teens With Obesity
FRIDAY, Dec. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among U.S. adolescents with severe obesity, sleeve gastrectomy is significantly associated with lower rates of health care utilization but similar rates of death, complications, reoperation, and revision versus…
Learn MoreFewer Parents Talking to Child’s Regular Provider About Vaccines
THURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — One in seven U.S. parents have not talked about vaccines with their child’s regular provider in the past two years, according to the results of a survey released by the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National…
Learn MoreOn World AIDS Day, White House Announces Plan to End Epidemic by 2030
THURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The United States will renew its focus on ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030, with new funding and a five-year strategy, the White House said Thursday. The Biden administration announced its ambitious plans…
Learn MoreFirst FDA-Approved Fecal-Based Treatment Helps Fight C. difficile
THURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved the first fecal microbiota treatment, aimed at helping adults battling tough-to-treat Clostridioides difficile infections (CDIs).”Today’s approval o…
Learn MoreFDA Moves to Ease Restrictions on Gay Men Giving Blood
THURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. Food & Drug Administration policies that have limited blood donations from men who have sex with men may soon ease.At the moment, FDA policy does not allow blood donation from men who have had sex with o…
Learn MoreCDC Will Test New Areas for Polio in Wastewater
THURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials will begin testing wastewater for poliovirus in select locations around the country, including possibly at sites in Michigan and Pennsylvania.The testing will happen in communities that …
Learn MoreVaginal Birth After C-Section Tied to Later Pelvic Floor Surgery
THURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among women with a previous cesarean section, giving birth via a subsequent planned vaginal birth is associated with an increased risk for undergoing later pelvic floor surgery, according to a study published…
Learn MoreOveractive Bladder Common in Postacute COVID-19 Syndrome
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms are common in patients recovering from postacute COVID-19 syndrome (PACS), according to a study published online Oct. 26 in the Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare.Atha…
Learn MoreSecond Death in Trial of Experimental Alzheimer Drug Raising Concerns
TUESDAY, Nov. 29, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Two people have now died from brain hemorrhages that may be linked to an experimental drug for Alzheimer disease, calling into question the medication’s safety.A 65-year-old woman with early-stage Alzheimer d…
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