Pain at Age 44 Linked to Subsequent Pain, Poor General Health
THURSDAY, Nov. 3, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Pain at age 44 years is associated with subsequent reported pain and poor general health, and chronic pain is associated with poor mental health outcomes, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in PLOS …
Learn MoreModerate-to-Heavy Drinking Linked to Stroke Risk in Young Adults
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For young adults, moderate-to-heavy drinking is associated with an increased risk for stroke, according to a study published online Nov. 2 in Neurology.Jae-wook Chung, M.D., from Seoul National University Ho…
Learn MoreMental Health Needs High Among Young Adults With Autism
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Autistic young adults, particularly women, have high mental health needs, according to a study published online Oct. 26 in JAMA Psychiatry.Miriam I. Martini, from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and …
Learn MoreBMI Declines Seen Seven Years Before Cognitive Impairment Diagnosis
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Significantly lower body mass index (BMI) occurs beginning approximately seven years before a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), according to a study published online Oct. 26 in JAMA Psychiatry.Ji…
Learn MoreOlder Adults With Poor-Prognosis Cancers Commonly Have Preexisting Conditions
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Preexisting conditions that affect physical function and quality of life are common among older adults with poor-prognosis cancers, according to a study published online Oct. 19 in the Journal of the America…
Learn MoreTelehealth Tied to Higher Buprenorphine Retention
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Among Veterans Health Administration patients receiving buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD), telehealth is associated with increased retention for both new and continuing patients, according to a stu…
Learn MoreTop Medical Groups, Hospitals Urge Better Access to Lung Cancer Screening
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Screening tests routinely catch cases of breast and colon cancer early, but a screening test for lung cancer is sorely underused in high-risk people and that needs to change, more than 50 cancer organization…
Learn MoreCVS, Walgreens Announce $10 Billion Opioid Settlements
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Years of litigation over the opioid epidemic could end soon, as the national pharmacy chains CVS and Walgreens announced Wednesday that each company has agreed to a nearly $5 billion settlement.
While neithe…
Obesity Linked to Greater Disability, Poorer Outcomes in MS
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For newly diagnosed patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), obesity is associated with higher disease severity and poorer outcomes, according to a study published online Nov. 1 in the Journal of Neurology, Ne…
Learn MoreSurveillance Feasible for Women Deferring Prophylactic Salpingo-Oophorectomy
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 2, 2022 (HealthDay News) — For women deferring risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO), surveillance for ovarian cancer (OC) is feasible, yields a high complete cytoreduction rate, and is cost-saving, according to a study…
Learn More