Cancer Screening and Detection Remain Below Prepandemic Levels
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — At the end of 2021, population-based screening and diagnosis remained below prepandemic levels for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers, according to a research letter published online Nov. 17 in JAMA Onco…
Learn MoreACR: Holding Methotrexate for Just a Week After Flu Vaccine Works for RA Patients
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), temporarily discontinuing methotrexate for one week is noninferior to discontinuation for two weeks after seasonal flu vaccination to induce an immediate and long-t…
Learn MoreACR: Low-Dose Hydroxychloroquine Tied to More Hospitalizations for Lupus Flares
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) who are treated with lower doses of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) have an increased risk for hospitalizations for SLE flares, according to a study presented at the a…
Learn MoreSleep Dysregulation Ups Risk for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Short sleep duration and daytime napping appear to increase the risk for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published online Nov. 9 in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics.Shuai Yuan, fro…
Learn MoreCOVID-19 Not Tied to Worse Inflammatory Bowel Disease Outcomes
FRIDAY, Nov. 18, 2022 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 did not have a long-term impact on the disease course of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to a study published online Nov. 4 in Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology.Simon J. Hong, M.D.,…
Learn MorePreterm Birth Rate Up in 2021 to 15-Year High
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. preterm birth rate increased to 10.5 percent in 2021, reaching a 15-year high, according to the 2022 Report Card released by the March of Dimes.Each year, the March of Dimes releases its report card…
Learn MoreFDA Approves First Lab-Grown Meat Product
THURSDAY, Nov. 17, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Americans could soon be eating chicken that is grown in a lab from cultured animal cells, rather than raised at a farm or facility.The U.S. Food & Drug Administration announced Wednesday that the environment…
Learn MoreHeadaches Tied to Higher Risk for Dry Eye Disease
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Headaches may increase the risk for dry eye disease (DED), according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online Oct. 19 in the Annals of Medicine.Shuyi Liu, from Dalian Medical University in …
Learn MoreLess Intense Physical Activity Seen Among Mothers With Young, Multiple Children
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Mothers of young children and mothers of multiple children may engage in lower amounts of moderate or vigorous physical activity (MVPA), according to a study published online Nov. 16 in PLOS ONE.Rachel F. S…
Learn MoreFDA Moves Toward Making Overdose Antidote an Over-the-Counter Drug
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 16, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration appears poised to approve certain naloxone products for over-the-counter use, a move that would help fight the nation’s opioid epidemic.On Tuesday, the FDA issued a Fed…
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